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xxi Acknowledgments Prodigious amounts of time and effort were invested in this project by dancers , scholars, and friends, who helped with translation, transcription, editing suggestions, hospitality in their homes, and giving Fernando Alonso’s story a permanent place in their lives. I would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for the diligent work and kind assistance they provided : Mauricio Abreu, Dr. Ismael Albelo, Nanny Cabot Osborne Almquist, Mindy Aloff, Alicia Alonso, Fernando Alonso, Laura Alonso, Frank Andersen , Nieves Romero Anglada, Leticia Aparicio, Dr. Gary Apter, Loipa Araújo, Rose Arcón, Ana Flavia Armengol, Manuel Gustavo Armengol, Rochelle Baum, Abby Blatt, Frank Boehm, Valentina Boeta Madera, Yannick Boquin, Heriberto Cabezas, Dr. Miguel Cabrera, Dr. Peter Callander, Lupe Calzadilla, Diana Cantú, Justin Coe, Nancy Cole, Michael Crabb, Kathryn Crowder, Yolanda Correa Crúz, Laura Cumin, Gabriel Davalos, Alejandro DeMetrius, Dr. Kevin Denny, Dr. Jon Dickinson, Pat Dimmick, Damián Donestévez González, Debbie Esquivel, Sam Evich, Lorena Feijóo, Rita Felciano , Ana Teresa Fernández, Rose Marie Frojd, Lynn Garafola, Covadonga García Mar, Christina Gianelli, Joyce Glick, Leonel González, Carmen Goodman, James Gotesky, Jim Gotesky, Robert Guild, Oliver Halkowich, Ivan Hernández, Karen Hildebrand, Melissa Hough, David Howard, Suki John, Anne Kenison, Marc Lichtman, Dr. Marc Lieberman, Luisa Lizaso, Mariel MacNaughton, Michael Mahoney, Emma Manning, Moisés Mart ín, Bill Martínez, Meredith Morris-Babb, Steve Mongiello, Alma Cecilia Pérez Navarro, José Ramón Neyra, Lauren Nicole, Miguel Pendás, Oscar Pérez, Wendy Perron, Ahmed Piñeiro Fernández, Vanessa Pons, Jeff Powers, Myrna Quiñones, Amity Reeves, Fara Teresa Rodríguez, Rick Romagosa, Carlo Romairone, Margaret Marchisio Luca Romairone, Salvador Orlando Miranda Ruíz, Carolina Sánchez, Maiensy Sánchez, Maiuly Sánchez, Deborah Hess Schramek, Peter Seidman, Alejandro Sené, Noé Serrano, Hari Sierra, Dr. Pedro Simón, Dr. Vladimir Smith, Dr. Richard Stagliano, Mavis xxii Staines, Ben Vereen, Aida Villoch, Nancy Wozny, Susan Zárate, Dr. Matilde Zimmermann, Staffs of the Cuban National Ballet, Cuban National Ballet School, Cuban National Museum and Library of the Dance, Joy of Travel, New York City Public Library for the Performing Arts, Jerome Robbins Division for the Performing Arts, San Francisco Public Library, School of the National Ballet of Canada, Hotel Presidente, and Centro ProArt. Acknowledgments ...

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