Sticky Stage Floors, A Superstar’s Homecoming, And Wooing Miss Alonso: Scenes From The Royal Ballet’s Tour Of Cuba

Dance superstar (and Cuban hero) Carlos Acosta, on the crowds the company drew: “Can you imagine? People are concentrating. And it’s ballet … ballet! It’s not a world cup, it’s ballet.” Another dancer speaks amazedly of strangers cheering her on the street: “‘Welcome Royal Ballet,’ people shout. ‘Welcome to Cuba.'”