Carlos Acosta's father, Pedro, calls him Yuli, the warrior-god Ogun's son. Yuli grows up in an impoverished and abandoned Havana, learning from the streets. His father, however, has different intentions and sends him to the National Ballet School of Cuba. He is the first black dancer to be placed in some of the most prominent ballet roles originally penned for white dancers, with organizations like the Houston Ballet or the Royal Ballet in London.
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Carlos Acosta's father, Pedro, calls him Yuli, the warrior-god Ogun's son. Yuli grows up in an impoverished and abandoned Havana, learning from the streets. His father, however, has different intentions and sends him to the National Ballet School of Cuba. He is the first black dancer to be placed in some of the most prominent ballet roles originally penned for white dancers, with organizations like the Houston Ballet or the Royal Ballet in London.
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