Cleveland City Dance is excited to host Laura Alonso, daughter of world-famous ballerina Alicia Alonso and renowned teacher and coach, Fernando Alonso, is herself known as a teacher, coach, and an expert at staging the well-known classics. Although born in the United States, Alonso is a resident of Havana where she has an international dance school, Centro Pro Danza, which welcomes 1,500 students, and a professional performing company, The Ballet Classic of Havana. A teacher of world-class experience, Ms. Alonso has taught for professional ballet companies all over the world including Cuban National Ballet, the Royal Danish Ballet, the Australian Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, the Cleveland/San Jose Ballet, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the Tokyo Ballet, the Toronto Ballet, the Alberta Ballet. For seven years, she served as the personal coach for international ballerina Alicia Alonso For seven years she served as the personal coach and teacher for international prima ballerina assoluta, Alicia Alonso. Dance Theatre of Harlem artistic director, former prima ballerina and former editor of Pointe magazine, Virginia Johnson, calls her an “international master teacher extraordinaire.” Laura Alonso will bring her teaching excellence to Cleveland City Dance from October 13, 2023. Ballet technique classes Friday 4:30-6:00 pm. Classes are $25 per class. Space is limited so please reserve your spot as soon as possible. Please contact Cleveland City Dance for more information by calling 216-295-2222.