and set new standards of grace and set new standards of grace and athleticism in theatres around the world. having retired from the classical stage he set up his own cuban dance company, and is also a director of the berlin royal ballet. welcome. let s start in cuba, with your family, ballet. welcome. let s start in cuba, with yourfamily, your upbringing, a happy childhood? very happy, i must say, although in the 80s in cuba, ourfamily was i although in the 80s in cuba, our family was i would say, it was poorer than most families but still there was a big big sense of community, it was a good time for cuba, anybody could participate, do everything that society offers, obviously education was free, there was a lot of community parties that brought the community together. i was very restless as a kid and it was in the 80s where the breakdancing movement started in cuba and everything, so i was into breakdancing, obviously, later on in my family, my mother started to have some p
We work around it. but the artist still there. and you are just trying to find a way to communicate that. carlos, keep anoin. communicate that. carlos, keep going- the communicate that. carlos, keep going. the mick communicate that. carlos, keep going. the mick jagger - communicate that. carlos, keep going. the mick jagger of i going. the mick jagger of dance. going. the mickjagger of dance. i going. the mick jagger of dance. ~ . going. the mick jagger of dance. carlos | dance. i like that. carlos acosta. dance. i like that. carlos acosta, thank dance. i like that. carlos acosta, thank you very i dance. i like that. carlos i acosta, thank you very much dance. i like that. carlos - acosta, thank you very much for sharing your cultural life. for odcast sharing your cultural life. for podcast episodes of this cultural podcast episodes of this cultural life podcast episodes of this cultural life go- podcast episodes of this cultural life go to - podcast episodes of this cultura
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