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Teacher's wisdom.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-SEP-04 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Teacher's wisdom.(This month: Jorge Esquivel)(Ballet Nacional de Cuba)(Interview)

Article Excerpt
At 54, Jorge Esquivel has the noble bearing that marked his fourteen-year career with the Ballet Nacional de Cuba. He gained international recognition as the chivalrous partner of Alicia Alonso in the 1960s and '70s, and now brings the benefits of his Cuban training and experience to students at the San Francisco Ballet School, where he has been on the faculty since 1993. Writer Mary Ellen Hunt talks with Esquivel about his passion for teaching.

WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO DANCE WITH ALICIA ALONSO? Alicia is amazing. A genius who dedicated more than 100 percent of herself to the dance. I was 18 years old the first time I danced with her in 1969, and she had already been a star here in America. She had danced with Balanchine and was a superstar in ballet.

She had confidence in me, but, also,...

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