Rolando sarabia biography
Rolando sarabia biography
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Rolando Sarabia
Cuban-born American ballet dancer (born 1982)
Rolando Sarabia | |
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| Born | Rolando Sarabia Oquendo (1982-08-18) 18 August 1982 (age 42) |
| Nationality | Cuban |
| Occupation | Ballet dancer |
Rolando Sarabia Oquendo (born 18 August 1982) is a Cuban-born American ballet dancer.[1] He was an acclaimed Principal Dancer for The Washington Ballet under artistic director Julie Kent and former artistic director Septime Webre.
He has danced with many companies including the Cuban National Ballet, the Houston Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre as a guest artist in 2011.[2] Erika Kinetz of The New York Times called him the "Cuban Nijinsky" and compared him to the young Mikhail Baryshnikov.[1][3] In 2021 he was named the artistic director of Roanoke Ballet Theatre.[citation needed]
Life and career
Sarabia was born in Havana, Cuba, on 18 August 1982.[citation needed] His fathe