Ballet dancers -- Biography. -- Cuba

CA

Carlos Acosta: the reluctant dancer

by Willis, Margaret E.

fromBlackamber inspirations

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"Carlos Acosta grew up in a cramped apartment in Cuba, knowing poverty, hardship and family tragedies. He roamed the streets barefoot when he should have been in school, stole fruit from neighbours' orchards, and wanted nothing more than to be a footballer like any other young b…

CA

Carlos Acosta: the reluctant dancer

by Willis, Margaret E.

fromBlackamber inspirations

0 Type: Book

"This is about a boy, a Cuban boy, who roamed the streets barefoot when he should have been in school, stole fruit from neighbours' orchards, was always hungry and wanted nothing more than to be a football star, just like any other young boy. But it didn't work out that way. He …