US/Cuban relations class, History of Cuba class, a quick nap and then perhaps the Ballet tonight?
We did indeed go the National Cuban ballet, which I really enjoyed. The performance was a selection of pieces directed by Alicia Alonso before her death. My favorite thing about the Cuban Ballet is that any Cuban can attend. In the United States, the Ballet is considered a high art form, and really only a ‘sophisticated’ minority of the population attends performances of the professional companies. Ballets in Boston are about 20 dollars for a ticket with a student discount. Here we paid fifty cents. Cuban nationals pay even less, though of course, this is all on a relative scale.
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