Cuban ballet icon Alicia Alonso dies at 98: National Ballet
Cuban dance legend and choreographer Alicia Alonso died on Thursday at the age of 98, the Cuban National Ballet announced.
She was the only Latin-American ever to have been recognized as a "prima ballerina assoluta," a rare honor awarded to the most exceptional female ballerinas of their generation.
She died Thursday morning, a national ballet spokesperson told AFP.
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