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Born in Havana, where she studied with Alicia and Fernando Alonso (see “Teacher's Wisdom,” April ), she joined the Ballet Nacional de Cuba.!
Loipa Araújo
Cuban ballet dancer, ballet master, and teacher of ballet
Loipa Araújo (born May 27, ) is a Cuban ballet dancer, ballet master, and teacher of ballet.
Along with Aurora Bosch, Josefina Méndez, and Mirta Plá, she is regarded as one of the "four jewels of Cuban ballet".[1] Nicknamed the "Cuban muse of Marseilles",[2] Araújo is considered to be "one of the best ballet teachers in the world today".[3] She was a principal artist with the Cuban National Ballet (Ballet Nacional de Cuba; BNC).
The following discussion is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below.
Early years
Born in Havana in , Araújo's father was Dr. Leopoldo Araujo-Bernal, a psychiatrist.[4] A sister, Nara Araujo-Carruana, and a brother died c. [5] There are also four siblings from her father side: Dr.
Leopoldo Araujo-Pradere, Dr. Eduardo Araujo-Pradere, Ricardo Araujo-Pradere, and Dr. Elsa Araujo-Pradere. She trained at the Ballet School of the Sociedad Pro-Arte Musical de La Habana and at the Alicia Alonso Ballet