Loipa araujo biography of michael

Cuban ballet dancer, ballet master, and teacher of ballet

Loipa Araújo (born May 27, 1941) is a Cuban ballet dancer, ballet master, and teacher of ballet.

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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).

Early years

Born in Havana in 1941, Araújo's father was Dr. Leopoldo Araujo-Bernal, a psychiatrist.^[4] A sister, Nara Araujo-Carruana, and a brother died c. 2008.^[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 A