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[cubanmiamiboy]

Good for Mr. Gounod!

http://www.balletcub...u/osiel-gounod/

[Helene]

Congratulations to him   His dancing is a beautiful combination of plush muscularity and stature.  We were lucky to see him in "Don Q" on tour in Vancouver.

[cubanmiamiboy]

Helene, on 03 February 2013 - 04:05 PM, said:

Congratulations to him   His dancing is a beautiful combination of plush muscularity and stature.  We were lucky to see him in "Don Q" on tour in Vancouver.

AND...another good-(and rare, as we all agree by now)-example of racial diversity in ballet.

[Natalia]

Yahooooo!!!! I've been awaiting this for a while.

[cubanmiamiboy]

Edited: Double post

[cubanmiamiboy]

Natalia, on 04 February 2013 - 03:26 AM, said:

Yahooooo!!!! I've been awaiting this for a while.

Natasha...I get the feeling he won't be too long in the Cuban ranks...so let's see. At least Valdes has-(once again)-another reliable partenaire.

Edited to add: The second comment on the following Youtube clip states...: : "Suffer you all..! Now all he needs is to be part of ABT, RB or POB"




Helene....this is from that performance in Vancouver you saw.  Unreal moment from 4:28 to 4:42.

[Natalia]

Thank you, Cristian! I watch this -- especially Osiel -- and my soul is sparked with positivity. This is why I (we) love ballet.

[elena]

Congrats to him!! He is such a talent...

[cubanmiamiboy]

Now with Gounod I notice that Valdes' partenaires are becoming more and more her juniors.  There's quite an age difference between the two of them.