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Cuba's ballerinas feel like dancing

By Maylin Alonso in Havana | China Daily | Updated: 2016-01-30 07:23

Women turn large physiques into artistic virtue and defy stereotypes

With wide waists in white tutus, their figures are far from those of typical ballerinas - but these plus-size Cuban dancers are determined to defy stereotypes.

In a land with a fiercely demanding dance tradition, the women have turned their large physique into an artistic virtue, proudly taking to the stage to perform Swan Lake.

Cuba's ballerinas feel like dancing

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