Joaquín De Luz (born 1976, Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish ballet dancer. He was formerly with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT), and a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet (NYCB). He is currently director of Spanish National Dance Company.
⭐ In the context of the Spanish National Dance Company, Joaquín de Luz is considered…
Joaquín de Luz followed José Carlos Martínez as director of the Spanish National Dance Company, building upon a distinguished career as a principal dancer with another renowned ballet company.
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HINT: Joaquín de Luz followed José Carlos Martínez as director of the Spanish National Dance Company, building upon a distinguished career as a principal dancer with another renowned ballet company.
👉 Joaquín de Luz in the context of Spanish National Dance Company
The Spanish National Dance Company (Spanish: Compañía Nacional de Danza, CND) was founded in 1979 under the name Ballet Nacional de España Clásico. Its first director was dancer Victor Ullate, followed by Maria de Avila, Ray Barra, Maya Plisetskaya, Nacho Duato (1990 – July 2010), Hervé Palito, José Carlos Martínez (December 2010 – 2019), and Joaquín de Luz.
In 2018 it was announced that the company would be moving to the railway museum, near the centre of Madrid.