{"id":189740,"date":"2018-11-23T16:29:48","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T21:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=189740"},"modified":"2018-11-23T16:29:48","modified_gmt":"2018-11-23T21:29:48","slug":"lizt-alfonso-among-100-most-influential-and-inspiring-women-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/culture\/dance\/lizt-alfonso-among-100-most-influential-and-inspiring-women-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Lizt Alfonso among 100 most influential and inspiring women of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cuban dancer and choreographer Lizt Alfonso <\/span>has been included<\/span><\/a> on the BBC Women 2018 list of inspiring and influential women worldwide made every year since 2013 by the British Broadcasting Corporation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alfonso, 51, created in 1990 an internationally recognized fusion dance company which has performed in hundreds of cities across the world as ambassador of Cuban culture.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is the first time that a Cuban woman appears on this list, where until now another 11 Latin Americans have been included. The BBC press release says that Lizt Alfonso is proud to be part of that group that reflects trailblazing women who use passion and indignation to provoke a real change in the world that surrounds them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cDon\u2019t tell me to give up, I\u2019m not going to stop,\u201d says the first verse of a song especially written by Lizt Alfonso for a video clip about the company she has led for almost 30 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to be prepared for when the opportunity comes and, if possible, go out and find the opportunity. Don\u2019t wait for it to come to you,\u201d she <\/span>said<\/span><\/a> to OnCuba when her project was turning 25.<\/span><\/p>\n