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She\u2019s danced outside of Cuba, yet she\u2019s stayed very loyal.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vald\u00e9s referred to the conflicts created for the company by the defection of several prominent dancers during the 1990s, one of the most difficult economic situations for Cuban society. It caused &#8220;a generational hole,&#8221; the ballerina affirmed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NYT recalled, however, that the current deputy artistic director of the BNC decided to stay in her country to develop a career with which she has been recognized worldwide and obtained prizes of great relevance in the ballet scene.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_198892\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-198892\" style=\"width: 755px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/VIENGSAY-ONCUBA-II-op.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-198892\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/VIENGSAY-ONCUBA-II-op.jpg\" alt=\"Viengsay Vald\u00e9s. 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Photo: Am\u00edlcar P\u00e9rez Riverol.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Viengsay insisted on her interest to modernize as much as possible the BNC and update it according to the times of the world of dance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;We need to get more information for our dancers,&#8221; she said, and reiterated her intention to bring more foreign choreographers to Cuba to give workshops and promote exchanges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Viengsay Vald\u00e9s was born in Havana on November 10, 1976, and spent the first few years of her life in Laos, where her father was serving as the Cuban ambassador. 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