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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPhotographer captures stunning photos of dancers in the streets of Cuba
Source: Mashable
On his recent trip to Cuba, photographer Omar Robles captured remarkable snapshots of ballet dancers expressing their art throughout the nation's culture-filled streets.
With 135,000 Instagram followers, Robles is known for his stunning photographs of dancers performing against cityscapes and urban backgrounds.
Robles told Mashable that visiting Cuba has been a lifelong dream. While he was there, he had the pleasure of getting to know some local dancers.
As he mentioned in his blog post, Cuban dancers are some of the best trained in the world which is another reason he was eager to visit.
With 135,000 Instagram followers, Robles is known for his stunning photographs of dancers performing against cityscapes and urban backgrounds.
Robles told Mashable that visiting Cuba has been a lifelong dream. While he was there, he had the pleasure of getting to know some local dancers.
As he mentioned in his blog post, Cuban dancers are some of the best trained in the world which is another reason he was eager to visit.
Read more: http://mashable.com/2016/04/16/omar-robles-photography-cuban-dancers/#OiFMCEy7NZqj
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Photographer captures stunning photos of dancers in the streets of Cuba (Original Post)
demmiblue
Apr 2016
OP
Not Cuban, but I have been listening to the Gipsy Kings since I read your post!
demmiblue
Apr 2016
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voteearlyvoteoften
(1,716 posts)1. Wow
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)2. Very cool, thanks. nm
Grey
(1,581 posts)3. and the music....
I loved visiting Cuba.
demmiblue
(36,853 posts)8. Not Cuban, but I have been listening to the Gipsy Kings since I read your post!
pangaia
(24,324 posts)18. Oh YEA !!!!!!!!!!
First heard this.. what... when that CD first came out.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)23. I LOVE the Gypsy Kings! have been following them for years!
Delphinus
(11,830 posts)4. Love!
Thank you!
demmiblue
(36,853 posts)6. You're welcome!
I think that art is the language that connects us all.
ornotna
(10,801 posts)5. Suspended animation
Great photos, thanks.
MrMickeysMom
(20,453 posts)7. Good Gracious, that's poetry in motion...
Hiraeth
(4,805 posts)9. gorgeous. thanks for the link!
swilton
(5,069 posts)10. Stunning is an understatement!
Thanks for the treat!
robertgodardfromnj
(67 posts)11. Awesome pictures
Cuba looks beautiful. I hope to go there within the next few years or so.
suffragette
(12,232 posts)12. Stunning.
K&R
Samantha
(9,314 posts)13. WOW -- just gorgeous!
Thank you for sharing.
Sam
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)14. Someday I would like to visit Cuba
montana_hazeleyes
(3,424 posts)15. They are all fantastic,
and the last one just knocks me out! WoW!
democrank
(11,094 posts)16. Breathtaking photos
Thank you so much for posting this.
~Peace~
UTUSN
(70,695 posts)17. Rough landings on those "culture-filled streets". Speaking as having had a fractured fibula, ow. n/t
pangaia
(24,324 posts)19. Gorgeous.
Then of course, there are these guys. :> )
lark
(23,099 posts)20. Thank you so much for sharing this beauty.
Makes me want to go to Cuba even more.
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)21. Incredible! K&R
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)22. wow
Duval
(4,280 posts)24. Too cool!
Thanks, demmiblue.
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)25. Odd how some photographers can capture just the right image