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Oscar Sanchez is in his tenth season with The Washington Ballet. Sanchez was born in Havana, Cuba in 1991 and started training at the age of 15 at The National Ballet School “ENA.” At age 17 he danced with the Royal Ballet in their production of Manon while they were touring in Cuba. After graduation, Sanchez continued onto The National Ballet of Cuba where he danced several soloist roles. In 2014 he arrived in the United States. He has proudly been a part of The Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami as principal guest artist where he dances the leading roles in their productions. In 2014 he joined Columbia City Ballet as a principal dancer. In January 2015, he received the Award for “Best Dancer of Miami” at the Miami Life Awards. Sanchez has performed in international ballet galas in ballet festivals in Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, Miami and New York.
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