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.^[1][2] Its first director was dancer Victor Ullate,^[3] followed by Maria de Avila,^[4] Ray Barra,^[5] Maya Plisetskaya,^[6] Nacho Duato (1990 – July 2010),^[7] Hervé Palito,^[8] José Carlos Martínez (December 2010 – 2019),^[9] and Joaquín de Luz.^[10]

Spanish National Dance Company
General information
Name	Spanish National Dance Company
Local name	Compañía Nacional de Danza
Previous names	Ballet Nacional de España Clásico
Year founded	1979
Principal venue	Spain
Website	cndanza.mcu.es
Artistic staff
Artistic Director	Muriel Romero

In 2018 it was announced that the company would be moving to the railway museum, near the centre of Madrid.^[11]

Spanish National Dance Company, 2015

See also

• Ballet Nacional de España
• Teatro de la Zarzuela