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]

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Spanish National Dance Company
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General information
NameSpanish National Dance Company
Local nameCompañía Nacional de Danza
Previous namesBallet Nacional de España Clásico
Year founded1979
Principal venueSpain
Websitecndanza.mcu.es
Artistic staff
Artistic DirectorMuriel Romero
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In 2018 it was announced that the company would be moving to the railway museum, near the centre of Madrid.[11]

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Spanish National Dance Company, 2015

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