This Dancer Defected from Cuba and Relaunched Her Career in the U.S.

When Lisset Santander bourréed onstage as Myrtha in BalletMet’s Giselle this past February, her consummate portrayal of the Queen of the Wilis was marked by steely grace and litheness. The former Cuban National Ballet dancer had defected to the U.S. at 21, and after two years with the Ohio company, she’s now closer to the […]