No Way Home - A Cuban Dancer's Story

Episodes

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01A Bunch Of Stars2007121720071218 (R4)A timid boy of humble origins, Carlos Acosta embarks on his journey.
02The Prix De Lausanne2007121820071219 (R4)No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Story

Jot Davies reads from ballet superstar Carlos Acosta's enchanting and inspirational memoir.

2/5. The Prix de Lausanne

Forced by his father to attend ballet school, the lonely teenager initially falls into bad ways. But he turns his life around through hard work, winning the world's most prestigious junior ballet competition.

Forced to ballet school, Carlos truants and steals, but hard work leads him to win big.

03A Fairytale Prince2007121918-year-old Carlos is invited to dance as a principal with the English National Ballet.
03A Fairytale Prince2007122018-year-old Carlos is invited to dance as a principal with the English National Ballet.
04Hardship In My Homeland2007122020071221 (R4)The Cuban economy suffers, but the rising star dazzles audiences around the world.
05 LASTThe World Will Be Mine2007122120071222 (R4)Carlos becomes the first black principal to dance at Covent Garden.