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Romanian ballet dancer and choreographer
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Male
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Birth:
14 April 1932(Lugoj, Timiș County, Romania)
Death:
17 February 2016(Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain)
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Romanian National Opera
Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
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Biography
Introduction
Gelu Barbu ([ˈd͡ʒelu ˈbarbu]; 14 April 1932 – 17 February 2016) was a Romanian-born Spanish ballet dancer and choreographer.
Life
Barbu was born in Lugoj, the son of composer Filaret Barbu. He received his basic training at the ballet school of the Romanian National Opera in Bucharest, where he was taught byAnton Romanovski and Floria Capsali.