Josefina Méndez
Cuban ballerina and ballet mistress / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Josefina Méndez (nickname Yuyi; 8 March 1941 – 26 January 2007) was a Cuban ballet dancer and ballet mistress. Along with Loipa Araújo, Aurora Bosch, and Mirta Plá, she is regarded as one of the "Four jewels of Cuban ballet".[1] Her style was noted for poetic play with subtlety and discipline.[2] She was a principal artist with the Cuban National Ballet (Ballet Nacional de Cuba; BNC). She received the National Order of the Legion of Honour of France.