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Carlos Acosta, Cuban Ballet Star

Carlos Acosta speaks to Stephen Sackur about life after ballet.

Carlos Acosta's story reads like a fairytale. The son of a truck driver, he grew up in Havana with 10 siblings, and went on to become the star of the Royal Ballet.

Now aged 38 and living in London, he feels he has "maybe three more years" before he will retire.

He talks to Stephen Sackur about life after ballet.

23 minutes

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Sat 18 Jun 201111:05GMT
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