Part I: Antes (before)
1. Always ask why
2. Pro-arte musical, Yavorsky, and New York
3. Alicia, Fernando, and Laura: giant steps across a changing landscape
4. Musicals, Mordkin, Balanchine, and the birth of ballet theatre
5. Repertoire, camaraderie, and an étoile
6. Challenges and pilgrimages
7. Autumn in New York, and a dawning in Havana
8. Ballet Theatre, a university of dance, and more . . .
9. Ballet Alicia Alonso
10. El maestro de maestros, the father of Cuban ballet
11. Crafting a curriculum, sculpting a style
12. Legends and lessons: Laura and Loipa
13. A revolutionary proposal
14. Batista's blackmail bid
15. The Soviet Union invites the Alonsos
Part II: Despuis (after)
16. Cuban revolution triumphs and invests in ballet!
17. Constructing ballet schools, extending the revolution
18. International recognition abroad, at home, on film, and in print
19. Camagüey: the center of gravity shifts
20. Reverence
Part III: Recuerdos (recollections)
Introduction
Aurora Bosch
Carlos Acosta
Azari Plisetsky
Ramona de Sáa
Lázaro Carreño and Yoel Carreño
Tania Vergara
Menia Martínez
René de Cárdenas
John White
Lorena Feijóo and Lupe Calzadilla
Jorge Esquivel
Lorena Feijóo and Nelson Madrigal
Donald Saddler
Grettel Morejón.