Cuban prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso dies at 98

File photo taken on Oct. 28, 2016 shows Cuba's prima ballerina Alicia Alonso (C) at the Havana International Ballet Festival in Havana, Cuba. World-renowned prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso died on Thursday at the age of 98, the National Ballet of Cuba (BNC) has said in a release. (Photo by Joaquin Hernandez/Xinhua)