my guest is carlos acosta, the cuban born ballet star who over a 30 year career is now regarded as onetest dancers of all time, becoming the first black principal of the royal ballet and set new standards of grace and athleticism in theatres around the world. having retired from the classical stage, he set up his own cuban dance company, and is also a director of the berlin royal ballet. welcome. let's start in cuba, with your family, your upbringing. a happy childhood? very happy, i must say, although in the 80s in cuba, our family was i would say, it was poorer than most families but still there was a big big sense of community. it was a good time for cuba — anybody could participate, do everything that society offers.

carlos acosta, thank you very much for sharing your cultural life. cultural life go to bbc sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. - good evening. for most of us, it's been a cloudy, mild christmas, with some rain at times. but officially across the uk, it has been a white christmas because in the north of scotland, especially over higher ground, we have seen some snow. this pipeline of cloud has brought wet weather for quite a few of us, but with some cold air digging into northern scotland, that's where we have had some of the white stuff. and actually, that cold air will be pushing a little bit further southwards as we head through the evening and into the start of boxing day. so through this evening and tonight, much of the rain will clear. we'll see some showers through northern ireland, northern england and some wintry showers continuing in the north of scotland. temperatures for some here will drop well below freezing, so there could well be some icy stretches. and further south, certainly chillier than it was last night. and then as we head

carlos los puntos ha sido un cierre es el calcular en esta temporada. vamos a platicar. en nuestro cierre ha sido importante lo que hizo "la loba" acosta.uvo un irlandÉs y a un mexicano. los jueces dijeron que se la habÍa llevado. me parece que es el duelo mÁs parejo de todos. lindsay: fue unÁnime. yo lo vi como un empate, un primer asalto que se lo lleva el mexicano y el tercero para mÍ fue demasiado parejo. tÚ tambiÉn estabas muy molesta todo con los jueces. >> tambiÉn lo sentÍ muy cansado, vi que le costaba mucho trabajo en el segundo episodio. del otro lado tambiÉn el irlandÉs desmayaba lo gol es, nunca vi claramente a un dominador. lindsay dos. para los jueces fue suficiente. creo que tuvimos una noche sensacional. tuvimos lo que significa es tomar. >> la marca azul ha dejado clara su tendencia. la jaula es en inventa demasiadas cosas. es a sido un recorrido enorme. lindsay y su servidor carlos aguilar. hasta el prÓximo aÑo. lindsay: a pedrito le mandamos un saludo. carlos: abrazos, pÁsenla muy carlos: abrazos, pÁsenla muy bien. buena suerte. sical]: abrazos, pÁsenla muy bien. buena suerte. [rogelio] señorita por favor, venga a mi