Patrick Smith : who is his partner Leïla Da Rocha ? – Gala

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For more than ten years that Patrick Smith, the legendary dancer French, sharing the life of Leïla Da Rocha. Choreographer of international renown, 45-years-old, she has allowed him to reconnect with the dance and discover the true meaning of the word love.

Star dancer at the Paris Opera and then director of ballet, Patrick Dupond, has seen its life switch to 2000. At the age of 41 years, the artist loses control of his car and found himself partially paralyzed. Will he eventually regain the use of his legs after a few months, it is already too late. Patrick Smith no longer has a taste for life. It is ultimately a woman who manages to placate him. As he plans to settle in Japan, the dancer receives a phone call from Leïla Da Rocha, a choreographer, an international who wishes to speak with him about his school at Soissons. He agrees and the meeting in 2004 : “It was love at first sight, we never left , î he told to Western France last July.

Like him, Leïla Da Rocha has also had to forgo one of his greatest passions. Former international champion of basketball, it is converted in the sacred dance of the orient to the result of an injury. After having managed to calm Patrick Dupond and have given back a taste of the dance, she convinces even putting on a show two. The latter is called Fusion and tells of their meeting. “I was flabbergasted by the quality of his choreographic writing. “

Conquered, one who has long shared his life with men, can not help but praise the qualities of his companion. “Leila has a double view, she sees through the heart (…) Leïla is a choreographer who lives for great causes. Peace in the world, the fight against racism… This is not a coincidence that she saved my life, Leïla is a being of light. It is thanks to her, to his will, that I have been able to go back on stage… She was able to remind me of why I was dancing.”

Strong of their love, Patrick Dupond et Leila Da Rocha has today opened a new dance school in Bordeaux, where they give themselves over with the help of stakeholders. “This curriculum of three-year address to the young future dancers 14 to 20 years old, from all over the world”, says t-it on the page Facebook of the establishment.

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Patrick Dupond

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