Ballet Nacional de España

Ballet Nacional de España (English: National Ballet of Spain; BNE) is a dance company founded in 1978. It is part of the National Institute of Performing Arts and Music (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música; INAEM) and has a number of national and international tours. Its goal is to preserve the Spanish choreographic heritage and its traditions, represented by its different forms: academic, stylized, folk dance, bolero, and flamenco.

Directors

 * 1) Antonio Esteve Ródenas, "Antonio Gades" (1978–1980)
 * 2) Antonio Ruiz Soler, "Antonio el Bailarín" (1980–1983)
 * 3) María Dolores Gómez de Ávila, "María de Ávila" (1983–1986)
 * 4) José Antonio Ruiz de la Cruz, "José Antonio" (1986–1992)
 * 5) Aurora Pons, Nana Lorca, and Victoria Eugenia (1993–1997)
 * 6) Aída Gómez (1998–2001)
 * 7) Elvira Andrés (2001–2004)
 * 8) José Antonio Ruiz de la Cruz, "José Antonio" (2004–2011)
 * 9) Antonio Najarro (2011–2019)
 * 10) Rubén Olmo (2019–)