Gelu Barbu
{{Short description|Romanian-born Spanish ballet dancer and choreographer}}
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| birth_name = Gelu Barbu
| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|04|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lugoj, Romania
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|02|17|1932|04|14|df=y}}
| death_place = Las Palmas, Spain
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Ballet dancer
- choreographer}}
| relatives =
| parents = Filaret Barbu (father)
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Gelu Barbu ({{IPA|ro|ˈd͡ʒelu ˈbarbu}}; 14 April 1932 – 17 February 2016) was a Romanian-born Spanish ballet dancer and choreographer.
Life
Barbu was born in Lugoj, the son of composer Filaret Barbu.{{cite web |url=http://occidentul-romanesc.com/las-palmas-de-gran-canaria-s-a-stins-din-viata-marele-balerin-gelu-barbu-fiul-reputatului-compozitor-filaret-barbu/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424210312/http://occidentul-romanesc.com/las-palmas-de-gran-canaria-s-a-stins-din-viata-marele-balerin-gelu-barbu-fiul-reputatului-compozitor-filaret-barbu/ |title=Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: S-a stins din viață la vârsta de 83 de ani, marele balerin și coregraf român Gelu Barbu |archive-date=24 April 2016}} He received his basic training at the ballet school of the Romanian National Opera in Bucharest, where he was taught by Anton Romanovski and Floria Capsali.{{cite web|url=http://www.agerpres.ro/cultura/2016/02/18/opera-nationala-bucuresti-indoliata-dupa-decesul-balerinului-si-coregrafului-gelu-barbu-16-21-58|date=18 February 2016|title=Opera Națională București, îndoliată după decesul balerinului și coregrafului Gelu Barbu |publisher=Agenția Națională de Presă, București|accessdate=29 April 2016}}
References
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Category:Romanian male ballet dancers