National Ballet of China National Ballet of China The National Ballet of China (NBC), known in China as the Central Ballet Troupe was founded on 31 December 1959. It is the mainland Chinese national ballet troupe. The ballet company works from the Tianqiao Theater, this was specifically built for NBC in 1959, and it was renovated in 2001. This theater is one of a handful of such theaters in China that specialize in ballet and opera performances. In 1954, the first ballet school in China, Beijing Dance School, was established, and in the following years ballets such as "Swan Lake" and "Romeo and Juliet"
Odette Babandoa Etoa Odette Babandoa Etoa Odette Babandoa Etoa (born 11 January 1961) is a Congolese opposition politician and former government minister. She has been given the nicknames "Joan of Arc" and the "Iron Lady". Babandoa Etoa was born in Aketi in Orientale Province on 11 January 1961. She studied law. Babandoa Etoa is a member of the Kinshasa Bar. She has worked as a magistrate and legal advisor to the Prime Minister's office. She was appointed Deputy General and the Chairperson of the Bas-Uele Railway Board. Odette Babandoa Etoa is the President of the UPR (Patriotic Union for the Republic, party presently