"[2] Espinosa’s early interest in dance was encouraged by a succession of outstanding teachers including Jean Coralli, Filippo Taglioni, and Jules Perrot during his time at the Paris Opéra Ballet.
[3] Espinosa married and had six children (Eduard, Marius, Leo, Judith, Ray, and Lea), all of whom became dancers and dance teachers.
[1] Eduard married Eve Louise Kelland, with whom he had two children: Edward Kelland-Espinosa and Yvette Espinosa.
Espinosa trained at the Paris Opera Ballet school and danced at the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin.
[1] After touring the United States, he joined the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow as premier danseur de contrast[1] and worked with Marius Petipa.