Lorna Burdsall (1928 - 2010) was an American dancer and choreographer who was a founding member and director of the Danza Contemporanea de Cuba.
[1] After attaining a master's degree in psychology but being unable to find work in the field, Burdsall began teaching dance at the College of William & Mary in Virginia.
While pregnant with their child, she hid guns and ammunition in their Havana apartment, most of which were sent to arm guerrillas training with her husband in the Sierra Maestra mountains.
[4][5] After the Revolution, her husband was appointed the deputy Minister of the Interior of Cuba, then helmed a top intelligence position within the country.
[4] After leaving the Danza Contemporanea de Cuba, Burdsall founded Así Somos, an experimental modern dance company based in performance art.