Published 15:38 IST, August 8th 2020

Nigerian boy gets scholarship from dance school after barefoot ballet video goes viral

Nigerian boy exemplifies his ballet skills, barefoot in a rainy street, leaving netizens in complete shock. The video has more than 300K views.

Reported by: Akanksha Arora
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A heartwarming video of a boy performing ballet barefoot in a rainy street has gone viral on social media. video has been shared on Instagram p called ‘leapofdanceacademy’. p has 68.5K followers and is kwn for posting pictures of ballet dancers. In video that y posted recently, boy is seen illustrating beautiful ballet skills, leaving netizens stunned. According to reports, boy has received a scholarship from a dance school in New York. 

Barefoot ballet impresses people

video begins with showing boy in rain. Furr, he twists and turns to perform a ballet routine. re is music in background, just sound of rain. video has more than 300K views. Highlighting details about dance program, video is captioned as, “FACTS ABOUT OUR PROGRAM. Behind those fanciful in class beauty and costumes are lots and lots of backst hard work. With very little or resources our kids are training to be best y can. This is t to bring down anyone but to show ir high level of dedication and commitments to our program. Who wouldn't be proud of m? What teacher wouldn't pray for students who shows/comes to class with so much desire to learn? Kids who are ready to dance with or without conditions. Imagine what more we could achieve if we have more? DMs for more information”.

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Leaving netizens in complete awe, video has mand to gar numerous comments. While some say that he is natural, ors say that he has talent to dancelike male Bolshoi dancers. Being able to relate with him, one person said teh boy's dance reminded him of all that he wants to do in his life. 

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Few days back, story of ar ballet student in Kenya went viral on internet. With his ballet studio closed, student found open s in Nairobi’s Kibera slum, spinning and jumping in his sneakers against a backdrop of crammed metal shacks. Half a million people live in Kibera, most with running water. Many dream of a way to escape.

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15:38 IST, August 8th 2020