Nigerian dancer brings ballet to the poor in Lagos
10 July 2020 |
12:22 pm
Every week self-taught Nigerian dancer Daniel Ajala welcomes in his improvised dance studio dozens of children from a poor district of Lagos to teach them ballet. The academy -- which Ajala funds out of his own pocket -- has 12 pupils aged between six and 15.
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