The impact ballet can have in Nigeria
Ballet is not usually a form of dance that is associated with the African continent. But Nigerian ballet teacher Daniel Ajala is on pointe and breaking those barriers.…
Nigerian dancer brings ballet to the poor in Lagos
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…
Girls learn ballet steps in conservative Upper Egypt
In Egypt's conservative southern province of Minya, young girls in black leotards and white tights wobble on their tip toes to classical music in a room painted with colourful motifs.…