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Judi Lynn

(160,525 posts) Fri Jul 10, 2020, 08:38 PM Jul 2020

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Nigeria: 11-year old dancer challenges ballet stereotypes

A recent video of 11-year-old Anthony Mmesoma Madu dancing in the rain went viral with the likes of Hollywood superstar Viola Davis and other celebrities sharing the video.

Anthony is one of the 12 students at the Leap of Dance Academy in Lagos.

The academy, founded in 2015, is the brainchild of Daniel Ajala Owoseni who has been been teaching ballet for free without a dance space.

- video at link -

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-53346840/nigeria-11-year-old-dancer-challenges-ballet-stereotypes

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Nigeria: 11-year old dancer challenges ballet stereotypes (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jul 2020 OP

His mother's advice.... very wise counsel to parents! CurtEastPoint Jul 2020 #1

Thank you, Judy Lynn. You post wonderfully uplifting articles!! cornball 24 Jul 2020 #2

Didja catch the dancing pallbearers that came on after Madu's clip? TreasonousBastard Jul 2020 #3

I read the full article/photo spread on The BBC online. What an inspiring group of young people! abqtommy Jul 2020 #4

Just beautiful and so uplifting! smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #5

Wow. K&R. NNadir Jul 2020 #6

CurtEastPoint

(18,641 posts)

1. His mother's advice.... very wise counsel to parents!

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 08:43 PM

Jul 2020

cornball 24

(1,475 posts)

2. Thank you, Judy Lynn. You post wonderfully uplifting articles!!

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 08:57 PM

Jul 2020

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

3. Didja catch the dancing pallbearers that came on after Madu's clip?

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 09:37 PM

Jul 2020

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

4. I read the full article/photo spread on The BBC online. What an inspiring group of young people!

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Jul 11, 2020, 12:32 AM

Jul 2020

Thanks Judi!

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

5. Just beautiful and so uplifting!

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Jul 12, 2020, 08:08 AM

Jul 2020

Watching that made me so happy. It brought tears to my eyes.

NNadir

(33,515 posts)

6. Wow. K&R.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Jul 12, 2020, 08:33 AM

Jul 2020

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