I just wanted to post this story about ballet flourishing in a very unlikely place. I actually had the opportunity to walk through the Mathare slums, I can tell you that it's absolutely amazing that they managed to put together a ballet class.

Nairobi — One would normally associate high density estates with  squalor, poverty and crime. Yet in the middle of all the squalor of the  sprawling Mathare neighbourhood, a group of children have taken up an  unlikely passion -- ballet -- normally only seen in elite schools.

Ballet school in Nairobi Kenya

What a great story, thank you for sharing this. Fantastic story of little girls finding true joy in the art form rather than being there because their Mother has signed up them up because that is was is trendy.

oh waw i really think thats wonderful i live in saudi arabia and i take class everyday there during the summer i take an intensive and a workshop in the US and i have to say dancing is really taking a step up in saudi arabia people are starting to see it as an art and a sport rather then an activity you do to be thin its really wonderful and soon my school is going to start a company ( the first here ) who knows maybe when i am 17 i will be invited