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EP0018 ANDILE NDLOVU | SOUTH AFRICA
Casey Herd talks with Washington Ballet star Andile Ndlovu about his life in South Africa and the future of ballet around the world. Andile Ndlovu of Johannesburg, South Africa, is in his ninth season with The Washington Ballet, after dancing one season with TWB’s Studio Company. Ndlovu began his training in Latin American and ballroom…
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EP0017 DANIEL OWOSENI AJALA | NIGERIA
Daniel Owoseni Ajala is the owner/creative director at Leap of Dance Academy in Legos, Nigeria. Leap of dance Academy is a dance educational organisation established to develop and build talents through the art of promoting dance culture in education. facebook Elevate the arts, ignite dreams, and make a lasting impact—join Ballet Rising on Patreon and
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EP0016 ESTHER OLADIPUPO | NIGERIA
Casey Herd speaks with Esther Oladipupo from the Association of Ballet Teachers of Nigeria about her ballet school, her role as a ballet leader, and the future of in Nigeria and Africa.
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EP0015 COOPER RUST | KENYA
Dance Centre Kenya | Artists For Africa Cooper hails from Columbia, USA and trained in classical ballet, jazz, modern, tap, and musical theatre for more than fifteen years beginning with Ann Brodie and finishing at schools including the School of American Ballet and the Harid Conservatory. While dancing professionally with three American ballet companies, she
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EP0014 JULIO BOCCA | URUGUAY
Casey Herd talks with Julio Bocca, one of the greatest male ballet dancers of his generation. He discusses his incredible story of winning the Moscow Competition and being hired by Mikhail Baryshnikov as the youngest principal dancer in the history of American Ballet Theater.