摘要
In June 2020,a minute?鄄long video featuring a young ballet student dancing in the rain began circulating on the Internet.The wide reach of the video has turned a spotlight on the unlikely story of a ballet school in a poor suburb of Lagos,Nigeria:the Leap of Dance Academy.Founded in 2017,the academy has transformed the lives of its students,affording them a place to dance and to dream.And in the last few months,it has inspired influential people in ballet to lend a hand.Seemingly overnight,a world of opportunity has opened up:for the students,scholarships and invitations to attend prestigious schools and companies overseas;and for the school,sizable donations,which will allow for building a proper space,outfitted with a real dance floor.
