11-year-old Nigerian ballet dancer

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The video of 11-year-old Nigerian boy Anthony Mmesoma Madu dancing barefoot in the pouring rain drew in over 15 million viewers in the internet. “Ballet is my life and I practice everywhere, it makes me feel very very happy,” Madu said. He has now been offered a scholarship to the American Ballet Theater in New York City.

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