CAPE TOWN`S `GHETTO BALLERINA` LANDS U.S. SCHOLARSHIP
Baku, July 30 (AZERTAC). A South African ballet dancer from a poor township outside Cape Town has been given the chance to train in the United States -- all because of a documentary film, and an email from a caring viewer.
"Ghetto Ballet" is a documentary that chronicles the lives of four young ballet dancers living in one of the poorest towns on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa.
The film shows the dancers vying for two coveted spots in a local dance company that could be their ticket out of poverty.
The film`s director, Jeremy Simmons, told CNN he felt compelled to tell their story. "The kids were amazing," he said.
"I knew after that first day that these kids would speak to a broader audience. They had incredible personalities; they were so open and honest and talented. I was blown away."
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