Ballet prepares kids in Peru for a future beyond their poor communities. - NBCLatino
Maria Cielo Cardenas, 16, poses for a portrait on San Genaro Hill in the Chorrillos neighborhood of Lima, Peru on April 6, 2019. "When I dance, I forget about everything. It's as if I were flying," said Maria.LIMA, Peru — In a Peruvian neighborhood where families consider running water a luxury, young girls are learning the delicate art of ballet dancing.
The class led by Maria del Carmen Silva, a former professional dancer, is bringing classical ballet dancing to children from impoverished communities where leotards and shiny pink pointe shoes are seldom, if ever, seen. “Ballet isn’t known because it’s so expensive,” the former National Ballet of Peru dancer said. “You need to buy costumes, leotards and pointe shoes.”
“The only ballet we’d heard about before was the story of a dancing rat,” said Elcira Ruiz, the mother of two daughters, referring to a children’s books series.
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