An 11-year-old Nigerian boy has won the hearts of millons across the globe after a video of him performing balet goes viral.
In the video the young boy named Anthony Mmesoma Madu is seeing dancing barefoot in the rain on the concrete outside the Leap of Dance Academy studio where he trains.
Soon after, the American Ballet Theatre offered the young lad a scholarship. The have reportedly arranged for internet access for the boy for virtual training this summer.
Anthony will train in the US on a scholarship from Ballet Beyond Borders next year.
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The young lad said- "When I am dancing, I feel as if I am on top of the world, "When my friends see me dancing, they feel like, what is this boy doing, is he doing a foreign dance? Now I have won a grand prize to go to the U.S. ... I will be in the plane and this is what I am waiting for, and ballet has done it for me."
The video also prompted people to donate to the academy which teaches its students for free. The academy's founder, Daniel Ajala Owoseni, said that he will use the money and fame to promote ballet in Nigeria. He said, "I saw the need to bring a form of art that shows discipline, dedication and commitment. Students who are able to learn all of these can ... transfer (them) into other spheres of their lives."