Securing a Better Future Through Ballet

South Africa has one of the world’s highest levels of income inequality, and almost half of South Africans live under the poverty line. To tackle the problem, the Joburg Ballet is taking matters into their own hands and offering dance training to disadvantaged youth. Mahlatse Sachane, a 20-year-old ballet dancer from Alexandra Township, Johannesburg, is one of those lucky dancers.

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