with no signs of slowing down, masao gunji says his collection will keep growing and he will not restis living out his own billy elliot story — he's been given the chance to study at one of the world's most prestigious ballet schools. amir shah is the son of a welder and grew up with his six siblings in a low—income neighbourhood of mumbai. at the age ofjust 16, his extraordinary talent is now taking him to new york. i was invited to come to mumbai to teach ballet and one day i walked around the studios and i saw a little boy with what we call the right instrument. he moved very easy but no training. so i asked him if he will come to my ballet class. and after one class, i knew that i won the lottery. he immediately learned the language of ballet in a few weeks. there are a lot of obstacles and hurdles because there's no studio space, there's no correct floor. in order to train him, i had to drag him to warehouses, sometimes cement floors sometimes school gyms. before we go let's have a look at these pictures which might remind older viewers of the excesses of rock star behaviour in t