back in february, joel was taking his final classes at the english national ballet school and preparingajor challenge — the leading role in romeo and juliet at the kenyan national theatre. with classical ballet, you're always learning something. that's how i see it — i don't know how other people see it — and especially for me, because i started late, i have so much to learn. joel has come a long way since his upbringing in the kuwinda slums, where his incredible talent was spotted. he's the first student from an emerging classical ballet scene in nairobi to train professionally in london. sometimes, when i am in class, i am like — i have never seen that before but i have to play with it because later on, i'll go into the studios and i'll play with a certain movement that i've seen that i've never seen before and i'll practice and i'll do until it will be perfect. but i think i'm comfortable to go out there and start dancing. i just want everyone to just get a job and dance. to reach this stage in the competitive ballet world has 00:05:02,932 --> 2147483051:39:16,181 been hard work, and