back in february, joel was taking his final classes at the english national ballet school and preparingor 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 been hard work, and the dancers will take up places in inte

the english national ballet school has welcomed students from all over the world —— from all over thenting india. here, dancing in india, kamal singh was a lwa ys dancing in india, kamal singh was always more taken by forms of ballet than the usual alderwood numbers.” found ballet style really attractive. —— ollie wood. we are dancing the story from the 16th century and we don't speak, we just tell a story through movement. only became popular in britain through the last hundred years. now for kamalsingh, he the last hundred years. now for kamal singh, he has to make new traditions of his own. as a son of a rickshaw driver in delhi, his family had to be convinced by his former teacher that ballet was a good ring. in future, he will be a professional ballet dancer and have a job, a monthly salary, so that my father understood and he saw that loves dancing and saw my talent. his talent is clear but his family couldn't afford to send him to london. i was very happy and along that a little sad because we had, living expenses is very costly. black so he turned to crowdfunding and here he i