Two UK Dance Organisations Donate Dancewear To Ballet Students In Africa And Guatemala
The Leap of Dance Academy in Nigeria, Africa, and Transformación Ballet in Sololá, Guatemala will benefit from the gift.by BWW News Desk
Elmhurst Ballet School, the vocational school with close links to Birmingham Royal Ballet, and its uniform supplier Dancing Boutique are working together to send over 200 items of dancewear to two ballet schools and charities based over 6,000 miles apart. The Leap of Dance Academy in Nigeria, Africa, and Transformación Ballet in Sololá, Guatemala will benefit from the gift.
Following conversations between Elmhurst s Principal Jessica Ward and Dancing Boutique owner Kate Curtis, 140 boys and girls leotards, over 70 pairs of satin, leather and canvas ballet shoes, and 18 pairs of pointe shoes will be divided and sent to the two schools. Elmhurst will arrange delivery and cover all shipping costs.