Nigeria’s viral ballet boy: From Lagos to elite dance school - BBC News

A clip of Anthony Madu pirouetting in the Lagos rain has given him and others wider ambitions.

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Dubbed Nigeria's viral ballet dancer, 13-year-old Anthony Madu's life has changed beyond recognition over the last three years after his dance moves and internet fame catapulted him from his modest home in Lagos to one of the UK's most prestigious ballet schools.

It was his dance teacher who filmed the young boy in June 2020 as he practised pirouettes barefoot in the rain.

Afterwards, he uploaded the video to social media where it caught the eye of Hollywood actress Viola Davis who shared it to her huge following on Twitter, now known as X - and the clip amassed 16 million views.

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