Talking of ballet, read about Penelope Thloloe, bringing dance to the children of South Africa:
In the world of dance, one of South Africa's toughest townships may seem an unpromising place to start an academy for classical ballet. But hundreds of black children have been auditioning for the programme, part of an emerging generation that is taking the country's arts into a new post-apartheid era.
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"I want to show these township kids that we can do everything to the highest level," says Ms Thloloe.