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Vania Masías

Students at a D1 dance competition in Lima, Peru. The group started with kids who did backflips on the street for spare change.

A passionate ballerina turns at-risk kids in Peru into professional dancers

Arts, Culture & Media

Kids doing backflips in the streets of Lima to earn change got a break when a Peruvian ballet dancer saw them and stopped to talk. That led to a dance school, a professional dance company, and new relationships across Peru’s class divide.

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