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

November 25, 2013Arts, 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.