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'It's dance or die': The ballet dancer forbidden to perform by Islamic State by Renate Van Der Zee

Facing death threats, Ahmad Joudeh risked everything to give Damascus children dance lessons. Now the Palestinian dances for the Dutch National Ballet Half a year ago, ballet dancer Ahmad Joudeh was giving dance lessons to orphaned children in war-torn Damascus. Now he has made his debut at the Dutch National Ballet and is studying at the ballet academy in Amsterdam. "It took me a month to fully realise I really am i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AM on March 13, 2017

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