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Unlikely ballerina rises from Manila slum to stage
In Aroma slum Manila 10 year old Jessa Balote rises from garbage life to ballet training under Ballet Manila founder Lisa Macuja. Through Project Ballet Futures she trains in Vaganova technique, earns stipends and performance fees, and reaches the Hong Kong Asian Grand Prix as a finalist.
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Manila
Philippines
Aroma
Jessa Balote
Jessa
Hong Kong
Lisa Macuja
Rcent
Quiapo
Ballet Futures
Macuja
Ballet Manila
Fred Elizalde
Tondo
Jessa’s
Vaganova Choreographic Institute
The
Academy of Russian Ballet
Saint Petersburg
Kirov Ballet
St. Petersburg
Cul
Tural
Philippine Ballet Theatre
Disneyland
Macusa
Leah
Ballet
Gorgonio
Black Swan
Jamil Montebon