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    The Wider Image: London’s Pointe Black ballet school aims to

    Dior, 10, Maya, 10, Kioni, 10, and Kalani, 8, laugh with Ruth Essel, 30, founder of Pointe Black Ballet School, at the end of class in London, Britain, August 4 2023. Essel, who teaches all the classes in her school, sees it as a safe space for Black dancers to get counselling, and a way to create a community-based network of studios, dancers and teachers. "When I was 15, I wanted to apply to dance colleges, but I was discouraged because I was told that the ballet world just wasn't really ready for someone who looked like me," Essel recalled. REUTERS/Alishia Abodunde SEARCH "ABODUNDE BALLET SCHOOL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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