还记得那个在雨中跳芭蕾舞的尼日利亚男孩Anthony Mmesoma Madu吗？他的舞蹈让全世界相信，只要有梦想，贫瘠的土地上也能开出希望的花（回顾请戳）。

图源：@ Leap of Dance Academy Instagram

而最近，Anthony的故事也有了一个暖心的结局：在外界的帮助下，获得了美国著名芭蕾舞剧院的奖学金！

图源：Washington Post
“《华盛顿邮报》：11岁的尼日利亚芭蕾舞者视频走红后，获得奖学金。”

A video of Anthony Mmesoma Madu dancing barefoot in the rain on concrete outside the studio where he trains, the Leap of Dance Academy, went viral last month.

More than 15 million people have watched his joyful leaps and pirouettes, undeterred by the rain and coarse surface.

The video caught the eye of the American Ballet Theatre, which gave him a scholarship and arranged Internet access for virtual training this summer.

Next year, he will train in the United States on a scholarship from Ballet Beyond Borders.

据《华盛顿邮报》报道，Anthony 的舞蹈引起了美国芭蕾舞剧院的关注，院方为他提供了一笔奖学金，并安排他在今年夏天参与在线的训练课程，而明年，他将前往美国接受训练。

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在面对媒体采访时，Anthony 也表露了自己的激动之情：

“When my friends see me dancing, they feel like, ‘what is this boy doing, is he doing a foreign dance?’Now I have won a grand prize to go to the US... I will be in the plane and this is what I am waiting for, and ballet has done it for me.”
“当我的朋友看到我跳舞时，他们会想：‘这个男孩在干什么呢，是在跳一种外国舞蹈吗？’现在我获得了去美国的一个大奖……我会坐上飞机，这是我一直在期待的事情，而芭蕾让我做到了。”

Anthony 所在的公益舞蹈学校Leap of Dance Academy也获得了多笔捐款资助。

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舞蹈学校的创办者Daniel Ajala Owoseni 表示，会用这笔钱在尼日利亚推广芭蕾。

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It has also led to a flood of donations to the Leap of Dance Academy in Nigeria where Anthony currently trains.

Founder Daniel Ajala Owoseni said he will use the funds to promote ballet in Nigeria.

“I saw the need to bring a form of art that shows discipline, dedication and commitment. Students who are able to learn all of these can … transfer (them) into other spheres of their lives.”
“我看到了推广这种体现自律、奉献与投入的艺术的必要性。学习这些学生们能把这些品质带进生活的方方面面。”

有梦真好！希望这些孩子们能坚持梦想，站在更高的舞台！

综合来源：Evening Standard The Washington Post