Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. According to Hurriyet Daily News, the boy, Anthony Mmesoma Madu, has received ...

A new documentary pays tribute to the Nigerian dance scene and reveals how the country’s technique has made global influences. Uncredited: The Story of Afro Dance submerges into the lives of talented ...

Think for a moment, if you would, of a famous movie scene, Gene Kelly dancing with an umbrella in hand. A video of the 11-year-old Nigerian boy has gone viral. It shows him outside in a downpour ...

Ballet dancer Anthony Mmesoma Madu appears in his dance studio in Lagos, Nigeria on Aug. 18, 2020. Cellphone video showing the 11-year-old dancing barefoot in the rain went viral on social media. Madu ...

The Nigerian Dance Industry has been thriving over the years, overcoming obstacles and challenges that society threw at it. In the past years, dance and dancers were not so cherished and appreciated ...

The American Ballet Theatre (ABT), the professional home of Misty Copeland, has offered the Nigerian viral sensation, Anthony Mmesoma Madu, a full scholarship to attend classes at the prestigious ...

The Thiossane West African Dance Institute is bringing the sights, sounds and motion of West Africa to Ohio State this week. The Thursday, Friday and Sunday performances in Sullivant Hall will be ...

You saw the video, right? The 45-second recording of a kid dancing in the rain? There was something inspiring about it. But would anyone else be interested? Well, here we are, seven weeks after that ...

In June, 11-year-old ballet dancer Anthony Mmesoma Madu was filmed barefoot, spinning and leaping gracefully in the air and landing in concrete, rain soaked puddles. Just a few short months later, he ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — When Anthony Mmesoma ...

The video of Madu Mmesoma Anthony, 11, shows him making elegant ballet moves barefoot on rough pavement amid a downpour. He's been offered a scholarship from the American Ballet Theatre. Think for a ...