Boy whose ballet dance went viral sheds tears as he prepares for US weeks after gaining scholarship, says he'll miss family

 

The young boy says the viral video has brought him so many opportunities

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Anthony Madu, the young Nigerian boy whose ballet dance video went viral, said he will miss his family and his Nigerian ballet academy when he leaves for the United States in 2021.

The boy, who earned himself a scholarship with the American Ballet Theatre in New York, said the viral video has brought him a lot of opportunities.

In an interview with the BBC, the young boy said: "I feel very, very happy because the viral video has brought so many opportunities. Since then, I won a scholarship to go to the US in the year 2021."

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Anthony has already started online classes with the academy and he said the classes have been so amazing.

He said the classes have made him more active than he used to be.

Anthony said: "What I'm going to miss here is my parents and my siblings. And I'm also going to miss our academy because I used to come here every day.