This ballet school is for Muslim kids and it uses poetry instead of music

Two women in their 20s noticed that the ballet world was woefully lacking minority dancers, particularly Muslims.

So Royal Academy of Dance trained Maisie Alexandra Byers, 24, and Dr. Sajedah Shubib who has a degree in psychology, 28, decided to open what they’re calling the first ballet school for Muslim kids.

Grace and Poise Academy in London opened up earlier this year with hopes of turning Muslim girls into little ballerinas.

The school offers a unique poetry syllabus instead of music to be more inclusive as some followers of the Islamic faith don’t listen to music   ...more