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Lavender's Dance

202322 minTV-Gdocumentary

Fifteen-year-old Lavender trains under American ex-dancer Cooper Rust to achieve her dream of becoming Kenya's first professional ballerina.

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Lavender's Dance

2023• 22 minTV-G

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Fifteen-year-old Lavender trains under American ex-dancer Cooper Rust to achieve her dream of becoming Kenya's first professional ballerina.

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15-year-old Lavender joins a rigorous programme led by American ex-dancer Cooper Rust with the shared goal of realizing the teen's ambition to become Kenya's first professional ballerina.

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