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Die Seun Wat Net Wou Dans deur Diana Ferrus [Afrikaans]

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Just six months after joining Sadler's Wells, Johar performed his first solo for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation at Covent Garden, with Winston Churchill in attendance.

This is the inspiring true story of Johar, a boy from District 6 in Cape Town who dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer despite poverty, societal disapproval, and apartheid-era racial barriers. Through talent and perseverance, he overcomes discrimination, studies in London, becomes the first black soloist at the Royal Ballet, and performs for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation.

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