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Nov 2020
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Episode 29: The Dancer

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When Carlos Acosta was a kid, he wanted to be the next Michael Jackson. He spent all his time break-dancing in the streets of Havana. Until one day, when his father decided to put Carlos in a ballet class.

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Artwork by Julienne Alexander.

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