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World s largest ballet competition takes center stage at the Straz
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and last updated 2021-05-14 10:17:17-04
TAMPA, Fla. â The largest ballet dance competition in the world is taking place in Tampa this week.
After decades in New York, the Youth America Grand Prix was in jeopardy due to the pandemic. That s when the Straz offered to open up their own curtains for these talented dancers.
More than 800 ballerinas from across the country are competing. It is a dream come true, said 14-year-old Yana Peneva of Orlando.
Peneva has stretched countless times before taking the stage, but this time it s different. More than $400,000 in scholarship money will be awarded to the best dancers.
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A monarch in Oyo State has warned residents of his community against selling their lands to foreigners in order to curb insecurity.
Abdulganiy Oloogunebi, the Aseyin of Iseyin, said foreigners contribute to the security challenges rocking the Oke-Ogun and Ibarapa axis of the state.
Mr Oloogunebi while speaking in his palace on Wednesday said many perpetrators of kidnappings in the area are from Niger, Chad, and Cameroon.
He also urged residents to be vigilant enough to keep track of new faces and suspicious movements of strangers in their domains.
The monarch also pledged that all traditional rulers in Oke-Ogun would ensure that their domains are safe from criminal activities that could hinder economic growth of the region.
Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova's swan costume, that she wore around 1910 for a performance of "The Dying Swan,” has been restored at the Museum of London.