Guguletu Ballet

A film by Kristin Pichaske

In 1992, a white South African ballet dancer ventured into a township and began teaching classes in an empty schoolroom. Within a few years, hundreds of township children took up ballet, and a program called Dance For All was born.

Guguletu Ballet profiles some of the extraordinary people behind Dance For All's success -- from prima ballerinas who left the international stage to teach in the townships, to students who are overcoming great odds. Their stories offer a glimpse at the harsh realities of township life...and proof that ballet dancers can come from the most unlikely places.

"A charming vignette about sub-Saharan Africa." Patricia B. McGee, Coordinator of Media Services, Tennessee Technical University for Educational Media Reviews on Line

23 min. Video or DVD. Sale $195. Video rental $55.