The short film Then Comes the Body tells the inspiring and unlikely story of a ballet school outside of Lagos, Nigeria. Film director Jacob Krupnick first discovered Leap of Dance Academy as millions of others did—through a viral video of ballet students dancing in the rain during the first summer of the pandemic. The school […]

Daniel Owoseni Ajala has had quite a summer. Born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, Ajala is the founder and creative director of the Leap of Dance Academy, which provides ballet classes for young dancers. His school has gained worldwide attention ever since June, when he posted a video of one of his students dancing in […]