Manish and Amir do swift high jumps when their turn in the class comes and everybody is left in awe. Both have been in class since 8.30 a.m and their mentor and teacher, 72-year-old Yehuda Ma’or is in no mood to end the class even after a gruelling 120 minutes of perfect pirouettes and sky-high leaps. 21-year-old Manish is soaked in sweat and decides to remove his light blue vest, hanging it on the bar beside him as it is stifling the freedom of his movements. Both Amir and Manish’s pink ballet shoes have turned brown and won’t last for more than a week, but they don’t fret too much with the knowledge that a sweet smile and an improvement in their work tomorrow will melt Ma’or into buying them new ballet supplies.

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