A reading comprehension about the Nigerian 11-year-old ballet dancer

1. ENGLISH - AFONDAMENTO - ESO 1
Colexio Plurilingüe Compañía de María
A CORUÑA
TEST 1 Score ________________
ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD BALLET DANCER
A recent video of 11-year-old Anthony Mmesoma Madu dancing in the rain went viral with the likes of
Hollywood superstar Viola Davis and other celebrities sharing the video.
Anthony is one of the 12 students at the Leap of Dance Academy in Lagos.
The academy, founded in 2017, is the brainchild of Daniel Ajala Owoseni who has been teaching ballet for
free without a dance space.
After seeing the clip, the American Ballet Theatre has offered the young dancer a scholarship and has
arranged internet access for virtual training this summer.
Since the video stormed the Internet, there’s been a surge in donations to the school, which Owoseni runs
for free.
Speaking to BBC news last month, Anthony shared his hopes to challenge the stereotypes surrounding male
ballet dancers.
“When people see ballet they think it is only for girls,” he said. “How I want them to see me is that when I
am dancing they know that there is a male ballet dancer.
“The feeling that comes over me is as if I am dreaming,” he added.
Such a bright future ahead of an incredibly talented young dancer...

2. ENGLISH - AFONDAMENTO - ESO 1
Colexio Plurilingüe Compañía de María
A CORUÑA
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SELF-ASSESSMENT
1. What have you learned in this unit?
2. How do you feel with your work? Circle the correct one.
3. What do you think you need to improve on in this unit?
4. How is the presentation of this test?
good acceptable poor
5. So, I grade myself overall with the following mark: _________ (write a number)
DRAFT