A Ballet School Still Open Despite Violence in Syria

By ⋅ January 10, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment
Young ballerinas in Syria. (Photo: Emma LaBlanc)

Young ballerinas in Syria. (Photo: Emma LaBlanc)

Emma LaBlanc. (Photo: Tory Starr)

Emma LaBlanc. (Photo: Tory Starr)

Emma LeBlanc is a 25-year-old Rhodes Scholar from New Hampshire, studying anthropology at Oxford University.

She has spent much of the past five years in Syria, documenting life there with a camera.

LeBlanc took photographs of young ballerinas at a dance school in a suburb of Damascus, as a way to show daily life routines during times of conflict. Her collection of “Ballet Girls” photographs is on view at LeBlanc’s old high school in Manchester, New Hampshire.


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One comment for “A Ballet School Still Open Despite Violence in Syria”

  • http://twitter.com/diddleypop maggie lawrance

    I used to teach dance teachers and examine children’s ballet examinations in and around Damascus in the mid 1980′s. So much admiration for the dedication of dance teachers in the area. It’s very tough for them right now. Keep Calm and Dance On!