‘Dance of the Little Swans’ is a dream for ballet dancer, Marili Nel
The 10-year-old has been dancing ballet for eight years now
POLOKWANE – The 10-year-old Ooskool learners says she was inspired by Swan Lake and desperately wanted to dance like the ballerina’s she saw on television.
“I am so proud of Marili. She is a very talented and hard-working little dancer. Watch this space, you will definitely hear her name everywhere in the near future,” Marlie Barnard, her Ballet teacher added.
Marili says she enjoys dancing ballet and has an amazing teacher who inspires her.
“I eat sleep and breathe ballet,” she added.
Marili says when she received an award for best Ballet Dancer in Polokwane she was very pleased with herself. “I didn’t think I was capable of achieving such an award, but my ballet teacher told me I am able to do it, and my hard work paid off,” she added.
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Marili says she plans on doing ballet until she turns 25-years-old. “I’ve always wanted to be a Prima Ballerina for a company, and then I also wanted to be a ballet teacher, to be able to help other children fulfil their dreams,” she added.
Marili’s advice to those children who also want to dance Ballet is to work hard and give your best all the time. “Jesus gives us all different talents, I am lucky because I have lots of talent across the board. I believe I perform well in Ballet, Tennis, Hockey, School, Mountain biking, Spelling Bee competitions such as WOW Spel and Ringball, which I’ve recently made the South African junior team,” she concluded.
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