A boy called Love: From street dance to world-class ballet
At 15 Love Kotiya first saw ballet through the window of a Delhi dance studio. Now 18, despite training alone through the Covid lockdown, he's poised for an international career
Three and a half years ago Love Kotiya was just a dance-obsessed kid. He’d spend hours doing flips in the parks of Faridabad, winning local competitions and queuing all night to audition for India’s dance reality TV shows. Then, at 15, he saw ballet for the first time through the window of a Delhi dance studio.
Last year Love was offered a place at the prestigious English National Ballet School. He tells Andrea Kennedy how despite his late start, he's now poised to complete training for an international career, if he can find the funds…
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(Photo: Love Kotiya in ballet pose)
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