Owethu Nhleko, 11, poses for a photograph outside the Mballet Dance Academy in Tembisa, South Africa on July 26, 2025, as they prepare for the upcoming Joburg auditions of The Nutcracker. Mballet Dance Academy is a small, deeply rooted dance academy in Winnie Mandela's section of Tembisa township. Created not just to teach ballet but to open doors in a community where resources are few and dreams often feel out of reach. (Photo by Phill Magakoe/AFP Photo)
