SBS Dateline | Dancing for Hope

You would think that the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon are about as far removed as you could get from the world of Australian ballet.

But for over 10 years, teacher Nicholas Rowe has devoted himself to helping young people in the Middle East express their feelings through dance.

Video journalist David Brill follows him to Beirut’s Burj Barajneh camp, where Rowe and his students dance through the ramshackle streets in a challenge to the oppressive conditions.

And in the West Bank he visits former students who have been helped through the region’s political and social turmoil by his work.

WATCH - See David’s moving story.

EXTRA - Follow the links under 'resources' on the right-hand side of the page to find out more about Nicholas Rowe and the places featured in David's report.

DANCE FESTIVAL - Watch a documentary about the Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival featured in David's report, and find out more about it.