How an 83-year-old Australian inspires older people to dance ballet

Ballet has no age — as proven by 83-year-old Australian Leon D'Aulnais. Once a successful hairdresser, now a passionate dancer, he inspires more and more older people to do the same. Together with his teacher, a former Ukrainian ballerina, he shows that ballet is much more than an art form — it keeps you physically fit and mentally young.

The 83-year-old Australian Leon D'Aulnais (center) together with other dancers at the ballet school of Ukrainian ballerina Angelika Burroughs in Noosa. Credit: Angelika Burroughs

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Leon D'Aulnais gemeinsam mit seiner Ballettlehrerin Angelika Burroughs.