王蘇波

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When?three?friends?in?Ghana?settled?on?dancing?as?a?career，?their?aim?was?not?just?to?dance?on?stage?and?make?an?income，?but?to?improve?the?dance?culture?by?making?it?more?attractive?and?competitive.

Lloyd?Annor?Konadu，?Ernest?Kwablah?and?Nicholas?Botchwey?started?the?Dance?With?a?Purpose?Academy?in?2017.?It?trains?talented?dancers?of?different?ages?and?with?diverse?backgrounds?in?various?moves?of?African?beats?and?rhythms?three?sessions?each?week.

“We?decided?to?share?with?young?people，?who，?after?watching?our?videos?so?many?times?online，?developed?a?love?for?dancing?and?wanted?to?take?it?up?as?a?career.?Our?main?agenda?is?to?change?the?perception?of?the?dancing?profession?and?guide?those?interested?in?dancing?to?make?careers?out?of?it，”?says?Konadu.

The?school?is?not?only?about?dancing?but?also?an?opportunity?for?young?people?to?be?inspired?to?develop?their?career?paths?and?life?goals.?“I?believe?when?we?give?these?young?people?the?platform?and?guide?them，?they?can?find?their?purposes.?Some?of?them?can?rap，?some?can?act，?but?they?havent?realized?it，?so?we?guide?them?to?discover?their?potential，”?he?says.

Five?years?after?setting?up?the?school，?the?three?cofounders?have?trained?more?than?200?dancers?so?far.?“Most?of?these?200?students?are?not?just?dancing.?The?school?is?about?dancing?with?a?purpose.?When?you?come?here，?we?teach?you?about?dancing?and?teach?you?to?focus?on?your?lifes?goals?as?well，”?says?Botchwey.

Agyapong?Derrek?Asare，?a?nurse?in?Ghanas?health?sector，?found?a?second?career?as?a?dancer?through?the?efforts?of?the?school.?He?combined?his?nursing?training?with?dancing?rehearsals?（排練）?while?in?school.?Today，?Asare?works?both?as?a?nurse?and?a?stage?dancer.

What?is?the?dance?school?about？