Eric Underwood, a soloist at Royal Ballet in London, wants more children to get involved

Eric Underwood a soloist at the Royal Ballet in London wants ballet to attract more children from less affluent backgrounds take up the dance. In his opinion, the ballet world was too elitist and needed to be more mainstream and accessible.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 1 October 2015.

He has revealed that he was the only black dancer when he was training in America and he wants to inspire more children to get involved. It was a sort of culture shock to find that he was the only black dancer.
However, Royal Ballet director Kevin O'Hare feels that one can come to the Royal Opera House to see a show for as little as £5. And, at the Royal Ballet school, if one has the talent, he can join the school irrespective of the background he came from.
He has added that one of the greatest programs is 'Chance to Dance' where they go into schools and explain what it is like to be a ballet dancer.
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