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Junaid Jemal Sendi rehearses in the studio in Addis Ababa used by the Adugna Community Dance Theatre Company where he began his dance training at the age of 12.
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Junaid Jemal Sendi first learned dance in the Adugna Community Dance Theatre Company in Ethiopia. The mentoring year has given him a wide range of new skills and experience to take back to his native country.
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Saburo Teshigawara (left) and Junaid Jemal Sendi dance together as the young Ethiopian dancer rehearses his role in Teshigawara's new creation, Kazahana.
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As well as helping to develop dance in Ethiopia, Junaid Jemal Sendi has performed in Japan, Hong Kong, France and Brazil.
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Saburo Teshigawara (left) watches as Junaid Jemal Sendi rehearses the Japanese dancer's piece Kazahana before performances in Tokyo and Hong Kong.
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Kazahana rehearsals on the Opera Comédie stage. In the centre Junaid Jemal Sendi, dancing with other members of the KARAS company (from left José Tirado, Bruno Péré, Christophe Dozzi, Vaclav Kunes).
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Junaid Jemal Sendi on the Opera Comédie stage, rehearsing Teshigawara’s piece Kazahana before the performance.