Episode 105 – Ballet in Kenya and Artists for Africa with Cooper Rust

In this episode we are joined by Cooper Rust, talking all about her work as a dancer, her time with the Royal Academy and how her career took her to Africa.

Cooper Rust is a Columbia, South Carolina native and currently resides in both Nairobi, Kenya and Columbia. She graduated from Dreher High School and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her professional ballet career includes seasons with the Nevada Ballet Theatre, State Street Ballet, and Columbia City Ballet. Ms. Rust serves as the Ballet Mistress of Ann Brodie’s Carolina Ballet and adjunct faculty at the University of South Carolina. She has volunteered with the AIDS Benefit Foundation of South Carolina, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Las Vegas, and Anno’s Africa in Kenya. In 2012, she founded Artists for Africa and directed the inaugural show.

https://dancecentre.co.ke/ http://artistsforafricausa.org/

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Thanks to David Zieher who composed our music.