The Music and Ballet School of Baghdad

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The Music and Ballet School of Baghdad (Template:Langx) was founded in Baghdad, Iraq in 1970. It was initially opened as part of secularist cultural campaign.[1] There are also claims that the school was founded in 1968[2][3] and 1969.[4]

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Two ballet dancers of the Iraqi National Ballet (which is based in Baghdad) performing a ballet show in Iraq in 2007.

In March 2016, the Associated Press reported that the school was facing financial difficulties owing to the government's budgetary crisis.[5] According to the report, the Ministry of Culture had ordered the school to begin charging tuition.

School Structure

The school has approximately 500 students and is co-educational. Many of the female students are withdrawn at the age of 12 or 13 because their parents object to them dancing with boys on religious grounds.[6]

The school teaches students between the ages of 6 and 18 and teaches a standard curriculum alongside music and dance classes.[4]

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