Egypt Passion for Ballet yosi

In this March 23, 2017 photo, a Serbian ballerina smokes a cigarette while taking a break during a rehearsal at Egypt’s Cairo Opera House. Most foreign dancers fled amid the 2011 uprising. Foreign ballerinas are back, but now the company — like the rest of Egypt — struggles with harsh austerity measures imposed by the government to repair the damaged economy. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)