Once a week, a group of South Korean soldiers take part in ballet lessons. Nataly Pak and Minwoo Park tag along to find out why.
The 15 male ballet students groaned as they strained to do the splits and laughed with relief after their teacher counted to five and let them relax.
Once a week, a group of South Korean soldiers near the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) that divides the Korean peninsula trade army boots for ballet shoes in a class intended to ease the stress of guarding the world's most heavily fortified border.
"There's a lot of tension here since we live in the unit on the front line, which makes me feel insecure... Keep reading on Reuters
The 15 male ballet students groaned as they strained to do the splits and laughed with relief after their teacher counted to five and let them relax.
Once a week, a group of South Korean soldiers near the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) that divides the Korean peninsula trade army boots for ballet shoes in a class intended to ease the stress of guarding the world's most heavily fortified border.
"There's a lot of tension here since we live in the unit on the front line, which makes me feel insecure... Keep reading on Reuters