The young 13-year old from the slums of Mumbai, son of a welder with 6 other children, was bored. So he enrolled in a hip-hop class for underprivileged kids. Spotted by an Israeli who had been brought to India to start a Ballet Class Amiruddin Shan was, according to Yehuda Maor, a complete natural. Despite male ballet dancers requiring a dozen or more years of training, Amir was ready in just over two. Now he has been awarded a full 4-year scholarship to the American Ballet Theater's jacqueline Onassis Ballet School in New York. He will then join the full professional company. He will be a star.