Brooklyn Ballet’s wonder kids, 16-year-old twin brothers Shaakir and Naazir Muhammad, star in this beautiful montage about being in ballet and following their passion. Dubbed “the Billy Elliots of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Naazir and Shaakir Muhammad reflect on professional ballet career while breaking down stereotypes along the way. What did Timothée ...

They’re the Billy Elliots of Brooklyn. Years of dedication have paid off for identical twin boys from East Flatbush who recently won full scholarships to a world-famous ballet school. “I was ecstatic, ...

Houston Ballet Soloists Mackenzie Richter as Odile and Naazir Muhammad as Prince Siegfried in Stanton Welch’s Swan Lake. Credit: Photo by Lawrence Elizabeth Knox (2022), Courtesy of Houston Ballet ...