• Mohsen Al Abdullah, 25, a law-school graduate and dancer nicknamed Mohi, warms up before going on stage to perform at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts, in Damascus. Reuters
    Mohsen Al Abdullah, 25, a law-school graduate and dancer nicknamed Mohi, warms up before going on stage to perform at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts, in Damascus. Reuters
  • Mohsen Al Abdullah gets ready to perform at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts, in Damascus. Reuters
    Mohsen Al Abdullah gets ready to perform at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts, in Damascus. Reuters
  • Mohsen Al Abdullah, 25, a law-school graduate and dancer, warms up before going on stage in Damascus. Reuters
    Mohsen Al Abdullah, 25, a law-school graduate and dancer, warms up before going on stage in Damascus. Reuters
  • Dancer Mohsen Al Abdullah meditates at home in Damascus, Syria. Reuters.
    Dancer Mohsen Al Abdullah meditates at home in Damascus, Syria. Reuters.
  • Mohsen Al Abdullah, 25, a law-school graduate and dancer nicknamed Mohi, performs at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus. Reuters
    Mohsen Al Abdullah, 25, a law-school graduate and dancer nicknamed Mohi, performs at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus. Reuters
  • Dancer Mohsen Al Abdullah warms up before going on stage to perform at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts, in Damascus, Syria. Reuters
    Dancer Mohsen Al Abdullah warms up before going on stage to perform at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts, in Damascus, Syria. Reuters
  • Mohsen Al Abdullah on stage at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus. Reuters
    Mohsen Al Abdullah on stage at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus. Reuters
  • Mohsen Al Abdullah, 25, a law-school graduate and dancer nicknamed Mohi sits with his friend, Mayar, at his home in Damascus. Reuters
    Mohsen Al Abdullah, 25, a law-school graduate and dancer nicknamed Mohi sits with his friend, Mayar, at his home in Damascus. Reuters
  • Mohsen Al Abdullah, 25, a law-school graduate and dancer nicknamed Mohi has makeup applied before going on stage to perform at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts, in Damascus. Reuters
    Mohsen Al Abdullah, 25, a law-school graduate and dancer nicknamed Mohi has makeup applied before going on stage to perform at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts, in Damascus. Reuters

A look inside a dancer's daily routine in Syria - in pictures


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