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Teen is first M’sian to win silver medal in international ballet contest

By FATIMAH ZAINAL
Go for it: Julian’s message to fellow youths is to pursue their passion and ignore the critics.

PETALING JAYA: Despite his triumph in one of the world’s most prestigious ballet competitions, Julian Wen-Sheng Gan has a heartbreaking story.

His father died just a month before the Genée International Ballet competition was held in Toronto, Canada, in August.

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