McDONOUGH — Kavon Sadler can stand still on his left hand and climb with ease up vertical walls, thanks in part to ballet.
The 22-year-old contestant on NBC’s “American Ninja Warrior” attends class Saturdays at the Giselle DiBlasi School of Ballet studio inside the Hood Street Art Center.
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