16 year old Sharanya Balaji, an Indian American classical dancer, is ready to perform at a concert in California to raise funds for a high poverty elementary school.

Balaji from Harker school said she wants to help the Grant Elementary school which lacked the basic education facilities.

"It was shocking to me. Arts education was not there. I really wanted to do something that also meant something to me and that I could continue with in the future", said Sharanya.
"There are so many ways to raise a well-rounded child, and the arts are one of them", Principal Zades of Grant Elementary School said.
Balaji will perform at Los Altos high school in California.