Moving Away from Home | Strictly Ballet - Season 1, Episode 2

[@mzzrenestarz]

I love this series. I'm not a dancer but i find this so interesting seeing them work so hard for what they want and ballet is so beautiful to look at :)

[@ilovelivelaugh143]

Me too! It kind of makes me wish I was a dancer. But that also looks like it hurts a lot. SO nah.

[@ellloueez]

go away haha, it's a good kind of pain though! :)

[@Cookiebear200311]

Oh trust me it's painful but it's worth it x

[@wiseserpent3374]

Rene Mc THANK YOU FOR APPRECIATING THIS BEAUTIFUL ART FORM!! I am a dancer but by no means as good as these people. I hate when people look down on ballet dancers and sneer and call us babies. How many of them can actually hold their turnout for more than a second? Huh? What about a single pirouette that’s turned out and controlled? I love it and it makes my day whenever someone says something like you did. Take care and you have my thanks!

[@alveesareeh6678]

Rene Mc 2 me too and u are right. Ballet is beautiful to just sit back and watch!

[@marleymescudi]

These kids are so dedicated. I had a hard time moving four hours away for college at 18 and they're moving cross country at 13/14 years old.

[@georginaadam188]

I'm 12 and Australian and my mum said I can audition for SAB in a few years but I'd be moving like 14 hours away😁

[@AmyKember]

+Georgina Adam go for it! Don't hold back, it could be amazing for you!

[@charlottelucy8035]

+Georgina Adam don't be afraid to chase your dreams. Plus we live in the 21st century where Skype can help ALOT!

[@dermangoschaler182]

@@georginaadam188 she is a really great Mum, because she cares for you and she wants only the best for you, you are really fortunate (my Mum has absolutely nothing to do with horses, but i'm a passionate rider, and she dont even unterstands what i really do she sometimes thinks its waste of time 😢) so tell your mom that she is great, and keep training and looking forward, i think you can make it♥♥️♥

[@katarinaaracic9734]

In a year I will be 14 and I am gonna move so I can go to high school I want...but I am super scared...the good thing is my aunt is in same town

[@janicetan3874]

We don't even take anything outside of school and we still don't have time for anything else besides school and homework. We have cca but that's like working too anyway. We don't even have enough time for 6 hours of sleep. But these people really do amaze me. Their level of dedication and independence is really impressive.

[@MrsPinkmuffinify]

It's amazing how thin they look but at the same time they have so much strength. Their bodies is just muscles and skin and you can see that they put so much time into building that strength

[@amparovaldivia3059]

Jo He it's because ballet makes your muscles grow longer not like other sports that make them bigger

[@oliviawinterbottom9617]

People think dancing on pointe is easy but it's not you have to make it look easy.

[@oliviawinterbottom9617]

Rude

[@calliejet4499]

Olivia Winterbottom I don't think anyone thinks it's easy

[@oliviawinterbottom9617]

You would be surprised people I talk to think they could do and in reality you need years of training

[@calliejet4499]

***** I'm doing beginning too and i was so overwhelmed by all the different names for everything my first class

[@AzizaHutcherson]

It hurts, but when you dance, you don't feel it anymore. That's why I love ballet (:

[@Heartlessiceboy]

I'm a dancer and I have to say that I love the humanistic approach of the american ballet schools and also the fact that the dancers look healthy not like those videos from the Bolshoi or the Vaganova system when you see emaciated teenagers (both male and female) like emaciated robots

[@xXxSW33TH34RTxXx]

I love a lot of the Bolshoi dancers tho, Q_Q. Did you see Precious Adams's Port de Bras at the Prix de Lausanne?

[@AE-ld9ck]

I think the reason you see them as so thin, is because they look mainly for a specific, naturally skinny body type for their dancers at entrance exams. Since they have so many people interested, they can be picky about the "look" they want to have with their dancers. I look (in body type) a lot like them but, I don't diet. I eat healthy and tend not to pig out on snack food. I'm in a healthy category for my height and weight, and looked up the charts that the Vaganova/Bolshoi tend to go by, and I still fit the standards for them. So it's really about (in Russia/Europe) a certain body type PLUS talent and natural ability. Once again, they can be picky because so many girls (and boys) in Russia want to be Ballerinas/Dancers. I personally don't agree that ballet should be one body type. Anyone who loves dance should be given the opportunity to learn ballet and perform. I love a lot of Bolshoi dancers as well as American dancers, so I think it just comes down to preference at that point. But, at the end of the day "the emaciated robots" are human as well, and dance just as much if not more than american dancers, so they should be treated or talked about as people too. :)

[@elainealvarez6551]

+Gustavo Adolfo Rosales Román I've heard horror stories from the students that actually go there. It's an extremely competitive environment and the girls are horrible to each other. It is not a school that promotes a healthy mind. Obviously though, it's an amazing school. You just have to be strong enough to make it through.

[@rebeccaclark9131]

See i agree with you that the Russian ballet definitely tries to pick out those who are naturally skinny but i remember watching a documentary on one of the St Petersburg's Ballet school that produces a lot of the Bolshoi company, and the only thing that was offered for lunch was soup and tea, which really isn't particularly healthy for a bunch of growing teens doing intense exercise for over 7 hours a day. The same documentary had one of the girls saying she wouldn't even eat an apple for fear of gaining weight. No one can deny the Bolshoi ballet produce some of the most amazing dancers in the world but its pretty common knowledge that the Russian ballet culture has a pretty unhealthy view on food in general.

[@meliapauper3979]

In 4:46 he is eating straight from a can of frosting😹😹

[@maddyk8022]

Steph!!! I remember when we danced together in Pennsylvania ballet's Nutcracker!! I always knew she would go on to do amazing things!!!

[@roxiehart1]

Did she become a professional dancer??

[@littledrawingfan]

I did ballet from 3/4 to 7 and quit. I'm 14, starting again and I still can't find out the reason I quit, It's been months since I started and I loved it since the start, so people, it's never too late to start dancing

[@meganmccoy1944]

Raven Gtz So 11 years old is not too late? :)

[@cosettejones7263]

+Megan McCoy no but you have to have lots of flexibility or get it quickly

[@beth5838]

+Megan McCoy Lol im 11 and im barely starting so i guess no.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jordync.3538]

+Cosette Jones flexibility depends on what type of dance you do.

[@georginaadam188]

+Cosette Jones I do mainly ballet, a bit of contemporary and jazz but I still can't do splits😂

[@parislatte1230]

that would have been the perfect age, 14, to have moved out of my parents into the ballet school where I slept, ate, went to school, learned independence and did ballet all with the same group of friends daily. I would have taken all of those "negatives" one girl mentioned (no parties, talking in class, etc.), regular "teenage" stuff, over anything without a doubt. My life would have been so awesome!

[@kiera6326]

Paris Latte+ And relationship with parents?

[@xx-sg8wx]

Kiera Haggarty You do realize the "moody teenage stage" is usually the period in your life where you have the _worst_ relationship with your parents, right?

[@kiera6326]

qZhao NaCl+ I wouldn't know; I'm not exactly a teenager yet. And friendships can go really bad, so the only person you can really turn to in that situation is your family. Despite that, my mother would probably complain that she still wanted to see me 'mature,' as she calls it. 😧

[@xx-sg8wx]

Haha, trust me then, the hormones at this age are just _ridiculous._ Everyone always has some huge overdramatic issue with their parents. As for friendships... I have no clue. I don't have the most normal of friendships, so if friendships are usually that fragile, I guess finding the nearest responsible adult to trust would be best? (Of course, you can still call, text, email, and facetime in this age of humanity, so I don't think it would be too hard to be away.)

[@kiera6326]

qZhao NaCl+ I've had issues with my parents before- like the time when I was six and filled my backpack to the brim with cuddly toys, all set to run away, simply because I refused to eat my vegetables. But yeah, I'm not looking forward to all those hormones. I suppose if you are at a residential school for years, pursuing your dream with others who share that passion, then your relationship with teachers would probably be better than usual. You're right about the simplicity of being able to communicate with each other nowadays, but it's still not the same as the big ol' bear hug when in need of one. I totally get the strange and unconventional friendships thing. There's times where I sit and have a laugh with my *enemies* and it's not until I get back when I wonder why the hell I did that, and whether they'll gossip enough among their little minions to set the whole school against me by Monday. It can be considered a challenge in my school to test how quickly word can travel.

[@bluebie017]

These people are such an inspiration! Even though I love Ballet, I want to pursue a career in acting and music but where I live you don't go far with those type of dreams so I'll have to move to a big city. But I'm 15 and honestly I'm a complete coward and I feel so tired of trying and not doing, is like I'm wasting my life! When I see videos like this, it makes me wonder why I'm still feeling sorry about myself instead of fighting for improvement. I really wish the best for everyone in these videos and anyone who have something they're deeply passionate about and works hard to succeed in it, they're the reason why people still have dreams. :)

[@Paulinacastroa]

I agree with you 100% i love to dance is one of my biggest passions, and i would love to work as a dancer but i'll pursue a career in acting and see what comes next

[@elifsusloly7440]

If you want to do acting and other stuff, go to claude watson school for the arts, they have acting, dancing, singing, and drawing!

[@bluebie017]

eliza sue Thank you! I'll check it out. :)

[@elifsusloly7440]

+Winter Starlight Look up Claude watson school for the arts.

[@YanglingLeyva]

Don't give up! I did ballet from 5-8 and then I quit. I'm 13 and I felt as if I was just too late to do ballet ever again. I'm starting ballet again because I don't want to go on with my life wondering what could have happened. Don't quit. Go on with what you love and don't give up❤️

[@amberlo2679]

And I was obsessed with Dance Moms...

[@minewolf102]

HA same

[@lotuswomen4610]

Me 2

[@lotuswomen4610]

Me 2

[@ameliapang506]

Me 3

[@zurybarnett930]

Oh my sameee

[@YenellyT]

When I was 5 all I wanted be was a ballet dancer but my mom couldn't aford it now that I turned 17 she can but I'm too old, I do take dance but is at school so is not serious, it kills me to know that I will never get to live that dream but I have to accept that some of us are not as fortunate as others

[@actuallyyourewrong9790]

Yenelly It’s never to late

[@isabellasardella3357]

im 13 and always wanted to dance but my mom still cant afford it

[@kainoesoemardjan1326]

Yenelly dont give up!!! My teacher started ballet during his 20's, yet he became a great dancer !!

[@zoommiesbay]

If you really dedicate yourself and focus on it you can do it. The only reason they say its easier if you started younger is flexibility/wheight.

[@alfosantucho]

stretch and condition at home when you finally can go to classes you wont be behind

[@SunnyDaysAG]

I love seeing that one girl knit her her dorm room. I have many crafty hobbies knitting being one so it makes me happy to see other dancers on their way to becoming professionals enjoying other interests in their free time 😊

[@hanandem1]

Strictly ballet is now marked on my calendar for Friday hahahaha is it coincidental that I'm watching this in between ballet classes while I stretch....

[@Phia999]

lol same!! i love this series soo much. it helps me work alot harder

[@maiaotaku]

It's crazy to see that some of them are my age and that I didn't do anything with my life yet 😭

[@nagisashingetsu9057]

You still can don't give up

[@Karen-ex5tg]

I love how they talk about "the usual teenager stuff" like parties and hanging out with friends. I rarely even leave my house and spend half of my day panicking .

[@angelcitygirl]

Mimi is stunning. Lovely and dedicated. A star in the making.

[@emmyhewitt3635]

I like how at 4:46 he's eating frosting

[@audreycapinegro9479]

I was just about to comment that

[@creepmag62]

that is Haggen Das ice cream

[@abbysmith8815]

charlie62 it's frosting

[@jivanfabre]

asturiana no it’s frosting

[@TheTarotQueen]

Who's still watching this series in 2019?

[@noprofile8503]

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!! I literally LOVE your tarot reading’s. There so accurate and aesthetically pleasing. PLEASE keep doing what you’re doing!!!! Sincerely, It’s pretty sad

[@MissAlexaKatherine]

omg I love this series! I want to work for teen vogue and be behind the scenes and interview these young talented people and edit the whole thing basically a team member of teen vogue haha

[@stacyk6984]

That moment when the red headed girl at 5:08 used to go to your ballet school😳

[@VasilikiTzalachanihappy]

It's just difficult to be a dancer i quit dancing because my mum had an an illness in her legs that had to put irons on the joints and i had to stop so i can raise my little sister and yesterday it was the first time i was again on stage (playing in a school play) and i felt this.....energy that i felt when i was only 6 or 8 years old and i miss it!!! I was dancing flok dances and they were difficult so i kinda know how they feel except the part "moving away from home". I wish them good luck to their dreams!!!!

[@user-wk4fz8lq5n]

Love this series! Inspires me to work harder in class!

[@katefevre6222]

I have always admired the art of ballet and hope all the students at this school, ones on this show and ones who weren't, past and present got their dreams turned to a reality xx

[@pearljoslyn9947]

My dance teacher left home at 14 for SAB, and later became a principle dancer in many of Balanchines pieces, as well as working under Jerome Robbins throughout the 60's. Glad to see the legacy continuing!

[@leona7997]

i don't think i'd ever have the courage or strength to do what these people do and what they have to go through in order to make their dreams come true. so inspiring!!

[@annastenson1299]

If somebody tells a dancer what they do looks easy it’s a compliment! Dancers have to make it look easy and dance through the pain

[@elyse372]

I like this a lot more then cheerleaders on awesomeness tv

[@marymtzzz]

I started having jazz classes since I was 9 years old, know one year ago I started ballet, and now I´m on pointe. Hope I can go to ABT

[@lauren-ky2ei]

I did ballet at age 5 or 6 but quit bc the teacher was really mean to me. Now I am 11 and I regret my choice. I have recently started again, but my friend who did it with me all those years ago did not quit, and she is going on pointe this year. I wish that I had just sucked it up and kept going. This is proof that you should keep going and not give up.

[@zandilekhumalo3898]

I love this so much I watch it like every day I'm obsessed with it💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@Jiuls]

Is it only me or does it look awful how Stephanie holds her head?

[@Jiuls]

This girl: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5m3ZKKoq6Z3oK8m7s

[@rhiannacooke8365]

Jiuls yeah it looks like she's sticking her head forward

[@2001J-c6i]

yeah its really weird. and her lips too

[@haleyritchey5440]

I was looking for this comment!!

[@clover4135]

Jiuls I know I can’t, it’s so cringe

[@LoyaFrostwind]

Nice video! This reminds me of going off to college. They have the same nice sturdy wooden dorm furniture we had.

[@coolcatedoescoolstuff4044]

This is my favorite episode

[@월요일-k5c]

발레 공연을 보러갔다 왔고 아직도 무척 또 보길 꿈꿔요. 그 때 무척 좋았고 무대에서 많은 부분을 잃어버렸지만 진짜 좋았어요. 그게 뭘까 아직도 고민했어요. 그리고 이 영상을 보며 그것이 나에게 발레는 챌린지가 아니라 미션 같다 생각이 들어요.

[@monstersilo]

I'm a dancer, and I love how they are working very hard. It's inspiring! :)

[@pippaschroeder9660]

The thing is they are all in this together and I think that helps and the fact that they all help each other through this is so wholesome

[@Julieeetee]

can someone please tell me victor is single haha he dances, plays piano and sings omg

[@paulinak447]

Omg,he is mine. He does the SAME EXACT things as me. LOL (he probably has a girlfriend though, I mean, LOOK AT HIM) xoxo, Paulina!:)

[@fashion11040]

This is my dream school!!!!!!!!!!!! I want to be here I have to be here!!!!!!!

[@azoj777]

Good luck! :)

[@Fallenstars01]

Love your username. When you make it school make sure to make that a shirt.

[@georginaadam188]

I'm 12 and yesterday my mum asked me if I would move from Australia to New York and I said yes so I can audition for SAB in a few years

[@meghanhardin6601]

_amandak_ update please!

[@erzascarlet7616]

Go for it!!

[@madisonrose3053]

Pause at 6:09 Beautiful!

[@evag6717]

im in intermediate level as well but omg they dace waaayy better than me!! i wish i was one of them. love this show

[@luanafaaz6269]

Eva G H I feel you. I‘m doing advanced and they are a little better than me

[@robijuli236]

Using soap is the easy part of laundry.. the hard part is gathering the motivation to sort thru them lol & prioritizing what can go tg so u don’t gotta do like 10 loads lol

[@india-iw5yq]

I’m auditioning for MYB and SAB and ABT this fall I’m super nervous but excited

[@ashnkksmom2264]

I so see how you girls feel although mine was ice skating at 14 it was my life my everything. I had to stretch, to rube my feet that have been shoved into skated for hours and are now numb. No prom. No normal graduation just dance floor or ice

[@meganculhane5351]

I want to be a dancer so badly!!!!

[@annathecookiemc4116]

So be one! What are you waiting for?!

[@freedomclear5425]

The money to take classes

[@baycovert7506]

You don't need to go to an actual studio to take classes! Some dance companies/studios offer online classes where they go through a normal dance class but it's online! I know KBM talent and Mather Dance Company offers free online virtual classes!

[@itsjustfaithxd]

This is really going to help me learn what I may do when I start ballet next week

[@emilyhella]

Jock Soto is a wonderful ballet teacher and as kind as they come!

[@annathejellybean6242]

I dance at a studio with 8 levels and I am on level six which is known as pre professional. I love dance, but I do not wish to leave my home and go to a school like this. My plan is to be a doctor, and just dance to get away from the stress. And that is what I do. I love it.

[@emersonjordan6718]

I just got my pointe shoes yesterday. I can’t imagine living without ballet, it’s my life! I train at the Washington school of ballet, and I’m a clown in Septime Webre’s Nutcracker

[@stevenmctinklepants1709]

My dream school! Hopefully I get in this summer !!! That would be like 3 of the things marked off of my bucket list...

[@potatocat3586]

Uhmmmm it’s been seven years 😬 but did you ever get in?

[@titefred2]

This is like real-life dance academy (AUS show)!!

[@evamitchell1734]

Omg ikr thats so true!

[@sophiedances8254]

Ever since I was 3/4 ish, (around there) I would tell my mom J needed a tutu so I could practice for my class. I wasn't even in ballet!😂 I started at 6 years old, and I still cant believe that I'm getting pointe shoes in a few months!! I also perform in the nutcracker, and I got interviewed at 8 years old. It's really crazy for a young child, and everytime I get tired or dont feel like dancing, I always remind myself how good Of A dancer I want to be. No I'm not tall, or thin, for that matter, but I still keep trying. Dont feel like you cant do it because of your body type, always follow your dreams.🤗

[@sarahbryn6147]

The guy eating out of the frosting container is a huge mood

[@katwright2388]

My brother moved away at 12 but he had to do all the auditions at 11 and as a big sister and being very close to him it was hard to see him go off to boarding school, I missed him alot but if its what he wants to do, he's still doing it and he's working extremely hard and I'm so proud of him

[@Daaaanielle]

My guy just having a go at that can of frosting like it's nothing.

[@danceismylife1394]

Next year I’m going to do the conservatory which I have to do dance 9 in the morning to 8 in the night. I have to do school there and want be able to live a normal 11 year old life. But I’m really excited!

[@rainylight6268]

I used to dance for seven years, and I don't do it anymore. But this is very inspiring.

[@jcnforonda]

LOVE this series so much!! so meaningful :)

[@beatrizamadiz6089]

MORE!!!!! I LOVE THIS SERIES!!!!!!

[@luperamirez9228]

Love these Teen Vogue's they are focused!

[@brendavelasquez142]

It was my dream to be a ballet dancer when i was a little girl , never got the chance my parents never care about it or pay so i could go to a class makes me happy to see these young kids are doing what they love

[@melaniewiderstein6046]

Can we talk about the singing at 4:34 pls ? ♥

[@whatnameshallitake2033]

Sure.I mean,like,a ballerina,singer and a pianist?Yass pleasee

[@artsymusician8041]

it's the same way with music for me. I want to go to a conservatory in NYC so bad, but I have 9 younger sibling to take care of and be an example to. I am the oldest, and I can't just leave to follow my dreams, no matter how much it would mean to me. I am happy for these dancers that they could do this though

[@brookemeininger6707]

I love how at 4:46 he’s just eating a thing of frosting

[@Kay-qx2nt]

Hate to break it to ya girls, but I live at home, am 14 yrs old and dance, but the only parties I go to are bday parties like once every 5-7 months lol.

[@nlawrence321]

I love Kay Mazzo, and Jock Soto.

[@dustysilva9112]

Such great kids! I hope my children have as much drive in them as these kids when their older. Actually watching them fight for their dream makes me want to fight for mine all the more lol

[@elliecraig94]

no talking in the room... my friends at dance WOULD DIE! they always talk!!😂😂 but I love them soooomuch!!❤

[@JamieElyse]

lol at 4:46 i think the boy is eating a can of frosting i dont know why that is funny but it made me smile

[@wilma2317]

This inspires me so much, I even start to stretch while watching because it looks so cool to be that flexible :D

[@cbrownes]

Love this! Great concept

[@annathecookiemc4116]

I think his name was Victor, but the guy that plays the piano, one of his books is a Bastien Piano book, I have the same one. :D

[@bdancerZ3]

I want to see a where are they now with this season

[@lisa-pr4nn]

i moved away from home to study in boarding school and we don't play uno at nights for shit

[@gfsggfgvfdgf5863]

My inspiration 😭💖

[@greeneyes12346]

This is how I felt when I was a gymnasts. It was my life I retired to go to college and care for my father.

[@morgan.r_taylor]

Going on P ointe in about a year so this is really inspiring.

[@elifsusloly7440]

I love dance! I really want to go to Joffrey or NYC ballet!

[@maritje92]

Is it just me or does the girl in red saying EW at 3:52 really look like Brooke Hyland from Dance Moms?

[@peytonbeaver1881]

Kinda

[@georginaadam188]

Yes

[@angelinabel1680]

YES

[@CJ-mn6iw]

yes, she definitely favors her.

[@GraceFaithGFDance]

They are such great ballet dancers for the grades they are in

[@cholulalover15]

these girls are gorgeous

[@greenm.931]

I love that they have dorms

[@Marielove47]

I love the songs in the background. Does anybody know where I can find a list of the songs ?? Great TV show though !!!!

[@zurybarnett930]

My mom doesn’t even allow me to crops the street to go to tutor right beside my school imagine me telling her that i wanna live at New York

[@ninavanklooster9514]

i love to see the dancers dancing and this is my dream school (i am from the netherlands)

[@meganbreen1980]

If anyone does ballet you will understand what I mean: did your dance teacher ever tell you to hold your hand like you have a private message on your palm and only your allowed to see it. Soft but slightly turned inwards. Or is that just me?

[@annastenson1299]

Shmegan 1234 nope my teacher always tells me that especially when my arms are in 5th position I always accidentally have my hands facing forward lol

[@susanm5821]

Omg yes. All the time

[@cecepc1842]

About being far away from home is like being in a boarding school as I am. Except we're only there for school, beside I'm only coming home for the holiday (every term). I am personally 14 but the youngest are like 10. I guess you just have to be brave and face it.

[@dancingformysavior3971]

I'm getting ready to move away to dance full time right now... but I waited till I was 17.

[@hannahregular8403]

I did ballet when I was 4. I quit right before I had to go on for my recital.

[@loriestes2462]

Trying out for nutcracker tomorrow!!!!!

[@alexandragraciela1993]

I want to do ballet. Sadly, that is too difficult to find a great ballet teacher in my city. Poor me

[@drummerxkun]

so much respect

[@janieellen7319]

I started dance when I was four and stopped when I was eight. Im thirtteen now and i started againom march 1st. Sometimes I get discouraged because these girls are 14 and they are way better than me but I just need to tell myslef to keep puersuing and striving to be better and hopefully I will be good when Im older:) never to late to start bc if it makes you happy thats all that matters:-D

[@ArtistsByAnyOtherName]

Don't lose heart! Rewards from hard work sometimes take time to surface but the WILL. Keep at it!

[@emilykapnadze6778]

I love this

[@morganwootton4080]

I would love to dance here. I’m 13 and in a pre professional company in Georgia. I was in New York this past summer and had the best experience of my life. I got accepted to be a cruise ship dancer this summer but we couldn’t afford to let me go. I would love to train here.

[@qsh4158]

I'm starting this year 😄

[@kaitlinr9735]

I can't find out what happened to Stephanie or Emily after the show ended. There's an article somewhere that follows up on the dancers, but doesn't mention either of them, and they're not in the list of NYCB dancers, even as apprentices (though Alec and Mimi are in the corps)

[@Jayjen35]

Well, we don't get their last names so it would be difficult to look up people who weren't on the main cast of the show. Also there are quite a few companies around that are heavily influenced or have ex- NYCB principles and soloists as directors - so there are a number of companies that they might have joined besides this one. Also, I thought Mimi was a soloist now.

[@kaitlinr9735]

@@Jayjen35 maybe she is. Last I checked, I believe that she was still in the Corps but that was probably several months ago and things could've changed since

[@Sunflower_vally]

I'm pretty sure Emily is apart of the Nashvill ballet company, no news Stephanie though.

[@esdckid]

14 isn't technically that young, I went away to ballet boarding school (from North America to Europe might I add) at the age of eleven. I learned all of this and more (groceries, transportation, etc) and yet had the highest grades of all in my classes (in a foreign language having skipped a grade) and balanced time to be away with myself too. I just wanted people to be made aware that living on your own at a young age isn't hard, perhaps at the beginning when you adjust, and that it is sometimes more enjoyable then living at home. You feel like you have enough responsibility that you don't go looking for any, and are able to enjoy being a kid while being mature at the same time. Thank you.

[@esdckid]

Audg Dancingg Thank you.

[@mlindalina1]

LMAO they complain about the usual teenage stuff. 21st century teenage stuff is basically Netflix.

[@krisstentan7605]

😂😂 ikr

[@antoniascott979]

They don't even have time for Netflix.

[@georgiion1684]

lol how old are you?

[@ellasmcg]

Stephanie is going to be a prima!