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(Isabella) To me dance a way
to gather my thoughts and feelings.
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However, let myself go at the same time.
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(McKinley) When I walk into that studio
and start listening to the music,
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it helps me forget about everything else.
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(Ben) Dance is a form of self-discovery.
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It's a limitless creative language
that we can all use to communicate.
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(Pravda) I am a very shy person by nature,
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so expressing myself through words
is rather difficult at times for me,
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but when I dance I feel free.
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(Ben) With the support of my mother
and my hometown ballet teacher
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I made the decision to audition.
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Once I got to NBS,
it really felt like home,
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and I knew that this is where
I needed to go to further my training.
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(Pravda) I was given the opportunity
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to be in NBS summer school
through a competition.
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During the summer school,
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I felt that NBS was really a great place
to train and to learn about dance.
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(McKinley) My sisters did ballet,
and I did hip hop,
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and I watched them dance
and I felt like I wanted to dance more
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than I was in hip hop
and so, I decided to try ballet.
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(Isabella) I came to NBS quite later
than other students have, as I am 15.
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After coming here for one year,
it has changed my life so much.
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(Ben) Dance has taught me
what it means to have a passion in life
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and what it means to wake up
every morning with a single goal
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and a goal that hopefully and eventually
leads you to happiness
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because dance is what I want to do.
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Makes me happy.
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