Wed, Jun 17, 2015
Valeriia Chaykina left Russia to train in America and adapt her classically trained technique to a modern, Western style of ballet. Now the pressure is on to find a job and stay in America as a professional dancer. Watch as she records her audition tape and receives a private invitation to audition for a major company.
Wed, Jun 17, 2015
Carlos Valdés and his family left everything behind in Cuba when they moved to America to support Carlos' pursuit of a professional ballet career. Then when Carlos got injured and could not dance for several months, his psychological fear of another injury became its own obstacle. See how he overcame that fear and grew stronger.
Wed, May 20, 2015
One of the missions at Miami City Ballet School is to offer promising students from countries around the world the chance to come to Miami to train with their elite company. See how their scholarships have completely transformed lives and inspired new generations of dancers to go after their dreams.
Fri, Jul 17, 2015
In order to get a visa to work in the United States as a professional dancer, Miami City Ballet School dancer Gustavo Pachecco had to travel back to Brazil to wait for the paperwork to go through. Unbeknownst to him and his family, Teen Vogue raised funds to help Gustavo come back to America to pursue his professional ballet dreams.