Right – “We’ve been friends for 3 years, we met at dance school.“
Left – “Ballet has it’s ups and downs. It get’s harder as you get older. Like everything.”
“How old are you?”
Right – “I’m 17, she’s 18. It’s like oxygen though. It’s a love hate relationship. Some things are out of your control so you can’t always get what you want to get. Everything is very independent, structured, and disciplined.”
Left – “I moved out here when I was 15 from North Carolina. I was by myself. It was scary. I moved into a house with 27 dancers. We got into a program for older dancers so we were young for our groups and I didn’t know a single soul in that house.”
Right – “It was very daunting. I was 14 when I moved. If you want to be pro you have to make that decision when you’re about 12.”