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@jessicamiao3760
@jessicamiao3760 5 лет назад
The title makes it seem like turning down Harvard was such a shocking decision. She followed her dream and went to one of the most elite ballet school in the world. To her, that’s worth wayyy more than Harvard.
@icocodee0402
@icocodee0402 5 лет назад
Jessica Miao she didn’t even turn it down. She postponed her attendance
@skeingamepodcast5993
@skeingamepodcast5993 5 лет назад
Yes. Like choosing ballet was the inferior decision.
@tacocatt6808
@tacocatt6808 5 лет назад
Skein Game Podcast it would be realistically if she was just good and not amazingly talented/hardworking and only got into a pretty ok ballet school. However Harvard vs something she loves passionately and it veryyyy good at and has a lot of future prospects in is very different from Harvard vs meh dancer and meh school lol
@milkisspop
@milkisspop 5 лет назад
Harvard likely accepted her bc of her ballet though - she's a very unique person (as in talented) who has ballet help define who she is but yeah
@kreed1004
@kreed1004 4 года назад
right. Harvard! the horror!
@GabriellaVanTassel
@GabriellaVanTassel 7 лет назад
She's not a prodigy, it's time to forget these phrases. She's a hardworking individual with the perfect mindset to achieve greatness.
@mathildeespinosa6690
@mathildeespinosa6690 7 лет назад
Nisky this comment made me feel so much better about myself so thank you
@adorablebelle
@adorablebelle 6 лет назад
So true - thanks
@stonew1927
@stonew1927 6 лет назад
I think it's ok to call her a prodigy cause prodigies also work hard at what they do. Meanwhile, not everyone who works hard can attain her level of success. It's a combination of factors where ability plays a role as much as effort and diligence.
@jewelmarkess
@jewelmarkess 6 лет назад
One doesn't exclude the other. She has a natural talent and she worked hard. You cannot achieve much without hard work even if you are born super-talented. Alternatively, no hard work would turn you into a ballet dancer (or an instrumental classical musician or an opera singer) if you have no natural talent.
@Childoflight-ln7yu
@Childoflight-ln7yu 5 лет назад
@@karinnepoirey8931 The video explains it. Listen to it carefully.
@WeShareTheSameAffliction
@WeShareTheSameAffliction 8 лет назад
I love how she talks and how articulate she is.
@UndercoverAgentLove
@UndercoverAgentLove 7 лет назад
yanarlee
@orchidrenser4683
@orchidrenser4683 7 лет назад
I would love if you could subscribe to my channel, I am a level 8 gymnast. thanks to whoever does
@garaciabayani7178
@garaciabayani7178 5 лет назад
Very random but when you said articulate I remember in Hercules Megara says "are you always this articulate?"
@vivianasanguine1169
@vivianasanguine1169 4 года назад
Can we talk about the reporter? She didn’t push any subjects. Asked questions in a respective manner and listened to the story and responded appropriately to each answer. Well done.🙌🏼🙌🏼
@soaplost13
@soaplost13 4 года назад
one of the very rare reporters that exist, so much respect for them :)
@blaymin802
@blaymin802 4 года назад
I was the 1k like
@vianeyarreola1421
@vianeyarreola1421 4 года назад
Yes 👏
@christinaeaton8733
@christinaeaton8733 3 года назад
Is the reporter Lisa Ling?
@souldancersbyjennifer
@souldancersbyjennifer 11 месяцев назад
This is so strange to read, especially if I haven't watched some of the so called 'interviews' in American tv shows. They were honestly horrible in the way they interject and sort of like pushing their own narrative... So much that proper ethical interviewing seemed so out of the ordinary. I feel bad for the people watching all those...
@Ksienszyc
@Ksienszyc 5 лет назад
She talks in a very elegant way, her voice is so calming!
@arianas7866
@arianas7866 5 лет назад
Ikr!! Kinda like a asmr...
@taylorharvey6091
@taylorharvey6091 4 года назад
Ariana S asmr*
@arianas7866
@arianas7866 4 года назад
@@taylorharvey6091 thanks😊
@christinecardimen544
@christinecardimen544 4 года назад
Beautiful & well educated & talented.
@calisongbird
@calisongbird 3 года назад
She does that teenage style “uptalking” though. Where statements? Sound like questions?
@sikechloe6334
@sikechloe6334 8 лет назад
this girl is going places with that mindset
@panxiihtah
@panxiihtah 8 лет назад
OMG a starlight
@cockola2936
@cockola2936 7 лет назад
TaeTaeLove WOW STARLIGHT ♡
@hannahfox5422
@hannahfox5422 7 лет назад
hyunsiktrash !!! She's in the corps of the Dresden Ballet now.
@juniperheart6781
@juniperheart6781 6 лет назад
Oh man kpop is everywhere
@akudumb3021
@akudumb3021 6 лет назад
Cockola WAIT…WHO ARE STARLIGHTS?!?! I LOVE KPOP BUT…WHOSE GROUP ARE STARLIGHTS?!?!
@AnimalGirl345
@AnimalGirl345 8 лет назад
She is so down to earth, ladies and gentelmen you can't get this on dance moms
@lvega5606
@lvega5606 8 лет назад
Cloe was and Nia is down to Earth.
@AnimalGirl345
@AnimalGirl345 8 лет назад
well yeah but most of them arent
@calvinklein4461
@calvinklein4461 8 лет назад
+Lisa Vega the dance moms girls are nothing. There are so many kids their age that are so much better. That show is trash.
@lvega5606
@lvega5606 8 лет назад
Nemmy & Shmarby Trump The show, itself, is trash. But most of the girls (not the moms) seem pretty sweet, though. It seems like they don't like the show, but they are hoping that by doing it they might be able to get better opportunities and then can quit the show like Maddie. Problem is, like you say, some of them aren't the best dancers, so the opportunity may not come. A few are really good though. I don't know if you've seen any of it lately, but Brynn Rumfallow and Kalani Hilliker are on it.
@pianoaddict7752
@pianoaddict7752 8 лет назад
Kalani and Brynn are actually pretty amazing...
@TechSav18
@TechSav18 8 лет назад
she didn't reject the offer from Harvard she just postponed her attendance
@mooveegurl
@mooveegurl 8 лет назад
agreed. the title of the video is misleading. making u think she said no to harvard and chose ballet instead...permanently.
@YurimoHikashi
@YurimoHikashi 7 лет назад
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@itsMUSICY
@itsMUSICY 7 лет назад
but she didn't accept it in the end. so she dropped it.
@Luna4CE
@Luna4CE 7 лет назад
Savannah Harvard don't wait for her to finish dancing though. They will take another student in her place
@watcherwlc53
@watcherwlc53 6 лет назад
Deferring an acceptance just means you agreed to start another year. And deferrals usually have an expiration date too
@melaniem9231
@melaniem9231 6 лет назад
"Sometimes life is about risking everything for a dream no one can see but you,"
@1onelywalker1984
@1onelywalker1984 4 года назад
Melanie Marquesini love this!! 😭🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
@katherineklevenow1808
@katherineklevenow1808 3 года назад
So true
@alyjiyu
@alyjiyu Год назад
Extraordinary quote...& True.
@soupmiso8897
@soupmiso8897 5 лет назад
She’s been dancing for 3 years, and she is at that level. That is beyond amazing.
@abrakadabrah3031
@abrakadabrah3031 3 года назад
Hmmmmm??????? Then why start at 3, 6 or ten????
@bighitstannnnnn1203
@bighitstannnnnn1203 3 года назад
@@abrakadabrah3031 just for the hell of it?
@yoyoslc
@yoyoslc 2 года назад
@@abrakadabrah3031 3 years for 'professional/serious' ballet training.
@brigittealexander1967
@brigittealexander1967 2 года назад
I know so incredible what an inspiration.
@zinc5304
@zinc5304 11 месяцев назад
@@abrakadabrah3031 She worked a lot, and she also learned quickly on her own. I’m not saying that people who start at like 6 are worse, but that she just tried very hard.
@anetmcclintock4945
@anetmcclintock4945 8 лет назад
"The improvement that you see is directly proportional to what you put in". I agree with some of the comments here, she is not a prodigy, she's a realist and a hard worker. Sometimes we get so jealous of people's success, we dismiss it as "natural talent", or "they were just born with it". But the reality is, there is a lot of hard work and sweat behind the success that they don't always get credit for.
@isabellaclifft4621
@isabellaclifft4621 8 лет назад
I totally agree! I have danced for 5 years and people tell me I am so "talented" and that they could never be so graceful or flexible but I wasn't flexible or graceful before dance and I just work really hard!
@gimmepugs6826
@gimmepugs6826 8 лет назад
+
@melissasmith6762
@melissasmith6762 8 лет назад
That's fucking stupid.
@UnchainedMelodie92
@UnchainedMelodie92 7 лет назад
Melissa Smith Wow, envious much?
@UnchainedMelodie92
@UnchainedMelodie92 7 лет назад
Anet McClintock And I totally agree with you. This girl is an inspiration.
@TheNolwa
@TheNolwa 9 лет назад
I don't think she is a prodigy like the title says she just someone who work really hard to make her dream a reality and I applaud her for that. Not all of us have the courage to chase our dreams, this girl is a real source of inspiration
@Name-uc7kt
@Name-uc7kt 9 лет назад
+Borntohrn I would say she is a prodigy because she started at 14 years of age. Most people who do that would have no chance to ever be a good dancer!
@CarolynFajardo
@CarolynFajardo 9 лет назад
+Name 1001 yes, she is a prodigy for sure. Starting at 14 is crazy!
@gracecarter3644
@gracecarter3644 9 лет назад
+Carolina Fajardo have you ever danced professionally before?
@gracecarter3644
@gracecarter3644 9 лет назад
+Carolina Fajardo and I don't mean that in a condescending way I am just wondering
@Jayjen35
@Jayjen35 9 лет назад
+Borntohrn Well, she started serious ballet training at 14 and has reached this advanced level this quickly, which almost never happens, I can think roughly of only three or four instances. And she has, an American, won a scholarship to study at one of the best ballet schools on the planet that feeds into one of the top three ballet companies on the planet. So yeah, I think prodigy definitely fits.
@aki957
@aki957 8 лет назад
so she's good physically and intelligently?!
@titia6288
@titia6288 8 лет назад
Shah. F Yeah basically
@aki957
@aki957 8 лет назад
RU-vid Lover thats cool
@lilygarner8463
@lilygarner8463 7 лет назад
She's just all around amazing
@blueskyscraper5940
@blueskyscraper5940 7 лет назад
I've heard that people that do ballet are smarter, and I believe it cuz my friends from ballet are practically geniuses, but unfortunately it's not true for me 😬
@tweetydog9488
@tweetydog9488 7 лет назад
LilyPop_314 Everyobe is smart listen to this quote "the one who plays the piano will not play the vilon as good as the one who plays the vilon"
@0x0-b6h
@0x0-b6h 5 лет назад
Harvard: bro You want a scholarship? Her: nah.
@arianas7866
@arianas7866 5 лет назад
She's not turning it down She said she's postponing it!
@Kittie4711
@Kittie4711 5 лет назад
@Tyler's Smol Beans: 😂😂
@cielh8382
@cielh8382 4 года назад
East is up
@lexihon8318
@lexihon8318 4 года назад
Tyler’s Smol Beans twenty one pilots 👊🏻🤘🏻
@Alex-fb1gs
@Alex-fb1gs 4 года назад
She didn't turn down Harvard. She deferred. Smart choice. She can always go later on!
@hillerychan9483
@hillerychan9483 4 года назад
Alex exactly!
@tiffanysabrina525
@tiffanysabrina525 3 года назад
Ohhhh
@yenoriarcebrenes8328
@yenoriarcebrenes8328 3 года назад
Exactly, she will back to study. She will more mature.
@gianna_3440
@gianna_3440 8 лет назад
This girl is an inspiration
@miserylovecompany4457
@miserylovecompany4457 8 лет назад
True
@dawnhoffman4045
@dawnhoffman4045 7 лет назад
Gianna T o
@开心ツ
@开心ツ 6 лет назад
Totally
@zoeemiko8149
@zoeemiko8149 8 лет назад
The title of this video is misleading. She deferred her acceptance at Harvard. She didn't turn it down. The two are not the same.
@LucySquarey
@LucySquarey 7 лет назад
Zoe Emiko what's the difference ?
@leener7725
@leener7725 7 лет назад
+Looci Warei To turn something down is saying 'I'm never going to your school.' To defer something is to say 'maybe in a couple years.' Most of time you do insert the number of years until you might decide to go.
@LucySquarey
@LucySquarey 7 лет назад
Leena Alkholy thank you
@crystalevans2123
@crystalevans2123 7 лет назад
Defer means that she will attend the next year. Malia Obama did the same thing and enrolled this fall at Harvard.
@jewelmarkess
@jewelmarkess 7 лет назад
Leena Alkholy, Crystal Evans - if she becomes a professional ballet dancer, it'll be a whole lot longer than a couple of years, more like 20 years. Ballet dancers finish training at 18-19 and start auditioning. If she gets accepted by a company, she'll work until she retires, which is usually when they are in their 40s. She cannot just leave ballet, go to Harvard and then hope to get a job as a professional ballet dancer.
@darcybhaiwala7057
@darcybhaiwala7057 8 лет назад
Holy smokes she is so articulate and well spoken! Very intelligent artist!
@petsandbeyond1265
@petsandbeyond1265 5 лет назад
Turned the like button to 300
@joannar2451
@joannar2451 4 года назад
Why is it so surprising? Are ballerinas supposed to be dumb or something? They are fine artists, highly educated in many areas, not just dancing! I know it because I am one of them. Besides my ballet school diploma (nine years of schooling) I have four masters degrees, including one in dance pedagogy and a PhD. I also speak four languages, and play piano which we had to learn in ballet school.
@deeschnutzz
@deeschnutzz 4 года назад
Darcy Bhaiwala I mean, she was even accepted to Harvard. So she’s definitely much more talented than the rest
@VV-jg2ln
@VV-jg2ln 5 лет назад
"I would leave the class almost every day and go cry in the bathroom before coming back in because the other girls were so talented" me me in every fucking class
@chole4615
@chole4615 4 года назад
V V God bless you, sorry you have to deal with that
@aestheticchild6414
@aestheticchild6414 4 года назад
lol I read this just as it was at that part, but I'm sorry u have to deal with that 😔
@sofiebonaparte7831
@sofiebonaparte7831 3 года назад
me too, but it will get better.
@ballerinacentral1672
@ballerinacentral1672 5 лет назад
I don’t know if anyone knows this but- I’m actually like really REALLY *REALLY* good at sleeping.
@cowmoo9913
@cowmoo9913 5 лет назад
Ballerina Central underrated comment
@Ladotorrez
@Ladotorrez 5 лет назад
Ballerina Central bet
@oaktwig6413
@oaktwig6413 5 лет назад
Ballerina Central I’m really good at not sleeping when I need to. It’s 12:20 pm on a school night with an important test in school. But then on the weekends I can sleep like my cat does on a sunny day
@user-mv4de3vq9t
@user-mv4de3vq9t 4 года назад
you might be good. but when it comes to sleeping i'm the god😌
@moonl1ght777
@moonl1ght777 4 года назад
Wanna go to the Royal Sleeping School with me?
@kenpatsel1210
@kenpatsel1210 8 лет назад
Some more facts about Rio. She was also accepted to Yale, M.I.T, and offered a full scholarship to Julliard as well as working at the restaurant and volunteering at the science lab at UCSF. She is o e of the most remarkable young people I've ever had the pleasure of knowing.
@diana-qf5dw
@diana-qf5dw 8 лет назад
I wish my parents could have put me in ballet as a kid...or cheerleading...or gymnastics....or some sport besides the common ones offered in schools (I'm not being snobby I just never really gained interest in the ones offered in school)
@lexik4603
@lexik4603 7 лет назад
Same. My parents put me in a load of different things that changed all the time, and I think that's really great intentions because it's letting me see what's out there, but I was never able to find something I was passionate about and obsess about. Ballerinas, gymnasts, etc. start this when they're like 5 years old and do it every single day. I never got to stick to something long term, so I was always just mediocre at every activity I was in.
@diana-qf5dw
@diana-qf5dw 7 лет назад
Lexi K yeah seriously. Whenever I grew to be older I still wanted to get into them but more as something to do for fun because to do it professionally...phew
@mollymiccee
@mollymiccee 7 лет назад
Agreed, I didn't do much as a child and when I was in high school, I participated in something that has dance elements in it and LOVED it. I'm 2 years out of high school now and I still wish my parents put me in dance, I feel like I would have thrived. Maybe one day, but I'm doubting it unless I take it as a class in college.
@potatogymnast4306
@potatogymnast4306 7 лет назад
Diana Gonzalez Same. I did ballet at 6 and loved it, then I had to quit at 7 due to money and school. I started gymnastics at 11, and here where I live people with a late start can't do more than recreational classes once a week. Once I heard my parents talking about my gymnastics, about how they actually felt that I could be a gymnast but never signed me for gymnastics. I wish they did.
@softglow9
@softglow9 5 лет назад
@@lexik4603 it's so true...
@monakatherine7295
@monakatherine7295 9 лет назад
deferring and turning down are two very different things
@madelinesix9917
@madelinesix9917 9 лет назад
How are they different? Sorry I have never heard the work deferring ever😂
@Sarahr98998
@Sarahr98998 9 лет назад
+Madeline Six If you defer, you just put it off but can still attend at a later date.
@Name-uc7kt
@Name-uc7kt 9 лет назад
+Sarahr98998 So what? Even if she put it off, you can still say she turned it down!
@madelinesix9917
@madelinesix9917 9 лет назад
+Sarahr98998 ooh ok thank you 😊
@danL1011
@danL1011 9 лет назад
+Mona Katherine That was click-bait. ;-)
@lizxu322
@lizxu322 7 лет назад
She has such a calming voice and a maturity and wisdom beyond her years...her parents must be so proud of her. I'm a stranger and I'm proud of her.
@sophiaw7347
@sophiaw7347 5 лет назад
I know I'm extremely late but is anyone gonna talk about how she only started 3 years ago!
@cherahsBroll
@cherahsBroll 4 года назад
What?!
@santanubanerjee6765
@santanubanerjee6765 4 года назад
Hell what?!!! Heavens?!!!!
@heather4607
@heather4607 4 года назад
WUTTTTTTTT
@I_dread
@I_dread 4 года назад
@@santanubanerjee6765 check the description box
@alexmun7391
@alexmun7391 4 года назад
ik! has me thinking, maybe it’s not too late to start...
@Michelleluvxoxo
@Michelleluvxoxo 8 лет назад
my talent is being able to eat all the ice cream in the freezer
@sophiethecommenter7927
@sophiethecommenter7927 8 лет назад
Lol same😂😂😂
@psychobunny32
@psychobunny32 8 лет назад
hahahahaha.......
@anandag.8855
@anandag.8855 8 лет назад
rt hahaha
@nataliapc7988
@nataliapc7988 7 лет назад
Just did that
@makennavlogs
@makennavlogs 7 лет назад
Michelle Chan that reminds me i have ice cream in my freezer and im gonna go eat it
@clolspike
@clolspike 8 лет назад
I'm actually really good at eating potato chips.
@Lizzy1da0bomb1
@Lizzy1da0bomb1 8 лет назад
Same here
@JasonCtutorials
@JasonCtutorials 8 лет назад
+Cassie Howells does she get boys? it's the only things that matters.
@marieknipp2323
@marieknipp2323 8 лет назад
me too
@underderry9243
@underderry9243 8 лет назад
i relate to your comment, i love your last name, and i see twenty one pilots
@clolspike
@clolspike 8 лет назад
Cyrene Howlter my last name is actually howells haha, also nice prof pic!
@LancerDancerKatie
@LancerDancerKatie 9 лет назад
This is so inspirational to me because I just joined dance this year and I am 13. The 10 year olds in my class are better than me. I get such bad anxiety and I feel like I am getting no where. But this really made me feel more motivated. I love dance and I think the ballerinas are so beautiful. I have wanted to start dance for two years now but I didn't because I thought it was too late.
@irisflores4274
@irisflores4274 9 лет назад
I started dance last year. I was in Level 1 classes in tap, jazz, hip-hop, acro, and ballet. Now just over a year later, I'm in tap 3, jazz 3, advanced hip-hop, advanced acro, and ballet 4. I'm im classes with the girls who have been dancing since they were two. It makes me happy to see comments about others who have stayed perseverant.
@arianalazo9646
@arianalazo9646 8 лет назад
I started also when I was 13 and 8 year old girls were so much better than me. I stopped because of economic situations but I would give anything to continue ballet, I love it so so so much
@chungyokekhee9641
@chungyokekhee9641 8 лет назад
+Katie Ingram.I'm 13 now and I'm going to start ballet at level 3
@gabbygosh3780
@gabbygosh3780 8 лет назад
I didn't realise until 5 minutes ago that other older students in younger classes get anxiety too :)
@gabbygosh3780
@gabbygosh3780 8 лет назад
But I'm turning 17 in my second year of dance and I'm around 6-10 year olds UGH
@elissaharbuck2170
@elissaharbuck2170 5 лет назад
As a dance teacher, she has exactly what I believe is most important to success in dancing... passion and commitment. Those two things are worth so much more than “natural talent.” I absolutely love seeing the level of success this student has attained, simply from those two elements. Congratulations to her 💖
@kaveenasingsandcosplays3441
Exactly. I am so tired of people saying that you're either good or you suck when it comes to the arts. If you have passion and dedication, you can get better, and you won't know how far you can go unless you try!
@magicallyella7740
@magicallyella7740 4 года назад
The thing is I have been dancing for 11 years now and I haven’t even gotten to the point of being considered ‘good’. I have danced for that long and the eleven year olds are still better than me. This is my passion and i don’t want to take another road but it’s just difficult.
@hi28528
@hi28528 4 года назад
exactly, I've done 14 years of training wishing to even be near good enough, but eventually my parents and teachers convinced me to choose another path. She is just talented and hard-working so she achieved her passion, but sometimes no matter how hard you work, the results are not exactly direct proportional to the work you put in.
@clemmiemayhew456
@clemmiemayhew456 4 года назад
keep going!!!!
@Dannii.Mwah1
@Dannii.Mwah1 4 года назад
I've been dancing since I was 3 I am now 13 and I ain't good at all
@hi28528
@hi28528 4 года назад
@@Dannii.Mwah1 that is around the time my teachers starting telling me I wouldn't make it in the dance world, 4 years later I decided to finally listen to them and pursue something different, but kept dancing as a hobby, then another 3 years later I stopped
@Dannii.Mwah1
@Dannii.Mwah1 4 года назад
@@hi28528 that's really sad :((
@chazito054
@chazito054 7 лет назад
i love how when she talks about her winnings that she doesn't seem cocky about it
@blahgirl8111
@blahgirl8111 8 лет назад
people like her remind me that all i do is be a potato..
@miserylovecompany4457
@miserylovecompany4457 8 лет назад
Same lol
@gladitsnotme
@gladitsnotme 8 лет назад
Don't blame yourself too much, a lot of it depends on your upbringing. Her parents are likely successful based on her speech patterns and studious nature. They are probably responsible for getting her into various activities and driving her towards that lifestyle. Not saying we potatoes should just blame mom & dad, but they gave us our potato genes lmao 🍠
@angharad.9743
@angharad.9743 7 лет назад
blah girl I know, I know
@Frasianfamily
@Frasianfamily 7 лет назад
Never too late to change. You are the only one who can choose to change your lifestyle. Doesn't matter how young or old.
@lovleyrose124
@lovleyrose124 7 лет назад
there's nothing wrong with being a potato
@giavannabuonarroti
@giavannabuonarroti 8 лет назад
I see some young women complaining that they feel they are too old to start dance/ballet. Some are only in their teens. I started ballet at 16 and danced until 18. I danced under a teacher who was a dancer with the Royal Ballet of England. I learned a lot from her; she told me she felt I had a great deal of talent and could go professional if I worked very hard. I got accepted at one of the best Medical Centers in the Country, and had to pick between ballet and my strong interest in neurology. This teacher had invested so much in me her stage name was Betsy Herskind, and I finally made the decision, after much pain and thought, to set ballet aside for a number of years and get my bachelors and advanced degrees/certifications from the University of Illinois at the Medical Center in Chicago. I finished 18 months early. While there, I met a wonderful man, fell in love, got married. I enjoyed an illustrious career in medicine right away, it was rather amazing actually. So I knew I had gone into the right field. BUT- I never lost my passion for ballet. I became a born-again Christian at this time, and both I and my husband felt God was also calling us to have a large family. Professionally, he was very sucessful also. After raising five children, losing two children to miscarriage, adopting two more children, and taking in troubled teens as foster children~ I was also writing books, curriculum, working as a consultant and as a department head medically, and developing my skills as an artist (life drawing). But ballet never stopped calling to me. At the age of about 50 I realized that at least half my life was over. My kids were getting older and more independant, several had left the home to pursue graduate school studies. I felt God calling me back to dance, finally, after all these years. I felt like a fool in classes with kids and young woman that I was three times their age. Yes I went home and cried. I was too old, too fat, not flexible enough, not strong enough, had no musical background, and had not danced in over three decades. Thankfully, I had a superbly talented teacher and choreographer who encouraged me every step of the way. I eventually went on to intermediate\advanced classes and appeared as a soloist in several productions. By this time I was about 55- and I felt better and danced better than ever. facebook.com/photo.php?v=681478648578014&l=8003545562701595786 AS CHURCHILL SAID, " NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER GIVE UP!
@vanessaward2226
@vanessaward2226 8 лет назад
Giavanna Maria Buonarroti wow!! This is so awesome to read. Good on you! And God bless, sister.
@newbosset
@newbosset 8 лет назад
wow...After reading your story u just inspired me to go back to dance I love ballet but my career and life happen, I'm 35 and sure I fell silly but I'm going to do it cus my heart is in ballet
@ssimms8995
@ssimms8995 7 лет назад
Giavanna Maria Buonarroti Beautiful inspiring story. As a 16 year old, I only hope for an ounce of the amount of success that you have gotten. God bless
@sugarplum2467
@sugarplum2467 6 лет назад
I'm sorry but at 16 your bones are already solidfied and you will never have the turn out necessary to be professional, at least not somewhere that can earn you a good living. You danced for two years; in two years nobody can tell you whether you have a future in dance or not; you're not even on pointe yet at that time. Everyone can dance (who isn't injured or otherwise impaired) and enjoy it but very few people can make a career out of it and posts like yours who say "it's never too late" are just about the worst advice ever. 13 is still ok...16 is done for, period. If you want a career in dance you have to be in a company by 18-19, 20-21 at the latest and you're not ready for auditions to major companies with 4 years of practice.
@kaylenmb
@kaylenmb 6 лет назад
And I thought I was too young to start because I'm 12. Thank you for this it was inspiring. And that was a beautiful dance by the way. God bless you.
@jodishu423
@jodishu423 4 года назад
This inspired me on a WHOLE other level. I'm 14 and have been wanting to do ballet since I was 12 but always thought I was too old to start. But seeing her story and seeing how she started at 14 as well, I decided that I'm going to start this year! (after quarantine of course haha) wish me luck :)
@hot7567
@hot7567 4 года назад
good luck! i know someone who started when she was 16 and she’s gotten really good, it’s never too late 🥰
@bridgetkane2856
@bridgetkane2856 4 года назад
Did you start ballet class yet? I'm fourteen and I do ballet.
@riseasthedawn-6250
@riseasthedawn-6250 4 года назад
woohoooo!! you can do it!
@raymiajonesfowler
@raymiajonesfowler 4 года назад
I wish you the best! I hope everything works out for you!
@nolan3398
@nolan3398 3 года назад
good luck!
@peytonmarie0218
@peytonmarie0218 5 лет назад
I feel so encouraged by her, I’m almost 13, and I just started dance class. I’m the oldest by two years. It’s kinda difficult but they are all really supportive!
@arianas7866
@arianas7866 5 лет назад
This video was kinda made for you then😂 Good luck and keep persevering
@kami-ha
@kami-ha 5 лет назад
It's the exact same with me.
@moondreamer1677
@moondreamer1677 4 года назад
Me too! I just started recently and I'm with younger kids so I found her really inspiring.
@SamDiY
@SamDiY 9 лет назад
Who else Loves this video!?
@SeekerStories
@SeekerStories 9 лет назад
+SamDiY We do!
@orlafinlay4851
@orlafinlay4851 8 лет назад
I do
@pearlofpigs
@pearlofpigs 8 лет назад
+SamDiY ME!!!!!!!!!
@Randall_Kildare
@Randall_Kildare 8 лет назад
+SamDiY oh yeah!
@lunabar-cohen8694
@lunabar-cohen8694 8 лет назад
+SamDiY ME!!!!
@StayStrong1776
@StayStrong1776 8 лет назад
I started serious ballet training at the age of 17. Now at 19 1/2 I've been accepted to a professional trainee program directly under a professional company.
@Satanslittlegoat
@Satanslittlegoat 8 лет назад
really!!!😱😱 or are you kidding😑😑
@KayciazWorld
@KayciazWorld 8 лет назад
wow that's awesome, congrats!
@sugarplum2503
@sugarplum2503 8 лет назад
your an inspiration
@skinnylegend1475
@skinnylegend1475 8 лет назад
Where did you train?? Did you already have the right line for it
@StayStrong1776
@StayStrong1776 8 лет назад
+OSnapItzSarah 03 thank you!!
@bridget8677
@bridget8677 8 лет назад
I started dancing a year and a half ago when i was 11 years old and i am a full time dancer finding it really hard because everyone started ballet when they were 3 and they are all so amazing in my class. some days i want to quit but I want to become a professional dancer. i know what its like.
@mac2687
@mac2687 6 лет назад
Yeaa
@lwolf8
@lwolf8 6 лет назад
bridget good luck keep at it you’re gonna get better over time
@sabinatsang
@sabinatsang 6 лет назад
Good luck, if you haven’t already made it yet
@patriciacolin5586
@patriciacolin5586 6 лет назад
I started when I was 12 and I'm 13 now I really want to be a professional dancer and my mum's going to ask my dance teacher whether I have enough talent to be taking ballet and modern seriously (I want to start pointe) plus I am not flexible on am just giving up 😯😐
@anonymouspug1638
@anonymouspug1638 6 лет назад
bridget Keep working hard and visualize where you want to be. :)
@xxbrooklynn
@xxbrooklynn Год назад
I SCREAMED WHEN SHE SAID SHE STARTED AT 14 WITH THE 11 YEAR OLDS. i started at 12 and i’m currently one year behind and going en pointe a few months before i turn 13. she is such an inspiration wow!! i’m also so down abt having started late, but i have to remind myself i started only a few months ago and my teacher already put me in classes with girls who have been dancing their whole lives, plus i’m going en pointe in a few months. i LOVE HER.
@lara_ballerina
@lara_ballerina Год назад
i started training at a pre-professional studio at 15 with the 12 year olds (my teachers accepted me into their full-time program at the start of this year!)- this story is so inspiring to me too! hope your pointe journey goes/is going well 😊
@jasesardari9157
@jasesardari9157 Год назад
I started at 12 and got a full scholarship at 14 and was the worse dancer in my class at 12 and eventually passed their limits
@haydentouhill915
@haydentouhill915 4 года назад
I'm 14 and im in level 3 right now with the 11 year olds and have been going through a hard time so this was very inspiring
@mjallenuk
@mjallenuk 9 лет назад
Sometimes something so scintillatingly beautiful happens that you have no choice other than enjoy the moment. I do hope to take my young daughter (just starting to dance at class with her Dance teacher grandmother) to see you demonstrate your talent and dedication Rio. Thank you seeker stories for this one. :o)
@SeekerStories
@SeekerStories 9 лет назад
Matt Allen Glad you connected with it, hopefully your daughter does too!
@Cain0078
@Cain0078 9 лет назад
Seeker Stories What music was used in this?
@rosesummer4016
@rosesummer4016 9 лет назад
+Seeker Stories this is beautiful I really love your videos keep them going.
@nessaangelique5713
@nessaangelique5713 8 лет назад
+Rose Summer ccccccccccccvcccccccccccc,c cvbvvvvbbbbbcccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc
@cathym4138
@cathym4138 8 лет назад
Am I the only one here who doesnt do ballet?
@Mezzomatch
@Mezzomatch 8 лет назад
Nope!!! I am an opera singer!!!
@emilybarmania1906
@emilybarmania1906 8 лет назад
Cathy M I do tap dance
@Mezzomatch
@Mezzomatch 8 лет назад
Wuhuuh!!!
@blabarsris6012
@blabarsris6012 6 лет назад
No I hate dancing but I love to watch it
@jewelmarkess
@jewelmarkess 6 лет назад
Nope, I am a ballet fan (also opera), but I am a software engineer. My mother, though, took ballet classes as a kid and was even accepted to Vaganova - her father wouldn't let her though - but my mother always told me I had too left feet. Strangely, I got pretty decent in ballroom, but only as an amateur. I wanted to be an opera singer as a kid, but not enough talent there either...
@lydialabelle1293
@lydialabelle1293 8 лет назад
Wow I relate so much because I just started ballet more seriously at 14, and I'm stuck in class with a bunch of 11 year olds who are much better than me. It's hard and really discouraging but this video is very inspiring
@Jenny-mx3bf
@Jenny-mx3bf 8 лет назад
Lydia LaBelle I'm going through the same situation, I'm 14 and stuck in a class for 9-12 years and sometimes I feel like quitting because they are so talented. But I look at how far I've come in the past months and it just pushes me to keep trying and set my goals to be in the correct age group soon. Don't give up 💗
@lydialabelle1293
@lydialabelle1293 8 лет назад
Aw thx, glad to know there's someone else in the same situation
@jackieclaverton
@jackieclaverton 6 лет назад
carry on!! You will become the best dancer you can be if you just work hard and stop comparing yourself to others!!
@wendylou3612
@wendylou3612 5 лет назад
Just to encourage those who started a bit late - I had to wait to start until a few months ago. I'm 57. How I wish I'd had the opportunity to start at 14, or 20, 30, 40. Good luck all of you in your dance careers. I do what I can, I'll never be a swan but who cares - I love learning ballet. Oh and my teacher started at 18 in a class of 11 year olds. She made it. Good luck all.
@ihavenoname727
@ihavenoname727 5 лет назад
Drop in classes should be helpful.
@edancer6263
@edancer6263 4 года назад
"you decide how hard you work and you decide how much you get better" this is everything
@naattaa777
@naattaa777 6 лет назад
I really relate to her! I am 15 and started figure skating. Everyone always says “You can never be too old” but I feel like I am. And seeing all of these little girls and boys being so good already, I really feel bad about myself even though I don’t have to! This Ballett dancer inspired me and motivated me a lot more, thanks :)
@discovery
@discovery 9 лет назад
17 year old Rio Anderson put off Harvard to pursue a dream of dance. She describes the rituals that help her on this journey.
@0810louise
@0810louise 9 лет назад
Another beautiful piece of art
@Tvkuimach
@Tvkuimach 6 лет назад
Discovery i
@eshahrankin1200
@eshahrankin1200 6 лет назад
Discovery k
@lamafahad8338
@lamafahad8338 6 лет назад
.....................👗
@albader5213
@albader5213 6 лет назад
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@sebi7118
@sebi7118 8 лет назад
She's my inspiration because I'm a ballet dancer! I feel so nervous for my ballet exam and now I'm fine because she inspired me so I just practiced a lot. My ballet teacher is proud for me improving. Wish me luck for my ballet exam!!!
@kygarcia7382
@kygarcia7382 8 лет назад
how did it go?
@saragonzalez696
@saragonzalez696 6 лет назад
Nathan M how did it go????
@krazykidzclipz8057
@krazykidzclipz8057 6 лет назад
Nathan M good luck for a year ago :)
@myfriendlikeshorse2308
@myfriendlikeshorse2308 8 лет назад
I'm just starting ballet and I'm 13.. I hope I can do as good as she did.
@TofuNotForU
@TofuNotForU 8 лет назад
You Will. Work hard ! I believe it! Ive been dancing for one year and i worked really hard. now im 13 and going on pointe this year ;)
@myfriendlikeshorse2308
@myfriendlikeshorse2308 8 лет назад
+Lois Miles awesome ^.^
@gimmepugs6826
@gimmepugs6826 8 лет назад
You can do it, as long as you have the passion and drive :) 13 is nowhere near late at all. There are more kids nowadays starting a little later.
@alexandrar634
@alexandrar634 8 лет назад
I started ballet when I was thirteen. I should be going on pointe next year and I'm about to be 16. I had a substitute who was AMAZING and didn't start until she was 14... just keep at it. Practice makes perfect and remember there is always something to improve on.
@richardoky
@richardoky 8 лет назад
Sophia Lucia started Ballet as soon as she turned 13 last year. She is already doing pointe. instagram.com/p/BEj3t8HqbvW/?taken-by=masterballetacademy&hl=en and competing in some of the world most prestige contest. instagram.com/p/BIZ9fKBjtVo/?taken-by=masterballetacademy&hl=en She has a very good sense of balance for someone who turned 14 in Sept. instagram.com/p/BGzzm6pghKe/?taken-by=sophialucia5678
@honeybutterontoast
@honeybutterontoast 5 лет назад
As a late starter myself, it’s easy to get discouraged, especially when I work nearly twice as hard as anyone else. Watching this video gives me just a little bit more hope for what I may accomplish in the future.
@abby697
@abby697 6 лет назад
this was so inspirational thank you!!! it actually made me cry. i'm 14 and also just started dancing and it's absolutely lovely to see people who are such brilliant dancers share their stories and experiences and the struggles they went through with others. it's liberating to know that someday i can be like them, even if i didn't start when i was 18 months old. thank you again so much.
@bekkahstyles7569
@bekkahstyles7569 8 лет назад
As a musician, I can somewhat relate. When my mind forgets, my fingers always kick in, never failing to forget. It's also nice to visualize what the sound is in your head so you know exactly what you want to produce emotionally and remember the rhythm. It's also a lot of pressure because you can't take a movement or sound or set of words back. In visual arts you can just start over, that's impossible with other art forms. It also means that every performance is slightly different depending on the performer. Preforming arts for this reason I think, is so beautiful.
@ljp9402
@ljp9402 8 лет назад
holy shit this girl is goals
@clairekuehler
@clairekuehler 6 лет назад
Laura Padron I
@lyricaldancer3399
@lyricaldancer3399 9 лет назад
I can honestly relate so much to her. Now I am far from Harvard or Royal Ballet School ready, but I started dancing at age 14. The first year was horrible and I was in class with all of the younger kids. I was definitely the worst one in the class. Then, I decided to get serious about dance because it was my passion. I started taking every class my studio offered for my age. I took private lessons and conditioned nonstop especially in ballet. As I got better, I joined the competition team and placed first with my solo. I am 17 now and surprisingly in pointe classes. I guess my conditioning paid off, because I feel very confident in my shoes. I am an assistant teacher at my studio and am working hard to prepare for college auditions because I want to major in dance. She is so inspiring to me and encourages me to keep going, because who knows what could happen? To everyone out there- never give up! The future is bright and shining for you!
@akosi
@akosi 6 лет назад
"You decide how hard you work & you decide how much better you get" - I need to be constantly reminded of this. She's so inspiring!!
@aprillim3333
@aprillim3333 2 года назад
This is a video I watched when I was 9 and just started the Elite competition team. Rewatching this video 4 years later, hits home.
@jessieb5572
@jessieb5572 8 лет назад
This inspired me because I just started lyrical and contemporary, and I'm 15, everyone is better than me, which is fine I guess, because I'm always the worst at everything for some reason.
@jessieb5572
@jessieb5572 8 лет назад
+Alexa Charbonneau We gotta work hard and dig down deep
@gabby8627
@gabby8627 8 лет назад
Allow yourself to be a beginner, nobody starts off being perfect
@jessieb5572
@jessieb5572 8 лет назад
+Hey It's Gabby Thank you
@affectivity9346
@affectivity9346 8 лет назад
Jessie B Don't compare yourself with others. If you love it, keep doing it!
@sonalijethi8962
@sonalijethi8962 8 лет назад
Don't give up, you will get there!
@inabind416
@inabind416 8 лет назад
Ballerinas have the prettiest legs. Powerful yet feminine.
@Liuhuayue
@Liuhuayue 5 лет назад
But their feet have been brutalized.
@gladitsnotme
@gladitsnotme 8 лет назад
I always wanted to be a dancer but the one "ballet for adults" class offered in my city was a disappointment. They were all experts (imo) and mostly teenagers. The class wasn't a "beginners ballet class for adults" so I never went back. I think there is a market for this, I can't be the only 30 year old whose parents denied them extracurricular activities/hobbies. 😧
@prg4647
@prg4647 8 лет назад
gladitsnotme While I was living in PR I started taking classes for adults. Most of us were begginer but after the third class, I felt like a ballerina, even though I couldn't do a pirouette the right way yet lol. I moved to Texas but I havent found a place. I think it is a market that needs to be wider for an older generation that are not going to be professional dancers but want the opportunity to dance
@wendylou3612
@wendylou3612 5 лет назад
There's definately a demand. I attend an absolute beginners over 55s class in UK and there are quite a few for adults under 55 too. Contact all the ballet companies and ask them to start up some classes. The more people ask the more likely they'll provide. One of my classes is free!! Its so good for our health and minds. I'm 57 always loved ballet, never had the opportunity. I love my classes. Start asking. Good luck.
@branauke
@branauke 5 лет назад
Yes. The tide is changing now. People are recognizing that adults have a place in the ballet world - and not just as teachers.I'm 56 and just returned to ballet, thankfully having found a couple of great studios where I live. Hand in there, you will find a place too.
@monetpinkett888
@monetpinkett888 4 года назад
even if you don't feel comfortable in a class full of young professionals, I would seriously consider taking it. It will motivate you and you improve so much quicker. :)
@Frogz12920
@Frogz12920 5 лет назад
I’m an 18 year old acrobat who didn’t start the sport until I was 15. My story was very similar. I started with the little kids and they were better than me. Now I’m in the top three in my class and I just got my aerial. Never give up friends, her story touched me because I see myself in her. Thank you :)
@joboodley7927
@joboodley7927 11 месяцев назад
She has a beautiful mind, and a realistic and mature outlook on life, all of which passes into her performance. Just wonderful. I hope that her life is working out for her. She was amazing here!😊
@venividiamavi3223
@venividiamavi3223 8 лет назад
For everyone asking, both pieces of music: 1. Steven Gutheinz - life's wonder 2. Christopher Salt - You can shine :)
@melissalo5986
@melissalo5986 6 лет назад
VeniVidi Amavi thank you!
@isha-zc4lj
@isha-zc4lj 8 лет назад
This was so amazing! I started dance at age 12 and I was in a class with 8 year olds who were so much better than me. But I'm en pointe now and I love ballet more than anything! I can see how much I've improved over the years and it keeps me going :)
@TheZombifiedFairy
@TheZombifiedFairy 8 лет назад
Same thing with my daughter. She's 10 and just decided she wants to train a little more in ballet (she's been doing Contemporary, Acro and Hip Hop since she was 3). She was in the class with 6/7 year olds and she just about quit because she didn't like being with the "babies". But now she's on track and couldn't be any happier than she is now.
@mathildeespinosa6690
@mathildeespinosa6690 7 лет назад
could you do the splits when you started?
@regieviedor8435
@regieviedor8435 6 лет назад
i miss ballet lessons..😢 I stopped because my mom can't afford the fee..
@jnnyelizabeth3596
@jnnyelizabeth3596 7 лет назад
this really inspires me to finally pursue my two year long dream of becoming a figure skater. Im fourteen and havent wanted to do it because i started late. She began in such a difficult sport late and still made the best.
@karinabreyer9832
@karinabreyer9832 5 лет назад
I’m glad there is someone out there who started late just like me, and that I can relate to her as well Edit- WOW! Thanks for all the likes 😊
@anujabhargava917
@anujabhargava917 5 лет назад
So I really wanted to ask that what if the last till you can start ballet?
@karinabreyer9832
@karinabreyer9832 4 года назад
Anuja Bhargava well, I’m still just a tween but I know that many studios offer classes for adults and that it’s never to late to start dancing! But, in reality if you are 30 years old and any age around or more than that it would be near impossible to get yourself into an actual company
@vavacadoz
@vavacadoz 4 года назад
@@karinabreyer9832 yes. I think past 20 would be extremely difficult, and you’d just have to do it as a hobby. It’s very sad, but the truth.. it’s sad because there are many people who don’t even know about their love for ballet, or can’t even afford it when they want to. And by the time it comes, it’s already too late. Many dancers start at extremely young ages, but it’s also possible to start later aswell (by that I mean 15-possibly higher). When I say possibly higher, I’m not saying it’s not really possible, I’m just saying it’s quite improbable, because if you’re wanting to be a professional and you start that late, you may not train hard enough to get there. The thing is, if you’re starting late, you really need to work hard, and put your blood sweat and tears into it. Especially if you aren’t exactly built for ballet at first (but you can definitely work on it). One of the greatest dancers I know started at 13, and there’s another girl I know who started at 17 and is currently doing pretty well and has great opportunities ahead of her. If you’re willing to put more than your all into it, if you’re that passionate and dedicated, and if you try your best, you might be able to make it.
@karinabreyer9832
@karinabreyer9832 4 года назад
Kaylie xoxo You can do anything, do matter what your body is!! Look up plus size ballerina and you will see a girl who DEFINITLEY doesn’t have the typical dancer body but is such an amazing dancer!
@karinabreyer9832
@karinabreyer9832 4 года назад
Krina Vyas You definitley do! A small tip though- only do SUPER basic beginner classes from RU-vid or else you might get some bad habits! I think it’s best for you to work most on flexibility and strength do when it’s time u can learn the “rules” of ballet
@libertadbrito778
@libertadbrito778 4 года назад
This young lady is such an inspiration to all the girls who want to follow their dreams of having a purposely lifestyle. Contrary to so many young women who are taking this amazing free world of opportunity for granted, instead they chose all the wrong things. God bless this girl, wish her the best. ❤🙏
@QueenLiAnn
@QueenLiAnn 8 лет назад
This story inspires me to put in more work into my art. Sometimes I get disillusioned and I lose motivation to work more and harder because I can't see any progress. But this feeling simply does not reflect the truth, that with every practice and every hour spend investing into dance, it will add up eventually to something great.
@duncanlanceoliver194
@duncanlanceoliver194 6 лет назад
you must be a fool you can put as much time as you want into sometihng does not meant you are certain to be rewarded in the future take the most famous artist in the world and when i say artist i mean t painters take vango he paint offer 150 of the worlds most greatest painting in the world what did the earn him in the future they earnt him nothing he died alone in with the loss of hearing in one ear due to him cutting it and he would have to take his work to the local tavern and beg someone to take them off his hand to by his dinner and pint of beer to wash it down his art was worth nothing to him but today it is priceless please stop parrot the biggest lie in the world of art most artist never succeed in the choosen craft
@tilly9632
@tilly9632 5 лет назад
Same sis 0ive only just been able to draw realistic and I thought i failed my exam bit I got th0e results back and got an a i started crying so much
@anyamaier4599
@anyamaier4599 9 лет назад
I am 12 and I have neve taken dance before, except once when I was three. my mom won't sign me up again because she says that I would have had to continue from when I was three. she says it's too late to become really good. I am going to show this to her and see if she changes her mind. I hope she does because when I am watching a ballet or trying to dance in my room it us the happiest moment in my day.
@jamielaw4749
@jamielaw4749 9 лет назад
Tell her about misty copeland too!
@ayeshasummer8699
@ayeshasummer8699 9 лет назад
Yes tell her about misty Copland !
@jamielaw4749
@jamielaw4749 9 лет назад
Also, some ballet schools (such as national ballet school of canada) will accept students who have no experience if they're 12 and under. They check for musicality, flexibility and enjoyment of dance.
@mystical_cupcake
@mystical_cupcake 9 лет назад
You go girl! : )
@bubblegumbp9050
@bubblegumbp9050 9 лет назад
Show her this video😃😃
@michellexbeauty9832
@michellexbeauty9832 7 лет назад
I'm 15 and so unflexible I can bend my back barely and can't touch my toes but I've anyways dreamt of being really flexible
@JamieTay
@JamieTay 7 лет назад
Stretch took me a month to get a back end and splits and previously I couldn't kick my leg highrr than my hip lol. Fiercelivy and others really help
@mollymiccee
@mollymiccee 7 лет назад
I stretched nearly every day in high school for four years - started off kinda flexible but not really, but I left being the most flexible in my group. While I'm still able to do some things, it takes a lot of stretching and I've lost a bit of my flexibility. I wish I never stopped stretching, but I didn't have a reason to do so. My point? Stretch often and through the pain, and if you are doing the correct ones and the correct way, eventually you will see improvement. It won't be quickly, and you may not ever make it all the way, but you will be able to do some. And then be proud of where you've come from, not sad at how far you have to go.
@jackystar5099
@jackystar5099 5 лет назад
I don't recommend stretching everyday it may help for some people but it usually just makes tou tighter. There are actual professionals that teach people how to stretch.
@jesslabrunette
@jesslabrunette 5 лет назад
Try yoga
@Janellabelle
@Janellabelle 4 года назад
We all started like that. You have to stretch A LOT. :)
@isabelkree2126
@isabelkree2126 4 года назад
Imagine how good she must be at walking
@charlottemaddams3994
@charlottemaddams3994 4 года назад
😂 what? Lol
@juley0721
@juley0721 4 года назад
I'm been dancing since I was 2... I trip over my own feet
@damienhauck8038
@damienhauck8038 4 года назад
Whatttt
@niubh4016
@niubh4016 4 года назад
I sometimes walk from toe to heel because thats how we walk in ballet and im fine but walking normally i fall over everything and everyone
@narwhal7642
@narwhal7642 3 года назад
LOLOLOL
@SullivanJordanx0
@SullivanJordanx0 4 года назад
this is so inspiring for a person like me! i started my first ballet class when i was 12 and all the girls in my class were 8 years old to 11 years old. i felt very out of place and i understand exactly how this girl felt. i was always doubting myself because i started late, but i now know i was not the only one.
@hattekid
@hattekid 8 лет назад
It's hard to watch this knowing you're too old to follow your dreams...
@meeramina7027
@meeramina7027 8 лет назад
It's never too late I'm 12 and just started contemporary dancing at home! I've become very good💖
@hattekid
@hattekid 8 лет назад
I'm 19 tho. Still, I'm happy for you! Go chase that dream ^_^
@rvfs5465
@rvfs5465 8 лет назад
+Diana +Diana it's never to late, trust me. If you're motivated, you can get there. I've met people who are amazing at their dream careers, and they started late. If you really work, you can get wherever you want to go, trust me 🙂
@sugarplum2503
@sugarplum2503 8 лет назад
yeah i get what you mean
@authautumn4230
@authautumn4230 8 лет назад
Diana, I understand what you feel just because i'm exactly in the same situation as you, and I'm 19 too, but I truly believe that the best and only way to do things right is to love them, to love what you do. That's why this girl reached her dreams, she has been dancing for just 3 years and she's a professional now... you are young enought to start dancing if that's what you want. Just enjoy it and dance with your heart, then your feet will follow
@davispage9350
@davispage9350 9 лет назад
Omg she looks like Meredith foster
@joshyoureoutoftheband.600
@joshyoureoutoftheband.600 9 лет назад
I noticed that too!
@CarinaandZara
@CarinaandZara 9 лет назад
+Davis Page YES! She does!
@kylajoyvelasquez3489
@kylajoyvelasquez3489 9 лет назад
i know righttt 😂
@daynako_
@daynako_ 9 лет назад
+Davis Page i thought that too haha
@WildGlowVidz
@WildGlowVidz 8 лет назад
Not really at all....
@tsheavenly
@tsheavenly 9 лет назад
this made me cry
@camilaperez5355
@camilaperez5355 9 лет назад
+Shepherd Tiatia why??
@tsheavenly
@tsheavenly 9 лет назад
because it did
@camilaperez5355
@camilaperez5355 9 лет назад
+Shepherd Tiatia okay all we have feelings
@gurl-1968
@gurl-1968 9 лет назад
The awesome thing is she doesn't seem bitchy or vain and sh genuinely seems like a lovely person that is dancing for herself not for anyone else
@camilaperez5355
@camilaperez5355 9 лет назад
+Dance1111 okay okay i now that
@isabell2260
@isabell2260 5 лет назад
why is the title making it seem like harvard was like a big part of the video when it was not?
@thaliagrace4444
@thaliagrace4444 7 лет назад
her determination and dicipline is so inspirational and motivational
@berthabighead369
@berthabighead369 7 лет назад
Her lines are absolutely gorgeous. And what an inspiring young woman following her dream.
@ZimmerSquash
@ZimmerSquash 9 лет назад
This was a beautiful seeker story. Thank you for sharing your story, Rio! Very inspiring.
@Alinasophie_123
@Alinasophie_123 8 лет назад
storys like hers are the ones that make me so upset because she is talking about how she was a late starter and how hard it was for her to get where she is now but when I look at me I just see this 17 year old who wants be a good dancer but I can only train for about 2h a week and i dont have the opportunity to train full time at an amazing dance school even if i would love to ..and It just makes me feel a bit hopeless ..I just love ballet so much ♡
@ania1103
@ania1103 8 лет назад
Alina d. same :/ but we can do this! ❤️
@Alinasophie_123
@Alinasophie_123 8 лет назад
Ania W Yes I hope ♡
@mitzypinks1338
@mitzypinks1338 5 лет назад
Don’t give up!
@leilam828
@leilam828 7 лет назад
her voice is so graceful and soothing
@laurachmiel
@laurachmiel 6 лет назад
I started dancing ballroom at 15 in a class filled with children. At first it was very hard for me but I’m getting better. This ballerina’s confession made me cry because sometimes I literally want to scream at the studio but there’s no way I’m gonna quit.
@TalkAsSoftAsChalk
@TalkAsSoftAsChalk 7 лет назад
I admire ballet dancer so much! They have a huge amount of dedication and its truly admirable!
@MisterIkeJones
@MisterIkeJones 8 лет назад
I dont know anything about ballet, but this was pretty cool.
@libbytimwater1927
@libbytimwater1927 8 лет назад
Me neither, but ballet dancers are amazing!
@aesthetical_switzer_domini1317
Libby Timwater I am a dancer I started when I was 3 and I love dancing. but I don't have the natural talent like some girls this means that I have 2 work that much harder and I can definitely see an improvement
@elephantjunkie00
@elephantjunkie00 9 лет назад
This has been my favorite so far. What an inspiring young woman.
@isabellaalisia4705
@isabellaalisia4705 5 лет назад
I’m 12 and thinking of starting ballet but I was embarrassed. Seeing this girl start at 14 and become as talented as she did just helped me get over that embarrassment
@rebekah725
@rebekah725 4 года назад
Whoever edited this video and was in charge of music, claps to you. It was enlightening and elegant, and mixed with her facial expression as she spoke... made it stunningly magical!
@lilianann4455
@lilianann4455 8 лет назад
I'm doing the exact same, i quit for 3 years, now i'm 14 and am only just getting back into it, this is an inspiration!
@HHY-J316
@HHY-J316 7 лет назад
Lilian Ann you should continue, may be just keep it as a hobby. I started around 8 and quit completely when I was 16 because of busy school schedule. Now I do engineering but I still miss the days when I was in the ballet classes.
@chrisumipeg
@chrisumipeg 9 лет назад
Such an elegant dancer and very well spoken also
@julianerdahl7135
@julianerdahl7135 8 лет назад
This women was very inspiring. I take ballet classes like three or four times a week, but this is the last year I have of the classes, and I was thinking of stopping completely but I have been watch dance academy on Netflix, and it is really inspiring seeing what you could eventually accomplish if you work hard and no give up. It just gives my body this ache to dance when I hear ballet music. I would someday want to be accepted in the national dance academy in Australia someday. I am 10 years old.
@sjsjjdbrnrkskdkeke9211
@sjsjjdbrnrkskdkeke9211 3 года назад
She’s not a prodigy, she worked so hard to be what she is right now. She has been only dancing for 3 years and literally have the level of ballerinas that been dancing for 8 years. She’s beyond amazing
@ivelissesairro8917
@ivelissesairro8917 4 дня назад
She is a prodigy
@angelh6360
@angelh6360 4 года назад
Same thing with me I was 4 years older than the older kids. I later realised that I was much better at hip hop and now I go to different countries for training and on live tv and shows
@rosesummer4016
@rosesummer4016 9 лет назад
If only I had determination and confidence like Rio. I did once have confidence but a bully knocked it out of me. I know it's in there somewhere .
@casaleeromina
@casaleeromina 9 лет назад
You have to get it back. Don't let this bully ruin you. You're stronger then that
@roseticodefensesquad7383
@roseticodefensesquad7383 9 лет назад
Same here
@ellakruskamp1746
@ellakruskamp1746 6 лет назад
Rose Summer it sucks but I know what you're going through
@Xaforn
@Xaforn 8 лет назад
So wonderful, it all starts with a dream, people don't just "fall" into success, it takes effort and dicipline
@aliettehuet1103
@aliettehuet1103 4 года назад
This motivate me because I to started ballet late and always dance with younger ones ,it’s hard because they are better than me . ☺️
@doralicebenedusi5752
@doralicebenedusi5752 2 месяца назад
What she says about loving how challenging ballet is qnd how progress is directly proportional to the hard work you put in is so beautiful and inspiring ❤
@jacintahabisohn4605
@jacintahabisohn4605 7 лет назад
This has really inspired me. I hadn’t taken ballet seriously until a few months ago.(I am fourteen now) and I’m in a class with eleven twelve and some younger year olds. This video means so much to me. Thank you.
@supersailorsailing6405
@supersailorsailing6405 9 лет назад
Awesome! What an inspiration to all of us. Thank you so much, Rio: this helps encourage everyone else in whatever endeavor they are engaged in.
@numberonefilmfan
@numberonefilmfan 9 лет назад
I know someone who deferred entrance into Harvard for ballet over 25 years ago. She never went there, had an excellent ballet career and now has a great career in business.
@rowbom
@rowbom 4 года назад
She has enormous talent, everything is beautiful about her. Exquisite body lines, excellent balance and incredibly fast.
@matthewkretschmer7010
@matthewkretschmer7010 5 лет назад
So pretty how Rio does in ballet dancing. It's interesting hearing from what she went through, how she it felt, and how she did. I enjoyed this.
@wandertobeaches7778
@wandertobeaches7778 3 года назад
I started at 16 with 11 year olds, that was my level and I progressed so quickly, I know how it feels to be in that situation. A testament to hard work and consistency. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@kaveenasingsandcosplays3441
Nice!
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