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But as 13-year-old Zoe rehearsed, she knew something was different. “When I first felt the pain, in a way, that really shocked me,” Zoe said. UNCSA’s Preparatory Dance Program is an after-school, preprofessional training program open to third- through ninth-graders. Its goal is to give aspiring dancers the opportunity to explore the world of dance and hone their budding talents. The next week during her classes and practice time, Zoe noticed the pain wasn’t getting better. H...

But as 13-year-old Zoe rehearsed, she knew something was different. “When I first felt the pain, in a way, that really shocked me,” Zoe said. UNCSA’s Preparatory Dance Program is an after-school, preprofessional training program open to third- through ninth-graders. Its goal is to give aspiring dancers the opportunity to explore the world of dance and hone their budding talents. The next week during her classes and practice time, Zoe noticed the pain wasn’t getting better. H...

If Orlando Barragan of Iowa City hadnt wanted to study ballet, his parents - instructors Sarah and Eloy Barragan - would have been fine with that. He still would have grown up around dance and gained an appreciation for it, his mother said.