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Four teenage students at Patterson School of Ballet are moving on to train at prestigious ballet companies across the country.

Im just so filled with excitement because im like wow, i didnt think i could do something like this. it just exploded this positive energy inside of me. ever since, i feel like i can do so much more with my body and with my heart. >> i grew up on the pablo reservation. it isnt very common in the pueblo to pursue ballet. >> she was able to find her lane, and we nourished her. >> i have been accepted into a ballet training in chicago. its incredible. >> theres so much untapped potential. this is a...

A quarter inch of an arm. i was three months when i was adopted. i definitely had to develop a resi resilien resilien resilience, i was diagnosed with scoliosis. my mom put me in ballet training to build more muscles for my back and help me with my posture. i fell in love with dance immediately. >> five, six, seven, eight. >> thats when i feel like i found my voice. >> my dreams was to travel and dance. i was accepted to the dance company. we have both disabled and non disabled dancers. >> i hop...

Line next. >> but first the story of an or fan abandoned in china, using dance to show that beauty has no bounds. here is her story in this weeks turning point. >> im a professional dancer. i was born in china. i was taken to the orfanage. i was born with a quarter of an arm. i was 13 months of age when i was adopted, coping with staring and rude comments or their doubt in my abilities. i definitely had to like develop a resilience. i was diagnosed with scoliosis when i was eight years old. my m...