Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles -This is a BB gun. Probably shouldn't shoot it right now. And this is a foot stretcher. Hurts a lot. And this is to help you turn. -I started dancing just for fun, but now it's so much more than that. FEMALE SPEAKER (OFFSCREEN): People don't realize how hard it is to make it as a dancer. FEMALE SPEAKER (OFFSCREEN): Kids who are pursuing ballet as a career give up their childhood. -It never stops hurting. You've been working your body to death since you were like, five. FEMALE SPEAKER (OFFSCREEN): Tenacity is the main thing that a dancer needs. You have to follow your dream. -A lot of men think ballet is not what it is. -I have to say, I never expected my son to be a dancer. But I couldn't be prouder. -Pointe. -Yes. -Yeah, exactly. -I was born in Sierra Leone, West Africa. My parents were shot by the rebels. It's a miracle I'm even here. -I think I live a pretty normal life. My nickname at school was Barbie because I can bend in all different directions. -Those people that say I've missed out on childhood-- I think I've just had the right amount of childhood and the right amount of ballet. -Pull up, pull up, pull up, pull up, pull up. -I'm from Colombia. I work for my family. My dream is being a professional ballet dancer. MALE SPEAKER (OFFSCREEN): Five minutes to the show. Five minutes. FEMALE SPEAKER (OFFSCREEN): So many dancers would like to have a career, but very, very, very few succeed. FEMALE SPEAKER (OFFSCREEN): At least 5,000 enter the competition. From them, only a couple hundred make it to New York. -How'd it go? -It was horrible. You have five minutes on stage to prove why you deserve this chance. MALE SPEAKER (OFFSCREEN): It's finally my dream. My life is gonna change.
A2 speaker ballet female speaker dancer female pull First Position - Official Trailer 2012 - Ballet Documentary (HD) 1180 27 fisher posted on 2013/04/10 More Share Save Report Video vocabulary