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.