Welcome to Miami where the sand is hot and the competition is fierce. Meet Mayumi, a student at Miami City Ballet School and a company apprentice. For this 18-year-old, the stakes are high: She left her family and home in Brazil at age 14 to pursue her ultimate ballet dreams.

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One Ballet Student’s Sacrifice for Her Dreams | Strictly Ballet - Season 2, Episode 1

Western Symphony
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust

Symphony in Three Movements
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust