Dancers’ Thoughts on Pretty/Powerful

I always try to improve on myself and be the very best I can be. It’s important to me to always push harder and do better than I did the day before.

-Alessandra Ball James

Dance is an art form that is not just beautiful to look at, but it can also have the power to move you.

-Ben Ingel

“Pretty Powerful” means any individual that simultaneously acquires strength and a beautiful spirit.

-Raven Barkley

There is so much beauty in strength, and in order for ballet dancers to achieve beauty you have to have strength. There cannot be one with out the other.

-Sarah Hayes Harkins

The desire to create art through movement while overcoming my own physical and mental barriers is what powers me as a dancer.

-Colby Foss

Dancers can be asked to execute steps that are beautiful but can also deliver movement that is more raw and real. In that, I believe there is so much power, to show vulnerability but also strength.

-Amelia Sturt-Dilley

Photos by Todd Rosenberg

Dancers: Maurice Mouzon Jr, Lexi Johnston, Ben Ingel, Drew Grant and Raven Barkley

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