You have to want it 110 percent. You have to eat, sleep, and breathe your passion, and fight for perfection every step of the way. - Abby Lee Miller

My days were filled with U.S. history and algebra. My nights were spent with history of movement and petite allegros. I might have been your average student during my typical school day, but after school, I was quickly becoming a master teacher. While my friends were looking for a future career in the guidance counselor’s office, I was proving to my colleagues that I had already found my true vocation.

But if you are willing to work, sacrifice, and believe, the sky’s the limit. Some say, “Anything is possible.” I say, “Everything is possible!

Every child in South Florida can dance. And every child there is amazing.