Being given a second chance is always something that is treasured =) Well, this is a story of second chances...and how everyday people can make their dreams come true...
Everyday Dancers" synopsis
"Everyday Dancers" follows 5 amateur ballet dancers ranging in age from 40 – 61, as they prepared for then took part in a grueling, adult only ballet intensive held in August, 2005. Similar to what an aspiring dancer would experience as part of a pre-professional ballet program, these adults overcame significant obstacles to pursue their dream of dance. Most came to ballet late in life, each after 30, an age most professional dancers begin to consider retirement. Along the way they encountered emotional, social and physical obstacles. How they confronted these challenges and how their lives changed became a universal statement anyone in mid-life or confronting a life changes can understand.
Teresa: Through experiencing partnering for the first time, she came to terms with insulin dependent diabetes, in the process learning she could live a fuller life than she’d previously thought possible.
Robin: Her desire to go en pointe at 43 gave her the confidence to make changes in her life, including securing a position teaching dance to inner-city school children as part of the Boston Ballet’s Citydance Program.
Sharon: Despite living in a small, rural town and a host of physical limitations, her indomitable spirit prevails, pushing her to seek out better instruction and opportunities to improve and grow as a dancer.
Tessa: At 61, Tessa is in the midst of a dramatic life change: Entering retirement and moving to a new city. Growing older and reconciling what she sees in the mirror with the dancer she used to be is something she confronts daily with grace and humor.
Lauran: In spite of tremendous social pressure from friends and family not to start dancing, she walked into the only ballet studio in her remote desert town and began taking class with children and teens. In June, 2006, we followed her as she made her stage debut as the Fairy Godmother in “Cinderella.”
These are everyday people united by one, common passion: a love of classical ballet. Divertissement is the story of their journeys and how their lives changes as a result.
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