A young North Texas dancer has dreams of flying around the world performing in the ballet. Morgan Ligon is on a path to do that.
"Here we go,"
Director Catherine Lewellen said as she started class."To create an elite ballerina, that's very different.""I really want to work with her," Lewellen said."She has a natural artistry about her. Some people have it. She has it! That's something I feel God has blessed her with. She was made to dance."
"When I first started, everything was pretty much a struggle," Ligon said."So I worked every day to try and improve."and won the coveted Hope Award, reserved at the judges' discretion for a dancer who stands out above the competition in both classical and contemporary ballet.
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