The tights aren't just tights ... "Discipline, for sure. When you're a ballet dancer, there's so much competition. There's no room for questioning the people in charge," she said.

one of the most rigorous forms of classical ballet. From that moment on, I immersed myself in a world of tights and tutus, leotards and pink ballet slippers and beautifully unforgiving satin pointe ...

Anthony Noa, right, dances with Katherine Grace-Shamburek during Colorado West Performing Arts Company’s recent performance ...

Firestone senior Madison Epps loved learning new skills, including sword fighting, in ballet "Peter Pan" at Akron Civic Theatre.