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Raymond Rodriguez stands at a ballet barre in front of a large glass window and shows four female ballet students a tendu effacé devant with his right leg as he holds the barre with his left hand. He wears a black t-shirt and black athletic pants, and black sneakers. The dancers are split, two on his left and two on his right, and watch him intently. They weara black leotards, pink tights and ballet slippers, and their hair is pulled into tight buns.

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Michelle Martin, wearing a gray shirt and black pants, stands with her arms held low in front of her, wrists crossed, and her shoulders at a slight angle. She looks into a mirror (not shown) at two lines of female dancers behind her, who make the same pose while standing in B plus. The dancers wear various leotards and short skirts, pink tights and pointe shoes.

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Marja Miller, who wears a white tutu with pink and floral trim on the bodice, brown tights and pointe shoes, and a red rose on the right side of her low bun, dances on stage in front of a dark backdrop. She pliés on her right leg and brushes her left leg into degagé devant in effacé. She extends her right arm to the side, flexing her wrist, puts her left hand on her hip, and looks down at her pointed foot with a smile.

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Miko Fogarty does a large saut de chat onstage during a ballet competition. She lifts her arms in high fifth and holds a tambourine in her right hand, and looks up with a triumphant smile. She wears a classical tutu with a blue bodice and blue and white ombre tutu with pastel yellow, green and dark blue trim. She also wears pink tights and pink pointe shoes.

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Shot of a young female ballet dancer sitting on the ground rubbing her injured foot. Her face is not shown. She wears a brown leotard and black tights and has athletic tape on several toes to protect them from blisters.

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A ballet dancer works at the barre in the studio. She stands in first position with her left arm on the barre and her left arm raised slightly in second, as if about to plié. Her reflection can be seen in the studio mirror.

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Close up side view of a pensive young woman sitting near window holding her smartphone and awaiting audition news.

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