Ballet saved my life in a way few things could. At a time when everything seemed to be falling apart around me, I found in dance a way to express feelings that I didn't even know I had. Ballet gave me a purpose. The discipline of ballet taught me resilience, not to give up in the face of difficulties, to seek perfection not to please others, but to find my own inner peace. Today, ballet is more than a hobby; It's my escape valve, my therapy, my safe haven.