Many young Americans dream of becoming a dancer for a prestigious ballet school. That dream is now a reality for 15-year- old Harper Ortlieb. Harper Ortlieb left her small town in Oregon to move to Moscow. She is following her dream of becoming a prima ballerina. She was accepted for study at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. There are 721 students in the academy and only 84 of them are foreigners. Harper is younger than most. She is also among the few to be integrated into the regular Russian program. Tatyana Galtseva is a teacher at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. She says Harper is very gifted. She is very gifted,” said Galtseva “She is all ballet, all inspiration.” The Bolshoi took notice of Harper when she took part in a Bolshoi summer program held in Connecticut. The Bolshoi then offered her a place in its Moscow school. Harper says she feels accepted by her classmates and teachers.
Title: American Ballet Dancer at Bolshoi
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<span data-start-time='20583' data-end-time='25958'>She is following her dream of becoming a prima ballerina.</span> <span data-start-time='25958' data-end-time='32375'>She was accepted for study at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy.</span> <span data-start-time='32375' data-end-time='40792'>There are 721 students in the academy and only 84 of them are foreigners. </span> <span data-start-time='40792' data-end-time='43938'>Harper is younger than most. </span> <span data-start-time='43938' data-end-time='51125'>She is also among the few to be integrated into the regular Russian program.</span> <span data-start-time='51125' data-end-time='57833'>Tatyana Galtseva is a teacher at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. </span> <span data-start-time='57833' data-end-time='62000'>She says Harper is very gifted.</span> <span data-start-time='62000' data-end-time='65604'>She is very gifted,” said Galtseva</span> <span data-start-time='65604' data-end-time='70229'>“She is all ballet, all inspiration.”</span> <span data-start-time='70229' data-end-time='79729'>The Bolshoi took notice of Harper when she took part in a Bolshoi summer program held in Connecticut.</span> <span data-start-time='79729' data-end-time='84625'>The Bolshoi then offered her a place in its Moscow school.</span> <span data-start-time='84625' data-end-time='90479'>Harper says she feels accepted by her classmates and teachers.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/926/dance_img.jpg'/></div></div><div 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