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00:03 My name is Steven.
00:04 I came out of this shelter here because I joined ballet.
00:07 I've come back to continue that program.
00:09 It's 20 years later.
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00:12 I've traveled around the world performing and choreographing.
00:15 I was the obvious choice to mentor these kids because I was someone who had
00:20 gone through what they're going through.
00:21 >> I wanna be a dancer in a ballet.
00:24 >> But going through that shelter, there's some trauma.
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00:29 >> What happened?
00:30 >> Okay.
00:31 >> Yeah, I don't see what's like that.
00:32 >> Okay, let's see.
00:33 >> Did you faint?
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00:39 >> We lost our home cuz my brother was having heart problems.
00:42 We've been from shelter to shelter to living in people's houses.
00:46 We, it was crazy life.
00:47 I have a crazy life.
00:48 Can't forget my lucky heart.
00:51 I protect myself to not telling people that I live in a shelter.
00:55 If I didn't say that, they would have been like, why do you live in a shelter?
00:59 I'm really good at dancing.
01:00 I just need more responsibility overall to take care of myself.
01:03 >> Everything about Victor reminds me of me, but he came from public housing.
01:07 It's hard enough to make it as a dancer, but
01:08 it's even harder coming from our background.
01:10 >> There was this one girl, right, bothering him.
01:13 I swung, but the teacher got in the way, so I kinda hit the teacher.
01:16 >> My God.
01:17 >> Working with these kids, I've had these realizations about myself that I
01:20 didn't wanna face.
01:21 I wanna make a new dance, but
01:23 it'll be the story of going from homelessness to not homeless.
01:26 >> Do you have any movements that maybe make you think about moving between homes?
01:29 >> Si, si, si.
01:30 >> [LAUGH]
01:32 >> We're doing this choreography about our backgrounds.
01:35 We're getting movements into the work.
01:39 >> Yeah, that's good.
01:40 What do you think that means?
01:42 >> Strong.
01:43 >> P-A.
01:44 >> S-H-O-N-T.
01:48 >> I want my family to get up top in the air.
01:51 What is this?
01:52 >> It's not for you.
01:53 I have light scoops.
01:54 >> I'm black, honey.
01:55 >> [LAUGH]
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