My confidence just got even worse when I graduated high school and set out into the professional ballet world.  I couldn't seem to find a ballet company who wanted me for who I was.
Maybe I should just give up my dreams...
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Eventually I gave up auditioning and got another job, but I wasn't happy. I just couldn't stop thinking of ballet.
I don't want to be working at a grocery store for the rest of my life!
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But one day, after seeing a sign for a fashion brand featuring people with all sorts of bodies, I realized that every body is beautiful. And I came up with a great idea!
I decided to open my own ballet company after realizing that I shouldn't have to change myself for others, and I've never been happier than ever.
Just Believe Ballet Co.
I also found out that many other people were rejected from ballet companies because of their appearance not fitting into the "ballet body" expectations.
I was rejected from companies because of my natural hair.
Just Believe Ballet Company became a place where not only I could believe in myself, but other people could too.
I was rejected because I wear hijab.
I created my ballet company because I don't want anyone else to go through the struggles I went through. And that is why: I believe all bodies are beautiful and should be celebrated, no matter what.
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