“Why I Dance” – by Patricia Delgado

Principal dancer Patricia Delgado shares what keeps her passionate about dance.

Lying in the bathtub one night after back-to back matinee and evening performances, I remember asking myself if I was cut out for this. It was one of my first programs with Miami City Ballet, performing Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco, Scotch Symphony and Who Cares? I was completely overwhelmed. Muscles I didn’t realize existed were in pain. My mind didn’t know how to handle the pressure: I’d been scared out on stage, which had never happened to me before. The challenges of a ballet career felt impossible.

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