THEN START MAY 3RD THE
SEPTEMBER 16TH BRIAN AND SUE.
>> THE ONLY. THANK YOU. A NEW
DOCU SERIES PULLING BACK THE
CURTAIN ON THE TRAINING THAT
IT TAKES TO BE A PROFESSIONAL
DANCER ON POINT PRODUCED BY
RON HOWARD GOES INSIDE THE
SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET IN
NEW YORK CITY AND ONE OF ITS
STAR STUDENTS IS FROM RIGHT
HERE IN WEST MICHIGAN.
MICHELLE, THIS ELMS HAS MORE
IN OUR COMMUNITY CONVERSATION.
>> FOR KENNEDY TARGETS.
DANCING IS MORE THAN JUST A
HOBBY. SOMETHING FUN TO DO. IT
IS HER PASSION AND THEN JUST
17 YEARS OLD. HE ALREADY
KNOWS. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT
SHE WANTS TO DO FOR THE REST
OF HER LIFE, NOT JUST A DREAM
FOR SOME DAY. BUT SHE IS
TAKES TO MAKE IT HAPPEN RIGHT
NOW. ON MOST DAYS. THIS IS
WHERE YOU'LL FIND HER POINTE
SHOES LACE, TOP FOCUS AND
DETERMINATION IN HER EYES. THE
DANCE IS WHERE KENNEDY FEELS
MOST AT HOME. DANCING WAS LIKE
A WAY FOR ME TO LIKE
COMMUNIQUE AND EXPRESS MYSELF
WITHOUT HAVING TO TALK EVEN AT
A YOUNG AGE, HER DANCING SPOKE
FOR ITSELF AND WE I GUESS WE
ALWAYS SHE WAS SPECIAL I GUESS
TEACHERS WAS START APPROACHING
US LIKE ASKING A SO SHE BE
INTERESTED IN DOING A SOLO. WE
JUST CAN'T TOOK CUES FROM
TEACHERS. THERE WAS ONE
TEACHER IN PARTICULAR.
>> GOOD. PRETTY THAT 4TH
AGAIN.
>> MISTER DAVID SAYS HE KNEW
FROM THE MINUTE HE SPOTTED HER
THAT SHE WAS GOING TO BE A
STAR ICE ARE CROSSED STUDIO
THROUGH THE GLASS WINDOW.
>> SHE'S DOING HIP-HOP AND
WELL, BUT, YOU KNOW, NOT
TERRIBLY AND I WAS LIKE, WHO'S
THAT GIRL. SHE NEEDS TO BE A
WORKING TOGETHER ONE TO ONE
CHEF FOR THAT LAST SPOT.
>> HOURS UPON HOURS IN THE
STUDIO DURING THE WEEK
TRAVELING TO DANCE
COMPETITIONS AROUND THE
COUNTRY ON THE WEEKENDS AND IN
THE SUMMER AND EVEN BIGGER
STEP. THE SCHOOL OF AMERICAN
BALLET IN NEW YORK CITY. I WAS
12 WHEN I FIRST AUDITION FOR
THEIR SUMMER COURSE IN NEW
YORK. AND SO AND THAT POINT I
DIDN'T REALIZE LIKE HOW BIG OF
A DEAL THIS SCHOOL REALLY WAS.
HERE'S HOW BIG A DEAL S A B IS
3,000 ANSWERS AUDITION EACH
YEAR. 200 ARE INVITED TO
SUMMER CAMP ABOUT A DOZEN GET
ASKED TO STAY FOR THE ENTIRE
YEAR. KENNEDY WAS 14 WHEN SA
BE INVITED HER TO STAY YEAR
ROUND TO MOVE TO NEW YORK CITY
AND TAKE THAT FIRST LEAP
TOWARD A CAREER AS A
WAS PREPARED HER PARENTS NOT
QUITE AS READY THEY DEFINITELY
REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT IT. AND
LIKE FOUGHT THROUGH
EVERYTHING. BUT IN THE END
THEY KNEW THAT I WAS LIKE THE
RIGHT.
>> DECISION FOR ME TO GO
BECAUSE AND THAT'S WHY I
REALLY WANTED UNLIKE THE
SCHOOLS WHERE I'M GOING TO GO.
WE CAN'T SAY NO IF WE DO, IT'S
FOR OUR OWN SELFISH REASONS.
WE HAVE TO.
>> LET HER PURSUE HER DREAM.
AND SO THAT'S THE DECISION WE
MADE AND WE'VE NEVER REALLY
LOOKED BACK.
>> THEY TALK DAILY GETTING
GLIMPSES OF KENNEDY'S BIG CITY
LIFE IS GREAT BECAUSE SHE'S
THERE.
>> YOU KNOW, AT A STARBUCKS
NEAR CENTRAL PARK. AND YOU CAN
SEE THE EMPIRE STATE IN THE
BACKGROUND. I ASKED WHAT SHE'S
STARTING. SO WHAT ARE YOU
DOING THAT. I'M LIKE, AT
WENDY'S ON
>> THE SCHOOL AMERICAN ALLY.
SCHOOL IN THE U.S. NOW THE ON
POINT DOCU SERIES SHOWS JUST
HOW RIGOROUS THE TRAINING IS
AN ECB. IT SHOWS.
>> HOW ATHLETIC HOW
THESE KIDS ARE.
>> AND IT SHINES A SPOTLIGHT
ON THESE DANCERS GIVING THEM
THE RECOGNITION USUALLY
RESERVED FOR OTHER ATHLETES
WHEN YOU COME MAY BE A PRO
ATHLETE. THERE'S THIS HUGE
REWARD PUBLICLY AND
FINANCIALLY WITH BALLERINAS.
YOU ARE DOING IT PURELY FOR
HIS HARD WORK PAYS OFF HER
ULTIMATE GOAL. A PROFESSIONAL
DANCE COMPANY. NEW YORK CITY
BALLET, OF COURSE, IS LIKE THE
DREAM COMPANY CB IS THE
OFFICIAL SCHOOL FOR.
>> NEW YORK CITY BALLET. SO
THAT'S THE ULTIMATE GOAL. BUT
I'D BE HAPPY DANCING ANYWHERE.
WHETHER SHE STAYS WITH BALLET
OR NOT.
>> JUST WATCHING HER GROW INTO
THE WOMAN. SHE'S BECOMING AND
THE EXPERIENCE THAT SHE'S
GAINING. AND AND HOW SHE'S
GROWING AS A PERSON THROUGH
THIS IN MATURING HAS JUST
REALLY GREAT TO WATCH AS A
PARENT.
>> WE JUST WANT WE JUST WANT
TO SEE HER HAPPY. AND SO PART
OF THAT AS HER ACHIEVING HER
GOALS. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE
JUST LETTING LIFE TAKE ITS
COURSE AND HOPING FOR THE BEST
AND FOR OTHER SHY GIRLS TO
FIND THEIR HOME IN THE DANCE
STUDIO. I WOULD SAY TO JUST GO
FOR LIKE IF THIS IF YOU KNOW
THIS IS WHAT YOU REALLY WANT.
LIKE.
TO KEEP GOING. SO KENNEDY HAS
BEEN BACK HOME IN WEST
MICHIGAN, THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF
THE COVID PANDEMIC. BUT SHE IS
HEADED BACK TO NEW YORK'S TO
FINISH OUT THE REST OF THE
SEMESTER AND THEN NEXT YEAR IS
A REALLY BIG YEAR. HER SENIOR
YEAR. SHE WILL BEGIN THE