I hope you’re ready for a long post because I just could not decide which pictures of these ballerinas to use.

These four young ladies may look like your average high schooler, but they have a singular focus that is both rare and admirable.  They are focused, determined, and disciplined.  Not to mention graceful, athletic, and well, pretty darn cute, too.

This shoot was to help Maria celebrate her 16th birthday.  The girls planned the outfits, the dance attire, borrowed tutus from their studio, and made a night on the town of it.  After the shoot they were treated by Maria’s family to dinner at The Melting Pot.  I happened to meet the owner of the restaurant the week after the shoot and mentioned it to him.  He definitely remembered the girls and said that his waiters did, too!  They were all impressed by how much food these tiny girls consumed!