# @dancespiritmagazine on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dct2ChoFSos
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69868126-dancespiritmagazine-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-31T19:31:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dance Spirit Magazine (@dancespiritmagazine) — https://gondola.cc/dancespiritmagazine

## Caption

#LetterToMyTeenageSelf: Ballerina, model, designer, educator, trainer: CandyTong12 has done it all✨

Originally from #SanFrancisco, Tong trained at SFBalletSchool and ENBSchool before getting her BFA in dance performance from the UCIrvine. She danced with Complexions_Ballet from 2018–24, where her expansive movement and gorgeous, long lines filled the stage in the company’s contemporary ballet repertoire.

A signed model, she’s the owner of her own dancewear line, CandyTongCollection 🩰

Last year, Tong dived into the world of celebrity coaching. She founded her Pilates and strength-training program, CandyTongMovement, in 2025, and she’s currently on tour with the Icelandic singer-songwriter Laufey as her personal trainer. 

Read her letter to her teenage self at the link in our bio!💌

📸: jontaylorphoto, Courtesy Tong
📸: rachelnevillephoto_motion for complexions_ballet, Courtesy Tong
📸: Candy Tong at age 13, Photo Courtesy Tong

#DanceSpirit #DanceJourney #CandyTong

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dancespirit, dancejourney, lettertomyteenageself, sanfrancisco, candytong

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