# @dancespiritmagazine on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DeSSswtFcUk
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71575802-dancespiritmagazine-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-10-09T19:46:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dance Spirit Magazine (@dancespiritmagazine) — https://gondola.cc/dancespiritmagazine

## Caption

💸Let’s face it: #Dance can be expensive. In some cases, an hour of work at the U.S. median wage rate may barely cover a single class, let alone the costume fees, shoes, travel, and other costs that serious training demands. That price of admission shuts out many talented and passionate students from chasing their dreams.

Addressing that problem might sound like a job for adults with deep pockets and years of industry experience. But some teenage dancers have proven that with help, age is no obstacle, founding their own nonprofit organizations to make dance more accessible in their communities💖

✨Meet Abigail Pravinata of _developpe_, Isabella Addison Perrone of En Pointe Bels, and Aubrey Sheldon of DanceStudioDirect.

These students work to offset the cost of dance with offerings like free classes, donated dancewear, and subscription boxes, helping make room for more dancers across the U.S. who couldn’t otherwise afford a place in the studio.

Swipe to get to know these young founders and click the link in our bio to read more.

📝: Kharma.Elvirez
📸: From left: Aubrey Sheldon; photo by Katie Sheldon Photography, courtesy Sheldon/Dance Studio Direct. Dance Développé students; photo courtesy DD. Isabella Addison Perrone (in pink long-sleeved shirt) with Simon Elementary School students; photo by Shelby Hubbard, courtesy DC Collaborative/en pointe bels.
📸: Isabella Addison Perrone. Photo by CurtisAndCort, courtesy Perrone
📸: Aubrey Sheldon. Photo courtesy Sheldon
📸: Courtesy Dance Développé

#DanceSpirit #Dancewear #DanceClasses

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