STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Ava Dorminey

Where do you go to school? What grade are you in?

I’m in 9th grade at Saint Paul’s

What do you consider to be some of your most outstanding accomplishments?

Getting pointe shoes

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Pediatrician

When did you realize you loved ballet?

I realized I loved ballet when I started looking forward to ballet class and wishing I could go more often

What brought you to Classical Ballet of Mobile?

Classical Ballet’s website seemed very inviting and overall an extremely positive environment

What has been your favorite Classical Ballet of Mobile role thus far?

Anything in The Nutcracker

What's your dream role/variation/ballet?

Swan Lake

What advice would you like to share with younger dancers who want to be just like you when they grow up?

Keep pushing the boundaries of what you and others think you can do