Ballet dancers from across the globe unite in Charleston, SC for a groundbreaking mission: to diversify an art form historically fraught with rigid standards. At the helm is Ashley Benefield, a 25-year-old former ballerina, who has hand-selected each dancer to fulfill her wave making vision - The American National Ballet. In just five months she had formed a fully-fledged dance company boasting a $2.5 million dollar budget, promising perks like health insurance, American visas, and discounted housing. Dancers leapt at the opportunity to bring on the dance revolution, but come their inaugural day, they’re confronted with the age-old lesson: all that glitters isn’t gold.

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