[CHOA's Shortview 20] "I literally just ate and danced, that's it" — Donna quit her job to study salsa in Italy feat. Angelorito

“He didn't dance like a dancer — he danced like a musician, like an orchestra conductor, really.”

CONTEXTOn what made her decide to study in Italy, describing her first impression of seeing Angelo Lito perform

“We'd start at 9 and go till 10:30 with classical work — ballet or gram class — and then two to three more hours of other dance classes a day. Afternoons were open practice or choreography with a teacher.”

Walking through a typical day at the Musicality World Dance College in Italy

“My teacher always used to say, 'If you want it, there are no limits for a dancer.'”

CONTEXTRecalling Angelo Lito's words from the period when unfamiliar genres like ballet and contemporary felt overwhelming, but she started to see herself pulling it off

“I realized that if you want something badly enough and go after it with everything you've got, you really can do anything.”

CONTEXTThe conviction she felt looking back on her own growth as the three-month program was wrapping up

“I figured if this is something I'm going to love my whole life, why not learn it properly from the start — really understand what kind of culture I'm in love with, and then keep going? Wouldn't that be so much more fun?”

Explaining why her attitude toward dance changed after finishing the three-month program abroad