Swaying in her light pink tutu, 4-year-old Talia Mandel runs to the stage as the music begins to chime. The tiny dancers line up, all grinning, except one girl, Naki Williams, who hides from the crowd behind her elbow, shielding her tears as her mother watches in the packed audience.
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