Shanghai Ballet: Dancers’ Dreams and a Lifetime Commitment

Story posted April 23, 2013 in

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Ballet has been an international art for centuries, but in Shanghai, China it has just become a lifetime commitment for two young girls studying at Shanghai Dance School. Reporter Adrienne DiPiazza takes you inside the government funded ballet school and explains what it will take for these girls to achieve their dreams.

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Adrienne DiPiazza

Senior / Broadcast Journalism

Originally from the Washington, DC metro area, Adrienne aspires to work in television news as an on-camera reporter. Her passion for the news fuels her story-chasing attitude. Adrienne has interned at the FOX News Network Washington, DC bureau for the weekend live show, ‘America’s News HQ’ and at the ABC affiliate station WJLA/ABC7 in Arlington, VA as a night-side reporting intern. At Penn State Adrienne got her start in ComRadio and she currently works as an on-camera reporter and anchor for the Centre County Report. In her free time, Adrienne does ballet, yoga, and enjoys cooking with friends and family.