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\"Devdan<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Degree: B.A. Dance, Concentration in Applied Dance, B.S. Computer Science, Concentration in AI, Robotics, and Gaming, and the Professional Training Certificate with Charlotte Ballet.
Graduation Year: 2026
Hometown: Charlotte, NC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did you first get interested in dance?<\/strong>
My mom danced professionally as a principal ballerina. So as soon as I could walk, I was enrolled in dance classes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What kind of career do you hope to have?<\/strong>
I currently plan to pursue ballet professionally, both on-stage as a performer and off-stage as a choreographer.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your favorite thing about the Department of Dance?<\/strong>
Getting to study with such an interdisciplinary focus; you truly become a full-bodied, mature artist by studying and taking in every technique possible, it allows you to find your voice in a way nothing else can.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you participate in any community activities or work in the Charlotte arts community?<\/strong>
I am a lifelong student of Charlotte Ballet Academy, and have performed with them yearly for over a decade!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What have you gained by being a scholarship student?<\/strong>
I have a couple dance department scholarships! The opportunity to work as a face of the department and help show new students what the department is like has been irreplaceable.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you are not in class, studying, or working, what do you like to do for fun?<\/strong>
I love hanging out with friends, playing video games and Magic: The Gathering, spending time with my pets, or just generally goofing off, being mischievous, and engaging in tomfoolery.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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