Q&A With iDANZ, "2023 Prima Ballerina of the Year" Ariana Ramirez
Back in December of 2022, Brown Girls Do Ballet partnered with a local studio in Dallas, Texas called iDANZ to help raise proceeds through a photo contest. The campaign was titled, “United we DANZ” and its objective was to raise awareness in the dance community by sharing collaborative efforts in creating well-rounded, professionals out of the performers at iDANZ. Additionally, the proceeds benefited Brown Girls Do Ballet and The Mom Crew Foundation.
All selected finalists participated in a photoshoot with Brown Girls Do Ballet to produce their own photo concept within the confines of the BGDB theme. Following the photo shoot, the ladies promoted their photos in an effort to win votes and collect donations. The highest-raising dancer will be named the 2023 Prima Ballerina of the Year and will receive many perks!
After all of the votes and donations were collected, the fierce 6-year-old Ariana Ramirez was named 2023 Prima Ballerina of the Year! We sat down to talk with Ariana about the experience!
Link to Ariana’s Commercial:
Q&A With Ariana:
Q: Where do you dance?
A: “IDANZ Performing Arts Studio”
Q: What do you love most about dance?
A: “I love that I get to dance with my friends.”
Q: What has ballet taught you?
A: “It taught me balance and how to point my toes.”
Q: What do you want to do with your dance career when you grow up?
A: “I want to be a superstar, dance in commercials, One day, I want to open my own studio, and I wanna have people look up to me once I grow up.”
A: What do you want to tell your dance instructors?
Q: “Thank you for always helping me and pushing me to be my best. Also, thank you for helping me fall in love with dancing.”
UNITED WE DANZ Finalists:
Cora Shear
Emory Walton
Felicia Scott
Kacey Williams
Liberty Harper
Monica Adams
Skylar Gammage
Taliyah Smith
iDANZ website: