1st Place Junior Contemporary - Sienna Morris - Age 13 - Tampa 2021
Participant Sienna Morris, age 13, performs a World Premiere of the contemporary piece ’Persist’ choreographed by Dusty Button at the Youth America Grand Prix International Ballet Competition 2021 Season Tampa USA Semi-Final, where she one 1st Place in the Junior Contemporary Category. She is currently a student at Ballet Conservatory at Skyra in Florida, United States.
Video by: Star Action Shots
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