<p>Why do people dance? Where did ballet come from? How do you make pointe shoes for ballet? How does practice make you better at things? But Why visited <a href="https://www.dancetheatreofharlem.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dance Theatre of Harlem</a> to get answers to these questions with company artists Derek Brockington and Lindsey Donnell.</p>

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