Don't pointe, don't stare
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Ballet is a difficult enough, but when you mix in sexuality and gender into that, it just becomes harder.
Jen is the principle ballerina for the dance festival, taking place in a year. She loves ballet, but she hates the body she's in.
What will happen when you realize that you shouldn't be a girl anymore when the whole of your dance career is balancing on this one festival?
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