Ballet has always been part of my existence and Stefan Wenta was the first place I took class after college. Although I attended sporadically, I never stopped. His profound influence is measured in moments across decades, in silence as well as in music. In 2019 after a particularly long absence which described a difficult time, I was back in class. He stopped me afterwards and said, “At the bar across the room, there was a radiance about you, I almost didn’t recognize you. A happiness. Keep that with you for the rest of your life.” Thank you forever #stefanwenta