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Best Bets | 'First Position' gets reel
The Courier-Journal
Joan Sebastian Zamora, 16, is one of the young dancers in the new documentary 'First Position.' To make it as a professional dancer takes talent, intense dedication and starting at a young age on the path to becoming one. So, what's it like?


 
The Portland Mercury
'First Position' tracks exuberance and joy of young dancers
The Seattle Times
Fourteen-year-old Michaela is a former war orphan from Sierra Leone, adopted by a Philadelphia family; 16-year-old Joan Sebastian left his Colombian family behind to train in New York; Californians Miko and Jules Fogarty, ages 12 and 10, ...
Review: First PositionSlackerwood
So You Think You Can Arabesque?The Portland Mercury

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The legendary singers Joan Sebastian and Pepe Aguilar announce concert in Stockton
Bilingual Weekly
STOCKTON, CA-Two musical stars of Mexican music, the legendary Joan Sebastian and Pepe Aguilar announce a concert in the City of Stockton — planned for Saturday, June 30 at the Stockton Arena as part of a tour titled “Dejando Huella” (Leaving a trace).


 
'First Position' puts young dancers in spotlight
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
... of dance and the life of a "regular" teenager; Miko and Jules, the young girl and her brother - she loves ballet, he doesn't - pushed by their mother; and Joan Sebastian, the young man from Colombia who sees dance as his ticket to a better life.

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First Position Will Keep You on Your Toes
Huffington Post (blog)
Joan Sebastian Zamora from Columbia says, "My dream is to be a professional dancer. Sometimes you wake up and your body is so tired. I wonder why I do this, but when I take a class, I know I want to do this." The footage of Joan in the primitive ...
Popcorn Preview: First PositionMoviefone

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Boston Globe
Ballet dancers square off in documentary
Boston Globe
... 12, and her brother Jules, 10, from Palo Alto, Calif.; Michaela DePrince, 14, an orphan from Sierra Leone who was adopted by a Jewish couple in Cherry Hill, NJ; Joan Sebastian Zamora, 16, a poor boy from Cali, Colombia; and Rebecca Houseknecht, 17, ...
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 30 Pairs of Chicago Passes to Sundance Ballet ...HollywoodChicago.com
First PositionBoston.com
Insider's look at very young, very talented ballet studentsPhiladelphia Inquirer

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New York Times
Young Dancers Compete in the Documentary 'First Position'
New York Times
There's the youngest of the bunch, Jules Jarvis Fogarty (then 10), a cheerful Californian who clearly doesn't care much about his moves, and older contestants like Joan Sebastian Zamora (16), a thoughtful Colombian who cares so deeply he moved to New ...
Film Review: First PositionFilm Journal
Movie review: The ballet documentary 'First Position' stays elegantly on pointWashington Post
Seven Dancers, Chasing Big Dreams At The BarreNPR
Slate Magazine
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