Bottom of the Pyramid: A Memoir of Persevering, Dancing for Myself, and Starring in My Own Life

by Nia Sioux

I couldn’t help but wish, though, that rather than teaching us how to cope, the show had put their energy into teaching Abby how to be a better person.

The studio culture was not conducive to independent thinking or self-advocacy.

I realized that between the two of us, only my coach got to act like a child.