Introducing … Daneya Celestin

Most take a lifetime to figure out their passion—but not Daneya Celestin. The focused teen knew at the early age of 3 that dance was in her soul. She spends endless hours practicing—not just because she wants to be the best, but because she truly loves it. When she is not in the studio perfecting her pliés or working on a signature tap routine with choreographer Danielle Ward, you can find her at the mall shopping with friends, in the kitchen cooking with her dad or enjoying her favorite fast food, Chick-fil-A. The Upper Marlboro, Md., teen took some time away from her busy schedule to chat in her Washington, D.C., studio about how she feels dance is the cure to stress, why it should be taken seriously as a sport, why Beyoncé is her go-to music to dance to and more.