Isabela Coracy started dancing when she was seven years old. She found she was the only Black dancer in her classes, and as she grew up she was told she'd never make a classical company. But for Isabela, dancing is freedom and she refused to give up on her dream. BBC Ideas hears her story in this moving interview.
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