There’s a common pronouncement from denizens of The Lone Star State, “Don’t mess with Texas.” There’s a fierce fight and independence that the people of that state cling to and this rugged individualism has never been better reflected than by a teenage dancer who is close to breaking an astounding barrier. Joy Womack from Austin, TX is set to become the very first American to graduate from the most prestigious ballet school in the world, the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. See photos and a video of this inspirational young woman who wrote, “A dancer is honest with themselves and faces their flaws and imperfections in the mirror and chips away at them.”