My name is Mercedes Olivera, born in Peru from a humble family and let me tell you a bit about my life.

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I wasn’t gifted the luxury of being classically trained from the age of 3 like most other elite professional dancers. My parents were not financially secure to provide me with that type of training. On the contrary, I started dancing when I was 6 years old with an average dance teacher at a public school in a third-world country which is Peru. My dad enrolled me in dance because from the day I could walk he could see that I couldn't stop dancing. I might not have had access to endless resources, but I had a neverending burning flame to dance and the most magical dance dreams a little girl could have.

Regardless of your background story or the cards you were dealt with in life, I am here to tell you that with determination, drive, the grind (yes, the ugly grind), and the right approach YOU can achieve absolutely anything you set yourself to!