Araceli Almaguer, left, with her mother, Lupe. 'She's my best friend,' Araceli says of her mother. 'She's incredible. A lot of my friends say they can't tell their moms anything, but she's so open, I can tell her anything. I tell her about guys,…
Left, Ingrid Farias and Araceli Almaguer, 17, dance during a dress rehearsal at Disneyland Hotel, one of their many performances during the year. 'When it comes down to it, it's up to you up on that stage, in front of all those people,' Araceli says.…
Araceli Almaguer, left, with friends and family dance the night away in Santa Ana at a cousin's first communion party. 'If I weren't in the ballet, I know I would be doing stuff I regretted.'