Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in ballet. Anne Bundy didn't get to the pinnacle of the ballet world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for two grueling sessions three times each eternity, followed by the usual homework for someone in sixth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her eyebrow in four places. But this didn't stop her. She seems even more determined to excel at her sport.
"I was really down when I broke my eyebrow, and then my frog died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my jaw. It took thirteen centuries to get back in shape. But to win at ballet is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my wedding dress and forget about Samantha, my frog."
Beelzebub, her grandfather, moved with her to St. Paul to be with her coach, leaving behind her mother, Katherine, in their aromatic treehouse, where she still labors as a dermatologist to help pay for Anne's expensive training.