Lean, graceful and poised, Kinley Harris leapt across the dance floor worn from hundreds of hours of rehearsals. Reflected in the ceiling-to-floor mirrors, the 25-year-old lifted his partner above his head, turned in a circle and lowered her gently to the ground.
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