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Danielle Betscher has loved dance from the moment she saw The Nutcracker at 2 years old

The dancer, now a Radio City Rockette, tells PEOPLE about her training throughout her childhood and the moment she was offered the spot with the iconic dance troupe

“I was surrounded by my family, who have always been so supportive of my dream,” she remembers of the call. “So it was really, really special”

When Danielle Betscher was 2 years old, her parents brought her to a production of The Nutcracker . Before the show, her parents were told that such a young kid could never sit through the iconic two-hour ballet — but at intermission, not even the temptation of her favorite snack, chocolate-covered marshmallows, could coax Betscher out of her seat because she was convinced she wou

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