Chapter 6
BUSINESS LOSS
Daniela’s ballet school in Madrid was only fifteen kilometres from her house. It was a small one-storey studio in an old, grey building she owned that had once been a house. Under the roof line, a row of small, timber-framed windows let in the light. Above the glass front doors hung a sign displaying the name of the school: Asombrar La Escuele De Baile, flanked by silhouettes of ballet poses. Across the road was a shopping strip with restaurants and cafes. A clothing boutique and shoe store stood on either side of her school, helping make it more visible within the community.
The school offered beginner, intermediate and advanced classical ballet, lyrical jazz, and contemporary dance classes to all dancers from the ages of five up to the professional stage at abo
