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Liz Hobday

Dancers leap from adversity to awards

Five emerging performers are vying for the Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards in 2022. (AAP)

When dancer Lucien Xu walked away from the biggest opportunity of his life, he didn't realise what he had done.

During the prestigious Youth America Grand Prix Finals in New York City in 2013, the director of the Australian Ballet School approached the then 17-year-old with the offer of a much-sought scholarship.

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