This Transgender Ballerina Is Raising the Bar

Jayna Ledford is a transgender ballerina. Assigned the male gender at birth, Ledford danced as a male from age 5 until she came out as female at 17. Not everyone in the ballet world has been accepting of Ledford’s identity. But she is now studying at a supportive dance academy; she has mastered pointe; she has performed in a production of “The Nutcracker” as a snow queen; and she has big ballet dreams. “My goal is to dance professionally,” Ledford says. “I am just like the other girls. I am working hard, and I am striving to get to where I want to be.”

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[XgothicXbarbieX]

Transgender ballerina is raising the bar?
Not Barre?
Missed opportunity for a ballet joke. 😁

[emmieelizabeth]

Her shoes are really poorly fitted. They’re too big around the heel and they don’t add anything to her feet. But it’s a beautiful story.

[kaylasilvera]

"I think the most difficult part of dancing en pointe is everything" Gurl, I could not agree more, realest comment ever 😆😆

[theultimateninja]

I keep reading comments saying "so many bad comments blablabla" but all I see is positive ones. Is everyone assuming bad comments, or are they being deleted?

[xXxCheescurdxXx]

Who cares about their gender? All I care about is the amount of pain they put on them toes 😪

[lucyw.]

Her feet are so beautifully arched but they’re popping out of the shoe so she isn’t getting any support from the shank. I feel like she should try 3/4 shanking her shoes and see if that helps❤️❤️

[elisesweeney]

The joy on her face as she is performing is just so wonderful to see, what a beautiful dancer!

[jazz-axy]

Wait wait, you got a starring role after a month on pointe? Idk much about ballerinas but that doesn't sound like a thing

[masanobumaou]

I never understood Ballett and never will, but beautiful and beautiful smile.
And it's always good to see people who do what makes them happy and proud :)

[chyniaarianaa]

As a dancer i’m AMAZED that she did so good as the snow queen after being en pointe for only a month!

[sophiegeorge]

This channel has posted 27 videos in the last week. 2 of those are LGBT. Stop looking for issues where there aren't any. This channel showcases people's lives and experiences. If you can't handle that, unsubscribe. It doesn't affect you.

[saintsabe]

The like/dislike ratio is ridiculous. Trans people exist. Talented trans people exist. Deal with it. Grow tf up

[thebaiblade]

I don’t care what gender she is, she is beautiful and her dancing is so majestic. Love from uk ❤️

[michikomorita]

She had beautiful lines and really pretty feet but Ik everyone has said this but I DO think she should get refitted for new point shoes because there is a lot of baggage in certain areas and she can’t really get over her box very well. But other then that SHE IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!!! Keep up the good work

[rinkspox]

the amount of dislikes n hate comments that the lgbt related videos on this channel get is ridiculous. she's beautiful and talented 💖

[gemmaryan]

Those shoes don’t seem like a great fit for her! It’s so important to have the perfect pointe shoe for your foot! It makes a world of difference in the difficulty of pointe work.

[janedoe]

thank you for posting LGBT+ stories despite the hate comments!!!

[ksksksks]

You've come really far Jayna. I've seen a lot of articles and magazines about your story lately and it's truly inspiring! I hope that you end up where you want to be in the dance world - I have no doubt that you'll have earned it.

[loutusblosm]

I casually love how Jayna just dances what she wants because she loves it.

[antm]

Finding a male partner tall enough to handle this person will be difficult.