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Yahoo Finance featured Pace University senior and commercial dance major Kiara Miller in "These Students' Colleges Closed Because Of Coronavirus — Here's How They're Coping"
Yahoo Finance featured Pace University senior and commercial dance major Kiara Miller in "These Students' Colleges Closed Because Of Coronavirus — Here's How They're Coping"
Kiara Miller, Pace University
After she heard the news her school was closing, Kiara Miller — a Pace University senior and commercial dance major from Pembroke Pines, FL — took to Instagram stories to express how heartbroken she was.
“At first, I was hesitant to post because I didn’t want people to think I was selfish,” she tells R29Unbothered. “We were all in the studio when we were notified that we had to leave campus and that was the moment it set in, that was not how I envisioned it.”
She was getting ready for her last two showcases, where she would have performed for prospective agents. She was also excited to share the stage with her classmates one last time.
“I made a big sacrifice, an emotional investment for me and I had my mom investing in me. So, I had this huge pressure on my shoulders, and I made it,” she continues. “Every tear, every injury, every success, every breakthrough was all going to accumulate to that one moment at graduation. I fantasized that entire moment with my mom and it feels like my sacrifices and investment got the short end of the stick.”
Miller remains in New York City with her roommates in their apartment. Classes have now transitioned to online and zoom. But, she is hopeful that there will be another opportunity for her to dance and connect with agents once things calm down.
