Teen Vogueのインスタグラム(teenvogue) - 12月26日 07時33分

See Blessin Giraldo in motion—creating beats with her hands and feet while chanting Beyonce’s “Who run the world? Girls!”—and you’d never believe she acquired the talent from a simple Internet search. “I was always good with rhythm, but you can learn anything from YouTube,” she says with a smile. She took her skills to school and started a step team at age 11. Step, a mesmerizing display of movement and sound that’s an important part of African-American culture, became more than a hobby for Blessin and her teammates turned sisters, the Lethal Ladies of the acclaimed documentary Step; it was an expression of empowerment. “Step takes you to a different place,” Blessin says. “It’s a way to get out all your frustrations.” When she faced sinking grades in her senior year, step acted as Blessin’s metaphorical stress ball: “Without it, I don’t know if I would have made it.” Now a sophomore in college, Blessin studies business, graphic design, and communications and hopes to use her degree to tell the stories of those in underserved communities who have big ideas but lack the resources to bring them to life. The first member of her family to pursue higher education, she credits her come-up to her high school’s support of creative ventures like step: “Never underestimate the power of the arts.” @amberbmahoney

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