Leila Mallen e Nikita Lev Emery, 6 anni

Leila Mallen, 6, left, of Stratford, Conn., and Nikita Lev Emery, 6, of New York, warm up before auditioning for the School of American Ballet, Monday, April 19, 2010 in New York. The audition was the first in a series conducted for students between the ages of 6 and 10. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)