“The stage is my life, my second house,” said Tello from the DCDC studios, where he has been professionally dancing now for a year. Tello, 24, lives in downtown Dayton. Morning routine “My day starts ...

I am a frustrated dancer. As a child, I used to dance to songs from musical theater and movie soundtracks. I used to imitate ballet and contemporary dance movements when I danced—but it was the ’80s, ...