By Melissa Verdecia always knew she wanted a baby, but as a dancer with , she also knew getting pregnant would mean significant time off from a career that depends entirely on her body.
It was easy to postpone—after the next tour, she told herself, or when she got a coveted role.Then, in March 2020, Ballet Hispanico stopped all in-person operations when New York City entered its .
Verdecia and her husband—Ballet Hispanico dancer Lyvan Verdecia—were laid off along with the rest of the company’s dancers. It was a full-blown crisis—with one unexpected upside.
Their schedules were wide open. “Although financially it wasn’t as optimal, we had the time,” Verdecia recalls. “One day I said Lyvan, maybe this is the time.” Nine months later, their.
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