Consuming Fire School of Dance & Acrobatics

06/11/2026

Call Jenni. 308-430-2995

06/11/2026

Call Jenni 308-430-2995

06/09/2026

Enroll today for Chadron Karate camp and Kickboxing! Call Sensei Jenni 308-430-2995.

06/05/2026

Chris Gardner spent the night hiding in a public bathroom with his son. The next morning, he went to work in a suit. San Francisco. Early 1980s. His wife was gone. Money was gone. The apartment was gone. All he had left was a young son and a chance. A small chance. Gardner had earned an unpaid internship at a stock brokerage firm. It was the opportunity he had been chasing. It was also a problem. Interns were not paid. Bills did not stop. Rent did not wait. Soon, father and son had nowhere to live. Some nights they found space in shelters. Other nights they slept wherever they could. One night, they locked themselves inside a subway station bathroom. Not for comfort. For safety. Gardner later described trying to keep his son quiet while people walked past outside. He listened for footsteps. For security guards. For anyone who might force them to leave. Then morning came. And he went to work. No one in the office knew. No one knew he had spent the night homeless. No one knew he carried everything he owned from place to place. No one knew that after work ended, he would begin searching for somewhere to sleep. Again. And again. And again. While others went home to apartments and families, Gardner studied. Made calls. Learned the business. Competed against people who never had to worry about where they would sleep that night. Eventually, the internship ended. One person would be hired. Chris Gardner got the job. That moment changed everything. Years passed. He built a career. Then his own firm. Then a fortune estimated in the tens of millions. The world eventually learned his story. A bestselling book followed. Then a movie. But success never erased those nights. Money could not remove the memory of carrying a child through uncertainty. Chris Gardner did not become wealthy because life was easy. He became successful because he refused to let his son's future look like his present. Sometimes determination is not about getting rich. Sometimes it is about making sure your child never has to sleep in that bathroom again. Story based on historical records. This post is for educational purposes.

06/05/2026

Moves wherever you move.

05/27/2026

Showcase DREAM BIG! Congratulations dancers!

05/25/2026

Thank you to all the family and friends who came to support our dancers!

05/25/2026

01/25/2026

International Cecchetti Summer School - ItalyCecchetti

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Join us for a week of growth, professional development, and fun at the 2026 International Cecchetti Summer School in Italy!
Courses:
• Teachers Course
• Students Course
📅 24–29 August 2026
📍 Forlì, Italy
🔗 www.cecchettisummerschool.it
Have questions?
📧 [email protected] — we’ll be happy to assist you!

International Cecchetti Summer School in Forlì, Italy. 24 - 29 August 2026 Students and Teachers Course International Guest Faculty