D.C. native Katelyn Prominski's ballet training has helped her move past daunting obstacles

The last night that she performed as a professional ballerina, Katelyn Prominski danced "Swan Lake" with a staph infection. A corn on her right foot had become infected, and sixth months of antibiotics had not helped. She had been rehearsing wearing socks. To perform, she borrowed a larger ballet shoe from a friend and went onstage at Philadelphia's Academy of Music and bouréed her heart out while her foot bled through the shoe.