MAPLE SHADE Dana Randolph got pregnant at 19 and divorced at 21.
She loved her daughter, but the pressures of raising a kid alone and trying to figure out her life often were too much, she said.
Randolph, now 30, dealt with depression throughout her 20s.
One thing always brought her back to center: dancing. She would teach dance classes after work and dance on her own in her living room. She wanted to quit dancing several times but could never bring herself to actually do it, she said.
Now, Randolph is teaching younger girls to dance, too.
The Maple Shade resident is owner of Amped to Dance, a studio at 4 N. Fork Landing Road. Specialized classes in ballet, jazz, hip-hop and other types of dance are available to kids ages 2 to 17, as well as additional classes for those 18 and older.