they face an uncertain future. director says all of iz us troops some as young as 18 want to go back because of family and friends under fire at home. he knows how dangerous it would be. the most good thing they can go is dance to provide ukraine to show ukrainian heart. to show ukrainian culture. from the stage. to show to audience. to share the culture. and we call ourselves the warriors on the stage. if they are warrior, they are warriors practically without uniform. the dancer came here expecting only a brief chore with the costumes for the nutcracker performance and no backdrops or stage props. for now the continue performing around france. borrowing everything right down to replacement shoes.
audience. to share our culture. and we call ourselves warriors for the stage. reporter: but if they are warriors, they are warriors practically without uniforms. the dancers came here expecting only a brief tour with only the costumes for the nutcracker performance, and no scenic backdrops or stage props. for now they ll continue performing around france, but borrowing everything, right down to replacement ballet shoes. olga pastrnak and mikhail, two of the ballet company s star performers have toured abroad before. but this is different. neither can stand being apart from their families, knowing that they are increasingly under the russian boot. at this moment, i understand that i m safe here, but still i want to return home. reporter: olga says there are times when she steps off stage