Kathleen Breen Combes Writes a Letter to Her Teenage Self

Kathleen Breen Combes may be only 5′ 4″, but she looks like the tallest person onstage—an optical illusion created by her oversized jump and radiant charisma. Raised in Fort Lauderdale, FL, Combes had difficulty walking as a child because her leg muscles were underdeveloped. Hoping to strengthen Combes’ legs, her mother enrolled her in ballet […]