While it’s wonderful to be a 20-year-old prodigy on the fast track to becoming a principal, it’s so much more gratifying and meaningful to be a 29-year-old woman who’s fought through betrayal from your body, your husband, and even old friends and mentors who turned their backs on you, to earn back the career that has always been your dream. You’re a true inspiration to both dancers and non-dancers alike, in ways you wouldn’t be had your path been straighter and less rocky. Sometimes the fast track isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. 💕
Miami City you say, I am sure they will be glad to have you, it might not be as iconic a company as nycb but it is still a large professional company, good for you to make it back to the top dear Katie
Oh yeah. I've been away from my first love - aerial acrobatics - for three years due to chronic vertigo. I discovered Katie while cross training ballet to keep busy. I'm hopefully getting back in the air this summer. I don't fully know what this means to Katie, but I have a guess.
Hell yeah. Dont know what happened with her husband, just found out things didn't work out when she removed one of her channels, anyways yes well done Katy keep going girl!!! We love you!
I am literally crying right now, I have been watching your videos since the beginning and I never commented- vecause I do not do that very often I am SO proud of you, you fought so hard and now you get what you deserve, you are a amazing dancer, I could watch you dance for hours, in any role. You are beautiful, funny, graceful and you inspire me so much to work hard for my own goals, even if it's hard, even if it seems like everything is against you. You are the definition of "if life gives you lemons"! I know you aren't going to read this-in fact this comment is going to be lost, nobody is going to see this, but I struggle with depression, self harm and bulimia. I am a dancer and two seeks ago I danced without a jacket on and everyone saw my self harm scars. I only had the strength to do this thanks to you. THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH! I love you and your passion. I can't wait to see what the future holds for you! I'll be there to watch it :) ❤️🤗 love from Germany :3
As much as you probably wanted your comment to be lost it wasn't, I saw, and I am here to tell you no matter what you are beautiful, people love, people you haven't even meant care if you are alive, you deserve to be on this planet and to have an amazing life, just because you might not believe it doesn't mean it isn't true whatever you are struggling with it is worth pulling through cause you gotta go through stuff before you can truly see the light, I hope this helps and stay amazing just like you already are:)
Dance Girl thank you very much for responding :) Just by coming to read your anwer I saw that I have gotten likes! This has never happened, what is going on?! Thank you, again 🤗🤗
cbranny it was very hard and I felt everyone looking at me but I am know clean (as in I haven't cut myself) for two weeks and I haven't binged/purged in almost a month. I'm getting better everyday! Thank you for your support:)
Best news I’ve heard all year. Or possibly all my life. I live in Miami and watch Miami city all the time. Congratulations to my favorite ballerina❤️ absolutely cannot wait to see you
I hope you know how inspiring you are to all people, not just ballerinas. I am trying to heal from thyroid disease not in a ballet company but as a stay at home mom and wife and I too have looked at myself thinking “I don’t even recognize who I am anymore.” I found you when I was looking for others with thyroid illnesses on TH-cam and I thought it was amazing how you were a ballerina and I felt like I understood how you were feeling when you had to resign. I’m not in ballet (i quit when i was young 😩) but i have a love for it & so does my 3 year old daughter who will be starting classes this year ❤️ Thyroid illness is no joke, no matter what your career is, it literally feels like your dreams are stripped from you and it’s so unfair. I know what you went through was very traumatizing as well as your marriage and I’ve been here to see you come up from literally the ground up. I woke up this morning feeling discouraged and heavy hearted for really no reason, other than wondering if I’ll ever be back to my normal self, ever. Then I see this video in my feed & I smiled so big. Thank you for giving all of us hope, and motivation to pursue our dreams no matter what they are and no matter what we are facing. I am so so so excited and thrilled for you! I cannot wait to follow you on this journey😍 much love to you!
Oh my gosh I’m crying 😭 so so so so happy for you! ❤️ I knew you’d get here and I’m like a proud mama seeing you work your butt off to get back to your dream. You are such an inspiration to me as a professional dancer (in musical theatre) sidelined due to two injuries. If you can do it I know I can, too! I’m so proud of you, Kathryn!! I hope I can see you dance in person someday ❤️
I think I clicked on this video so hard I broke my thumb. I’m so happy for you Katie you deserve all the happiness in the world. Miami city ballet should be so proud to have you. Your beautiful whatever weight you are. I’m sure everyone will be so happy to see you dance again. You have a way of telling the story of a ballet that anyone can look at and be mesmerised. Also when I looked at your Instagram and saw you rehearsing giselle I was so excited I might have screamed I also thought you would be beautiful as giselle.
I hardly ever comment... But I am so happy for you!!!!!! How amazing! I don't even know you personally but I am tearing up watching this. Congratulations, this is such a beautiful thing!!
Oh Katie, I am utterly delighted for you. I even told my husband, who loves twirling manically to your tutorials as it makes me howl with laughter, and he is so pleased for you. I have Hashimoto's too along with other medical conditions. My ballet days are long behind me and I use a walking stick, sometimes a walking frame, these days. So your story has so interested me and now I am delighted for you. You deserve every moment. Please don't give up your channel, bring us with you if you can.... :]
This might be a bit profane, I hope you will pardon the language because I feel it is so fitting, you are such a complete badass. The amount that you have overcome in order to get back to doing what you love is inspiring in so many ways, not just ballet. Katie, you will never understand what you mean to so many people. I have a group of friends and we're all adult ballet dancers, most of us started at 18 or older. You mean so much to us not only because you put out a lot of information that we don't get in adult classes, but you are so inspirational in that you never stop trying and you keep pushing forward. You are a savvy businesswoman, you're such a great role model for all the young dancers who watch you, and this is such an incredible achievement. I wish you nothing but the best, I hope I can see your before and someday. I told my boyfriend if/when you get cast as Juliet, Giselle, or Alice, we're road tripping out to Miami 😂
I had thyroid cancer stage 3, 14 years ago. I thought I’d never dance again, but I am. I’m way past professional years, as I’m 43, but I helped found a dance project with other older dancers, and am teaching dance. I have watched your videos and danced your classes from the beginning of your TH-cam career. I’m so grateful for your honesty with young dancers, and for your knowledge, strength and courage. And I’m so so so happy you get to be on the stage again with a company!!! And by the way, you have never been too large to be in a leotard! You have always been a graceful and beautiful dancer, and weight did not change that. Congratulations!!!
I'm so happy for you!! Congratulations and best of luck! You are such a beautiful, brave dancer and a huge inspiration to the whole ballet community! Love you💕
When I first started ballet, I binge watched all your videos! Now I am training at the Miami City Ballet School, and I can’t believe I will get to see you perform with the company!! You deserve this so much and I can’t wait to see you perform!
Congratulations Kathryn! I’m just now seeing this and I know how exciting this must be for you. You are so deserving! I have a fourteen year old granddaughter who dances and I grew up dancing with my four younger sisters. I actually saw you teach a class in person at YAGP in Irving, TX last winter. I had seen some of your videos which I really enjoy and I was amazed, as I sat in the hall behind the glass and watched you teach my granddaughter’s big group. You didn’t just go through the motions!go through the motions. Your heart was in it and I appreciated the lovely class that you taught for that appreciative group of young dancers.
Kathryn Morgan, you‘re welcome. But really once you started to cry I really wanted to lay my hand on your shoulder but I actually had to cry myself because I was so happy for you. Wish you all the best. Hannah
Dear Kathryn, I've never done ballet in my life (I'm 36) and knew hardly anything about it until I stumbled upon your videos last year. Your commentaries and tutorials have given me such a deep appreciation for ballet and the serious work and dedication that goes into it that now I'm an enthusiastic spectator! You're such a smart, mature, well-spoken, classy lady, and it's fantastic that you used these years offstage to still make an impact with your videos. You made a winning hand with the cards you were dealt and I'm so happy for you! Best wishes with the Miami City Ballet!!
When you started crying I started crying to because of how excited and hard working you are! I lie in the LA area so so excited to see you do nutcracker this year when you come to the music center!
I'm so moved! You've never been to big to be in a leotard! You have been a role model for being vulnerable and yet strong. Being yourself and seeing you "out there" in your various shapes makes ballet feel more accessible and makes me love ballet even more that you were (and are) willing to do that. Congratulations. We are all very happy for you.
Katie, ever since you helped little 13 year old me with my school project, I have followed your journey with so much adoration as you are a truly inspirational women. You deserve this and I hope it’s everything you want and need it to be! Congratulations from me and my mum (who now claims you as part of the family !! ) you deserve this and so much more ❤️❤️❤️
Oh girl, I am overjoyed for you. Chronic illness took me out of my dream job 3 years ago...the hardest thing I’ve ever been though. So inspired and encouraged by your turnaround. 💕
Katheryn, I couldn't be more overjoyed for you and your deserved place as soloist with Miami City Ballet. Truly you have a beautiful heart and soul. I am so glad the world gets to see you dance regularly on stage again! I continue to pray for you and your new place MCB.
I’m crying!!!!!!!! Katie YOU DESERVE IT YOU DESERVE IT YOU DESERVE IT. And all of the struggles have made this even more powerful, you now have this platform and are going to be a shining light to more people than you know. Wow!!!!
You are such an inspiration to me Kathryn. I am not a ballet dancer, but I am someone who started struggling with a thyroid disease 2 years ago, and it’s so easy to feel like I have to give up everything I had planned for myself. To believe that my body just won’t allow that anymore. Seeing you take your dream back and thrive so beautifully honestly means the world to me. It might actually save me. Thank you, and congratulations.❤️
CONGRATULATIONS, I am so happy for you, I have been watching you for 3 years for now and you have given me so much inspiration and motivation to push my ballet career. All the best!! From Australia
I don't think I have ever been SO happy for someone I have never met! Huge congratulations and best wishes to you as you embark on this new chapter of your career! You are so deserving of this opportunity and more. There's nothing better than a comeback---just ask Tiger Woods! ;-)
Katie, I am beyond thrilled for you! As someone returning to ballet, I am in tears with hope and motivation. My ballet career ended abruptly because of severe injuries. It has taken me almost 9 years to return to ballet as an adult. And it is painful and joyful and a thousand things more I never expected. Your videos and your journey back to ballet has been giving me the strength to keep going, especially on the hardest days when I feel discouraged. Thank you for all that you do. You deserve this more than anyone! xxx
I'm SCREAMING RIGHT NOW!!!!! KATIE, I am so unbelievably happy for you! You deserve this so much!! All the pain and suffering that you have gone through has made this so much more satisfying. Oh, Katie, I am so, so happy for you! What an incredible blessing! God is so good to you!
I don't know of anyone who has been through what you've been through, who has then chosen to take your talent, passion and experience to literally bless the entire ballet world. THANK YOU Katie. I can't wait to see you fly as you start your new chapter.
Congratulations doesn't seem like a strong enough word ... you deserve this opportunity, the company is so fortunate to have you, and we your fans are so lucky to have you to inspire us with your courage and your artistry. MUCH LOVE TO YOU, KATIE!
Congratulations you truly deserve this!!!! I have to tell you that you saved my life .... I had the same issues that you had regarding my thyroid and being on medication and blood work looked like the meds had gotten my thyroid to the proper levels...But it didn’t make any improvements in my health / body! I saw your video where you mentioned activated b12/folic acid a thought what the heck.... in a year and a half I have lost the excess weight (about 55 lbs!!!! I now have normalize my weight and I am thrilled Thank Thank You for sharing what you discovered it literally is life altering!!!!! Oh by the way I turn 60 next week and I just started Adult Beginners Ballet Classes! Again THANK You! Diane in Texas
Yes to the Methylfolate. It's also great for mood support. I had a really switched on psychiatrist years ago that got me started Deplin (the fancy version of L-Methylfolate) and B12 and wow what a difference. Oh yeah I lost 150lbs too (along with surgery) but it was amazing to have my mind back.
What an inspiration to never give up on your dream! You deserve every drop of happiness this gives you and all those that have the privilege to watch your beautiful dancing. Congratulations! What a testament to perseverance.
I have no words, but know I'm so happy for and proud of you. You've always been a force to be reckoned, an example of how to rise from difficulties with strength and grace.
We love you Kathryn!!! The Miami City Ballet SI was the best six week of my like. The people there are amazing. Can’t wait to see your dance. Sooo proud!
I am not a dancer, neither ballet nor anything else, but I am here for your class, your grace and YOU! You are such an inspiration and I can relate to your journey on many levels. I was praying and wishing that by some kind of miracle you would dance again because you did not deserve the hardship and everything that cut your career so short. Thank you for sharing it all with us. I'm excited to watch you flourish with MCB. Much love xoxo
I want so much to hold and hug you. You are such a bright light for us, most of all for you. You have been thru so much and it did not conquer you! You are so strong and so loved by all of us. And I'm sure your beautiful parents are so excited and happy for you. CONGRATULATIONS with Miami City Ballet! You're a SOLOIST!!
I'm a classical singer, but I love ballet and have been following your journey for about 6 months. You are such an inspiration to me, as I'm pursuing a similarly competitive career, and I'm so excited for you! Thank you for being an example of how hard work and determination lead to success!
You are one of the bravest people I’ve come across in my journey through life (and I don’t even know you lol!!). Following your story for the past few years has inspired me beyond words. You have been so honest through your struggles and so open about the ups and downs, and instead of wallowing in your sorrows or becoming bitter and jaded you’ve used what you know to help others and give back however you can while still fighting to overcome your obstacles. I am not a ballet dancer, but watching your journey has helped me confront my own demons and reconnect with parts of myself I thought I had lost. I am so happy for you. You deserve all the success in the world!! Much love and light always ❤️
Kathy- I really have to thank you. I’ve struggled as a dancer with Hashimotos for years. My low energy levels and hair loss were a constant struggle. Watching one of your videos alerted me to the MTHFR mutation. I haven’t been tested for it yet but I started taking methyl B and methyl folate along with NAC, selenium and glutathione. I also stated AIP diet. I still struggle on certain days but am able to take intermediate/advanced class at the Washington ballet without feeling like a train hit me. Thank you for being so open about your life and helping others. I’m so proud of you for getting into this company
This feels like the climatic resolution of years of tension and sadness and uncertainty. I'm so happy for you, Katie! Congratulations. You are absolutely an incredible person and dancer and I'm excited to see where this new chapter in life takes you.
I have been watching your channel for a whileeee when you said your a soloist with Miami City Ballet, I immediately started crying.....you deserve everything you are getting now!! God's timing is prefect even when we don't see it *I'm still working on that too* 💗💗💗
YES!YES!YES! I am SO excited for you!! As i'm watching this video I'm thinking, damn, honestly, I don't know of another person more deserving of this than YOU! After all you've been thru, and your hard work... girl you got some big kahuna's! I've been following you on social media for years, and after seeing you live in Phoenix... You were born for the stage. I'm so happy for you! Congratulations!!
You are so inspirational. Not only as a dancer, but as an entrepreneur, as a teacher, as a person. I am so proud of you!! I want to fly to Florida just to see you dance.
I AM SO, SO HAPPY FOR YOU !!! I AM PROUD OF YOU !!! You fighted and you believed, you worked hard and you deserve it, cause you love what you do. When I saw you sitting their crying, I knew that it is your passion and I saw how incredibely happy it made you. You are such a nice, funny, ambitious and down-to-earth person, not a little bit arrogant or selfish. You help us everday and share all of your knowledge with us without wanting to keep your knowledge just for yourself. I don't know if I could do that. You are great, you have fun while filming your videos and make my day happier. Your videos motivate me and they teach me a lot. You try to make us benefit from every single one of your videos, even of videos about yourself like this one. You are an amazing dancer and such a kind and talented teacher. I am really, really happy for you. Take your time for getting into company life and enjoy that you can do what you truly love again. I will miss your videos, I will miss you, because I guess we will not get to see you and to ask you for advice as often as before and to be honest : It makes me scared. I trust a lot on you and I loved watching your videos twice a week. They helped me, as a person and as a dancer and made me more positive. But you spend so much time for us, now it's time for you to take time for yourself. I understand that and I am so happy for you. Those news literally make my day, because I feel so close to you and I am as axcited as I would be getting into the company as well (which I am farrrr away from :((( ) I will just watch every single one of your old videos, cause I haven't seen them all by now and you made quite a few, didn't you ? We love you soooo much Katie and we will do whatever it takes to support you, even if that means to kind of let you go sometimes ! Thank you Katie. For everything that you have done and what you will do for us in the future. I wish you all the best and I love you so, sooo much 😘 You're the best 💖
I never comment on anything but I have never ever ever been so excited about a video. I am THRILLED for you. Been watching for years and years - this is such a wonderful day. If youtube isn't possible don't worry about us for a second! You are meant to be on stage and I look forward to seeing you reprise old roles and finally dance new ones!🌹🦢❄️🍾🌹🦢❄️🍾
Kathryn I'm crying watching this video. Nobody deserves this more than you. I'm so so so proud of you. Congratulations! You're going to be amazing. I hope I can see you performing on stage one day.
Congratulations! You deserve all of this and so much more, especially after everything you've gone through. Your story is so inspiring and motivating. Wishing you all the best for your career.
As a former ballet student back to the studio again after 9 years, I want to thank you for being such an inspiration! Your story and your videos are really helping me being confident in my ability to dance, whatever my body is now.
God is good! Congratulations Kathryn! I feel you, I went back to dancing after 20 years, and God has blessed me with with my own Ballet Academy dedicated to Him. Looking forward to seeing you perform soon. God bless you.
God bless you! I stumbled upon your channel by chance but I now realize that there is no such thing as an accident. I am no dancer but no stranger to pain, hurt and disappointment either. Your testimony validates the enduring qualities of the human spirit. I wish you all the best! Much love 💕
Congratulations!!!! I've been praying for you ever since I heard your story. May the Lord God bless you abundantly and help you bring love, beauty, and joy to the world!
I am so happy for you! I just want to say that no one is ever too big to be on a leotard! ❤️ ballet is about so much more than being thin, and it should be fun and accetable for everyone to wear proper ballet clothes 😊
I’m so glad you never gave up on yourself. To be completely honest, I didn’t think you would ever join a company again. That filled me with a sense of sadness because you always sounded so passionate when talking about your career but you also gave the impression that you were through with it. And now sitting here 5 years later and hearing that you are back is so inspiring. I underestimated you, Kathy. You proved us wrong :)
You are a living example of true grit, passion, and perseverance. I cannot begin to express the sheer happiness I am feeling for you right now, Kathryn! Best wishes :)
God bless you Kathryn. You never know your path in life. So happy for your opportunity at dancing on stage again. As you said, your struggles were a part of your path to where you are now. You will have so much more to offer as an artist now Im sure of it.
Katie, as someone who has also had to put life aside due to thyroid disease you’ve been so inspiring for so long. I’m so glad you’ve managed to get into a company, it’s incredible and I’m so happy for you!! Xxx
I’m endlessly proud of what you’ve accomplished in the seven years you’ve been away from a company. You give me so much hope to achieve the seemingly impossible.
BRAVO!!! BRAVISSIMO!!! VIVA LA MORGAN!!! Congratulations on your hiring and life achievements!!! YOU WON!!! Miami has a huge ballet loving Cuban Community which will fall in love with your beauty and magic. I saw La LOPEZ when she was in NYCB many times and I loved the way she moved, a real gem ballerina. Take some time to settle down with MCB and say hello when you can. Your fans are with you. You look very happy and RADIANT, like your AURORA. We give you a standing ovation.
I am SO PROUD of you for never giving up on yourself!!! I don’t even live anywhere near Miami, but I will do anything to come see you there soon to perform. You have been such an inspiration to me over the past 3 or 4 years, and my heart is bursting with happiness for you on this new wonderful future. Sending love your way.
Kathryn, I am so happy for you. I remember that you had to leave the ballet world due to your illness and seeing you be able to return is amazing. I'm seriously so happy for you. And as a soloist, that's just incredible. Wishing you the best going forward. You deserve it. 😘
I’m so happy for you!!!!🎉🎉you really deserve it! It was so sweet seeing you get emotional over it💕we all love and support you. Don’t let your previous illnesses bring you down💪
Wow that's so sad😭 I pray for you, and your videos are amazing; you are so wise and you still pulled through after everything, you inspire me to get through my dance and school and music and so on troubles as a 12 year old now, it is amazing what you do😍
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While it’s wonderful to be a 20-year-old prodigy on the fast track to becoming a principal, it’s so much more gratifying and meaningful to be a 29-year-old woman who’s fought through betrayal from your body, your husband, and even old friends and mentors who turned their backs on you, to earn back the career that has always been your dream. You’re a true inspiration to both dancers and non-dancers alike, in ways you wouldn’t be had your path been straighter and less rocky. Sometimes the fast track isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. 💕
Your words mean so much to me. Thank you for that!
You said it so beautifully🌟
This exactly
so true
im crying right now this story is so amazing
"I'm going to do my best not to cry."
*immediately starts crying
But congratulations, Katie! I'm so happy for you!
Katherine S I was just about to comment this word for word. Love her
Never clicked on a notification so fast. Congratulations, you deserve this so much!!
Me too
Miami City you say, I am sure they will be glad to have you, it might not be as iconic a company as nycb but it is still a large professional company, good for you to make it back to the top dear Katie
Awww thank you so much!
Kathryn Morgan omg Thank you so much for responding!! I can’t wait to see all the great things you will achieve with mcb!
Me too. :)
Did any one else cry with her? She deserves it so much! And all of us are so exited for you ❤️❤️❤️ congratulations 🎉🎊
This girl!!!
I cried too
Oh yeah. I've been away from my first love - aerial acrobatics - for three years due to chronic vertigo. I discovered Katie while cross training ballet to keep busy. I'm hopefully getting back in the air this summer. I don't fully know what this means to Katie, but I have a guess.
Yes. And also smiled my biggest smile.
Hell yeah. Dont know what happened with her husband, just found out things didn't work out when she removed one of her channels, anyways yes well done Katy keep going girl!!! We love you!
I am literally crying right now, I have been watching your videos since the beginning and I never commented- vecause I do not do that very often
I am SO proud of you, you fought so hard and now you get what you deserve, you are a amazing dancer, I could watch you dance for hours, in any role. You are beautiful, funny, graceful and you inspire me so much to work hard for my own goals, even if it's hard, even if it seems like everything is against you.
You are the definition of "if life gives you lemons"! I know you aren't going to read this-in fact this comment is going to be lost, nobody is going to see this, but I struggle with depression, self harm and bulimia. I am a dancer and two seeks ago I danced without a jacket on and everyone saw my self harm scars. I only had the strength to do this thanks to you. THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH!
I love you and your passion.
I can't wait to see what the future holds for you! I'll be there to watch it :)
❤️🤗 love from Germany :3
As much as you probably wanted your comment to be lost it wasn't, I saw, and I am here to tell you no matter what you are beautiful, people love, people you haven't even meant care if you are alive, you deserve to be on this planet and to have an amazing life, just because you might not believe it doesn't mean it isn't true whatever you are struggling with it is worth pulling through cause you gotta go through stuff before you can truly see the light, I hope this helps and stay amazing just like you already are:)
Dance Girl thank you very much for responding :)
Just by coming to read your anwer I saw that I have gotten likes! This has never happened, what is going on?!
Thank you, again 🤗🤗
Hi Defne,
Thanks for being so vulnerable! That's a big step! I'm from Germany as well- if you ever want to talk- let me know;)
megagirl474 that's very sweet of you thanks :) I don't know what to say :)
cbranny it was very hard and I felt everyone looking at me but I am know clean (as in I haven't cut myself) for two weeks and I haven't binged/purged in almost a month. I'm getting better everyday!
Thank you for your support:)
Best news I’ve heard all year. Or possibly all my life. I live in Miami and watch Miami city all the time. Congratulations to my favorite ballerina❤️ absolutely cannot wait to see you
Giulia Cacciatore hey Giulia! Lol the ballet world is small
Alyssaproductions omg HI QUEEN HAHA ILY❤️
I hope you know how inspiring you are to all people, not just ballerinas. I am trying to heal from thyroid disease not in a ballet company but as a stay at home mom and wife and I too have looked at myself thinking “I don’t even recognize who I am anymore.”
I found you when I was looking for others with thyroid illnesses on TH-cam and I thought it was amazing how you were a ballerina and I felt like I understood how you were feeling when you had to resign. I’m not in ballet (i quit when i was young 😩) but i have a love for it & so does my 3 year old daughter who will be starting classes this year ❤️
Thyroid illness is no joke, no matter what your career is, it literally feels like your dreams are stripped from you and it’s so unfair. I know what you went through was very traumatizing as well as your marriage and I’ve been here to see you come up from literally the ground up.
I woke up this morning feeling discouraged and heavy hearted for really no reason, other than wondering if I’ll ever be back to my normal self, ever. Then I see this video in my feed & I smiled so big.
Thank you for giving all of us hope, and motivation to pursue our dreams no matter what they are and no matter what we are facing. I am so so so excited and thrilled for you! I cannot wait to follow you on this journey😍 much love to you!
Thank you so much for the kind words. That means so much to me!
Check out Medical Medium Thyroid Healing by Anthony William, its helped me so so much when nothing else has
Linds&Liv Do you have Hashimoto’s also? I do. Are you going to a specialist?
Oh my gosh I’m crying 😭 so so so so happy for you! ❤️ I knew you’d get here and I’m like a proud mama seeing you work your butt off to get back to your dream. You are such an inspiration to me as a professional dancer (in musical theatre) sidelined due to two injuries. If you can do it I know I can, too!
I’m so proud of you, Kathryn!! I hope I can see you dance in person someday ❤️
I think I clicked on this video so hard I broke my thumb. I’m so happy for you Katie you deserve all the happiness in the world. Miami city ballet should be so proud to have you. Your beautiful whatever weight you are. I’m sure everyone will be so happy to see you dance again. You have a way of telling the story of a ballet that anyone can look at and be mesmerised. Also when I looked at your Instagram and saw you rehearsing giselle I was so excited I might have screamed I also thought you would be beautiful as giselle.
Me too!
Awww thank you so so much!
YES KATIE!!!!! You’re amazing ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I hardly ever comment... But I am so happy for you!!!!!! How amazing! I don't even know you personally but I am tearing up watching this. Congratulations, this is such a beautiful thing!!
Thank you so much Rachel!
Oh Katie, I am utterly delighted for you. I even told my husband, who loves twirling manically to your tutorials as it makes me howl with laughter, and he is so pleased for you. I have Hashimoto's too along with other medical conditions. My ballet days are long behind me and I use a walking stick, sometimes a walking frame, these days. So your story has so interested me and now I am delighted for you. You deserve every moment. Please don't give up your channel, bring us with you if you can.... :]
This might be a bit profane, I hope you will pardon the language because I feel it is so fitting, you are such a complete badass. The amount that you have overcome in order to get back to doing what you love is inspiring in so many ways, not just ballet. Katie, you will never understand what you mean to so many people. I have a group of friends and we're all adult ballet dancers, most of us started at 18 or older. You mean so much to us not only because you put out a lot of information that we don't get in adult classes, but you are so inspirational in that you never stop trying and you keep pushing forward. You are a savvy businesswoman, you're such a great role model for all the young dancers who watch you, and this is such an incredible achievement. I wish you nothing but the best, I hope I can see your before and someday. I told my boyfriend if/when you get cast as Juliet, Giselle, or Alice, we're road tripping out to Miami 😂
I had thyroid cancer stage 3, 14 years ago. I thought I’d never dance again, but I am. I’m way past professional years, as I’m 43, but I helped found a dance project with other older dancers, and am teaching dance. I have watched your videos and danced your classes from the beginning of your TH-cam career. I’m so grateful for your honesty with young dancers, and for your knowledge, strength and courage. And I’m so so so happy you get to be on the stage again with a company!!!
And by the way, you have never been too large to be in a leotard! You have always been a graceful and beautiful dancer, and weight did not change that. Congratulations!!!
I'm so happy for you!! Congratulations and best of luck! You are such a beautiful, brave dancer and a huge inspiration to the whole ballet community! Love you💕
Thank you so much!
Literally crying I have never been so proud.
When I first started ballet, I binge watched all your videos! Now I am training at the Miami City Ballet School, and I can’t believe I will get to see you perform with the company!! You deserve this so much and I can’t wait to see you perform!
Congratulations Kathryn! I’m just now seeing this and I know how exciting this must be for you. You are so deserving! I have a fourteen year old granddaughter who dances and I grew up dancing with my four younger sisters. I actually saw you teach a class in person at YAGP in Irving, TX last winter. I had seen some of your videos which I really enjoy and I was amazed, as I sat in the hall behind the glass and watched you teach my granddaughter’s big group. You didn’t just go through the motions!go through the motions. Your heart was in it and I appreciated the lovely class that you taught for that appreciative group of young dancers.
God Bless you on this new opportunity!
Ooooohhhhhhhh 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 Congratulations Katie 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘 I feel so happy and excited for you 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 hugs and kisses
Thank you Hannah!
Kathryn Morgan, you‘re welcome. But really once you started to cry I really wanted to lay my hand on your shoulder but I actually had to cry myself because I was so happy for you. Wish you all the best. Hannah
Dear Kathryn, I've never done ballet in my life (I'm 36) and knew hardly anything about it until I stumbled upon your videos last year. Your commentaries and tutorials have given me such a deep appreciation for ballet and the serious work and dedication that goes into it that now I'm an enthusiastic spectator! You're such a smart, mature, well-spoken, classy lady, and it's fantastic that you used these years offstage to still make an impact with your videos. You made a winning hand with the cards you were dealt and I'm so happy for you! Best wishes with the Miami City Ballet!!
When you started crying I started crying to because of how excited and hard working you are! I lie in the LA area so so excited to see you do nutcracker this year when you come to the music center!
Kathryn, congratulations - you truly embody "Never Give Up, Never Stop Dancing" - I am so, so happy for you!
Long term viewer - I’m so happy for you and excited to see what the future brings for you!
I truly appreciate it! Thank you so much!
I'm so moved! You've never been to big to be in a leotard! You have been a role model for being vulnerable and yet strong. Being yourself and seeing you "out there" in your various shapes makes ballet feel more accessible and makes me love ballet even more that you were (and are) willing to do that. Congratulations. We are all very happy for you.
Katie, ever since you helped little 13 year old me with my school project, I have followed your journey with so much adoration as you are a truly inspirational women. You deserve this and I hope it’s everything you want and need it to be! Congratulations from me and my mum (who now claims you as part of the family !! ) you deserve this and so much more ❤️❤️❤️
so much love and respect
Oh girl, I am overjoyed for you. Chronic illness took me out of my dream job 3 years ago...the hardest thing I’ve ever been though. So inspired and encouraged by your turnaround. 💕
Gin Weston Thanks a bunch. I’m slowly but surely making progress! I have CFS and fibro + plus a lot of other things going on as well. Hugs 💜
Katheryn, I couldn't be more overjoyed for you and your deserved place as soloist with Miami City Ballet. Truly you have a beautiful heart and soul. I am so glad the world gets to see you dance regularly on stage again! I continue to pray for you and your new place MCB.
I’m crying!!!!!!!! Katie YOU DESERVE IT YOU DESERVE IT YOU DESERVE IT. And all of the struggles have made this even more powerful, you now have this platform and are going to be a shining light to more people than you know. Wow!!!!
You are such an inspiration to me Kathryn.
I am not a ballet dancer, but I am someone who started struggling with a thyroid disease 2 years ago, and it’s so easy to feel like I have to give up everything I had planned for myself. To believe that my body just won’t allow that anymore. Seeing you take your dream back and thrive so beautifully honestly means the world to me. It might actually save me. Thank you, and congratulations.❤️
CONGRATULATIONS, I am so happy for you, I have been watching you for 3 years for now and you have given me so much inspiration and motivation to push my ballet career. All the best!!
From Australia
Thank you!
Dance Spirit magazine wrote an article about this released this morning! I read it on Facebook! So amazing!!
I don't think I have ever been SO happy for someone I have never met! Huge congratulations and best wishes to you as you embark on this new chapter of your career! You are so deserving of this opportunity and more. There's nothing better than a comeback---just ask Tiger Woods! ;-)
Agree 1 billion percent!
You are proof never to give up on your dreams even when life kicks you down. Congratulations Katie! You are glowing.
Katie, I am beyond thrilled for you! As someone returning to ballet, I am in tears with hope and motivation. My ballet career ended abruptly because of severe injuries. It has taken me almost 9 years to return to ballet as an adult. And it is painful and joyful and a thousand things more I never expected. Your videos and your journey back to ballet has been giving me the strength to keep going, especially on the hardest days when I feel discouraged. Thank you for all that you do. You deserve this more than anyone! xxx
I'm SCREAMING RIGHT NOW!!!!! KATIE, I am so unbelievably happy for you! You deserve this so much!! All the pain and suffering that you have gone through has made this so much more satisfying. Oh, Katie, I am so, so happy for you! What an incredible blessing! God is so good to you!
You deserve this so much! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!
I don't know of anyone who has been through what you've been through, who has then chosen to take your talent, passion and experience to literally bless the entire ballet world. THANK YOU Katie. I can't wait to see you fly as you start your new chapter.
I saw on your yagp livestream!! Yay so happy for you! You deserve it!
Thank you Grace!
Congratulations doesn't seem like a strong enough word ... you deserve this opportunity, the company is so fortunate to have you, and we your fans are so lucky to have you to inspire us with your courage and your artistry. MUCH LOVE TO YOU, KATIE!
Congratulations you truly deserve this!!!! I have to tell you that you saved my life .... I had the same issues that you had regarding my thyroid and being on medication and blood work looked like the meds had gotten my thyroid to the proper levels...But it didn’t make any improvements in my health / body! I saw your video where you mentioned activated b12/folic acid a thought what the heck.... in a year and a half I have lost the excess weight (about 55 lbs!!!! I now have normalize my weight and I am thrilled Thank Thank You for sharing what you discovered it literally is life altering!!!!! Oh by the way I turn 60 next week and I just started Adult Beginners Ballet Classes! Again THANK You! Diane in Texas
Yes to the Methylfolate. It's also great for mood support. I had a really switched on psychiatrist years ago that got me started Deplin (the fancy version of L-Methylfolate) and B12 and wow what a difference.
Oh yeah I lost 150lbs too (along with surgery) but it was amazing to have my mind back.
congratulations katie!
What an inspiration to never give up on your dream! You deserve every drop of happiness this gives you and all those that have the privilege to watch your beautiful dancing. Congratulations! What a testament to perseverance.
I have no words, but know I'm so happy for and proud of you. You've always been a force to be reckoned, an example of how to rise from difficulties with strength and grace.
So happy for you!!! The ballet world needed you back. So glad you’ll be on stage again.
YOU ARE STRONG, BEAUTIFUL, DETERMINED, AND AN INSPIRATION TO ALL. so proud and so happy for you.
We love you Kathryn!!! The Miami City Ballet SI was the best six week of my like. The people there are amazing. Can’t wait to see your dance. Sooo proud!
I am not a dancer, neither ballet nor anything else, but I am here for your class, your grace and YOU! You are such an inspiration and I can relate to your journey on many levels. I was praying and wishing that by some kind of miracle you would dance again because you did not deserve the hardship and everything that cut your career so short. Thank you for sharing it all with us. I'm excited to watch you flourish with MCB. Much love xoxo
you are GLOWING!! congratulations i am so so so happy for you !! no one deserves this more than you ❤️😭
I want so much to hold and hug you. You are such a bright light for us, most of all for you. You have been thru so much and it did not conquer you! You are so strong and so loved by all of us. And I'm sure your beautiful parents are so excited and happy for you. CONGRATULATIONS with Miami City Ballet! You're a SOLOIST!!
I'm so excited for you ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Congratulations Kathryn!!!!!!!
Thank you Nicole!
@@kathryn_morgan You replied *Gasps then Faints*
I'm a classical singer, but I love ballet and have been following your journey for about 6 months. You are such an inspiration to me, as I'm pursuing a similarly competitive career, and I'm so excited for you! Thank you for being an example of how hard work and determination lead to success!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I’M SO HAPPY FOR YOU AND I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST💖💖💖
You are one of the bravest people I’ve come across in my journey through life (and I don’t even know you lol!!). Following your story for the past few years has inspired me beyond words. You have been so honest through your struggles and so open about the ups and downs, and instead of wallowing in your sorrows or becoming bitter and jaded you’ve used what you know to help others and give back however you can while still fighting to overcome your obstacles. I am not a ballet dancer, but watching your journey has helped me confront my own demons and reconnect with parts of myself I thought I had lost. I am so happy for you. You deserve all the success in the world!! Much love and light always ❤️
Congratulations Katie, what a heart-warming update! Truly happy for you, all the best with your new role. Xx
Kathy- I really have to thank you. I’ve struggled as a dancer with Hashimotos for years. My low energy levels and hair loss were a constant struggle. Watching one of your videos alerted me to the MTHFR mutation. I haven’t been tested for it yet but I started taking methyl B and methyl folate along with NAC, selenium and glutathione. I also stated AIP diet. I still struggle on certain days but am able to take intermediate/advanced class at the Washington ballet without feeling like a train hit me. Thank you for being so open about your life and helping others. I’m so proud of you for getting into this company
CONGRATULATIONS!!! We’ve been waiting to see you back in a company!!! So happy for you! 🎉🎊🙌🏼
This feels like the climatic resolution of years of tension and sadness and uncertainty. I'm so happy for you, Katie! Congratulations. You are absolutely an incredible person and dancer and I'm excited to see where this new chapter in life takes you.
I'm so happy for you! Congratulations Katie❤️
Thank you!
I have been watching your channel for a whileeee when you said your a soloist with Miami City Ballet, I immediately started crying.....you deserve everything you are getting now!! God's timing is prefect even when we don't see it *I'm still working on that too* 💗💗💗
YES!YES!YES! I am SO excited for you!! As i'm watching this video I'm thinking, damn, honestly, I don't know of another person more deserving of this than YOU! After all you've been thru, and your hard work... girl you got some big kahuna's! I've been following you on social media for years, and after seeing you live in Phoenix... You were born for the stage. I'm so happy for you! Congratulations!!
You are so inspirational. Not only as a dancer, but as an entrepreneur, as a teacher, as a person. I am so proud of you!! I want to fly to Florida just to see you dance.
CONGRATS, KATIE!! Thank you for being such a huge inspiration to all of us.
I AM SO, SO HAPPY FOR YOU !!! I AM PROUD OF YOU !!! You fighted and you believed, you worked hard and you deserve it, cause you love what you do. When I saw you sitting their crying, I knew that it is your passion and I saw how incredibely happy it made you. You are such a nice, funny, ambitious and down-to-earth person, not a little bit arrogant or selfish. You help us everday and share all of your knowledge with us without wanting to keep your knowledge just for yourself. I don't know if I could do that. You are great, you have fun while filming your videos and make my day happier. Your videos motivate me and they teach me a lot. You try to make us benefit from every single one of your videos, even of videos about yourself like this one. You are an amazing dancer and such a kind and talented teacher. I am really, really happy for you. Take your time for getting into company life and enjoy that you can do what you truly love again. I will miss your videos, I will miss you, because I guess we will not get to see you and to ask you for advice as often as before and to be honest : It makes me scared. I trust a lot on you and I loved watching your videos twice a week. They helped me, as a person and as a dancer and made me more positive. But you spend so much time for us, now it's time for you to take time for yourself. I understand that and I am so happy for you. Those news literally make my day, because I feel so close to you and I am as axcited as I would be getting into the company as well (which I am farrrr away from :((( ) I will just watch every single one of your old videos, cause I haven't seen them all by now and you made quite a few, didn't you ? We love you soooo much Katie and we will do whatever it takes to support you, even if that means to kind of let you go sometimes ! Thank you Katie. For everything that you have done and what you will do for us in the future. I wish you all the best and I love you so, sooo much 😘 You're the best 💖
Congratulations, Katie! I'm so happy to hear you're going back to what you love so much! Break a leg with Miami City Ballet! Toi! Toi! Toi! 💖
I never comment on anything but I have never ever ever been so excited about a video. I am THRILLED for you. Been watching for years and years - this is such a wonderful day. If youtube isn't possible don't worry about us for a second! You are meant to be on stage and I look forward to seeing you reprise old roles and finally dance new ones!🌹🦢❄️🍾🌹🦢❄️🍾
OH MY GOD!!! Congratulations, I love you so much you deserve the best!!!
Kathryn I'm crying watching this video. Nobody deserves this more than you. I'm so so so proud of you. Congratulations! You're going to be amazing. I hope I can see you performing on stage one day.
Well done! I’m so happy you’ve been able to recover from hashimotos to the point that you can join a company again! Well done ❤️❤️
Congratulations!🎈🎉💖
Congratulations! You deserve all of this and so much more, especially after everything you've gone through.
Your story is so inspiring and motivating.
Wishing you all the best for your career.
As a former ballet student back to the studio again after 9 years, I want to thank you for being such an inspiration! Your story and your videos are really helping me being confident in my ability to dance, whatever my body is now.
First! Love you Katie. You are such an inspiration to me! Congrats!!❤️❤️
Thank you Eva!
God is good! Congratulations Kathryn! I feel you, I went back to dancing after 20 years, and God has blessed me with with my own Ballet Academy dedicated to Him. Looking forward to seeing you perform soon. God bless you.
Girlfriend, you are literally speaking my truth for the past several years. Your message is a divine blessing. I am encouraged. Thank you!
God bless you! I stumbled upon your channel by chance but I now realize that there is no such thing as an accident. I am no dancer but no stranger to pain, hurt and disappointment either. Your testimony validates the enduring qualities of the human spirit. I wish you all the best! Much love 💕
Congratulations!!!! I've been praying for you ever since I heard your story. May the Lord God bless you abundantly and help you bring love, beauty, and joy to the world!
I am so happy for you! I just want to say that no one is ever too big to be on a leotard! ❤️ ballet is about so much more than being thin, and it should be fun and accetable for everyone to wear proper ballet clothes 😊
Omg, im so excited and glad for you
I’m so glad you never gave up on yourself. To be completely honest, I didn’t think you would ever join a company again. That filled me with a sense of sadness because you always sounded so passionate when talking about your career but you also gave the impression that you were through with it. And now sitting here 5 years later and hearing that you are back is so inspiring. I underestimated you, Kathy. You proved us wrong :)
I'm not crying, you're crying! (I started tearing up at the first three seconds of this video.) Congrats- we're all so happy for you!
You are a living example of true grit, passion, and perseverance. I cannot begin to express the sheer happiness I am feeling for you right now, Kathryn! Best wishes :)
Oh my goodness! That is SO exciting! Congratulations!
Congrats!!!!❤️❤️❤️💗💗🤗🤗💞💞🥰🥰🥰🥰💓💓💓☀️☀️☀️☀️🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸💜💜💜💜💖💖💖💗💞💞💞🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🌸🌸🌸😃😀😀😀😀❤️❤️💗💗💖💖💞💞💞💓💓☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️💜💜💜🌸😘😘😘😘😘😍😍😍😍😍😻😻😻😻😼💋💋💋🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌺🌺🌺🌺🌷🌷🌷🌷💚💙💛🧡❤️💜🖤🧡🖤💗💓💓💞💝💝💝💝💝💓💓💗💖💖💘💘💘💘💕💕❣️❣️❣️💚💛💛💗💞💗💖💘🧡💛🧡❤️🖤💗💖💖
“I’m going to try not to cry”
*immediately starts crying*
Honestly, same 😂😂💙
God bless you Kathryn. You never know your path in life. So happy for your opportunity at dancing on stage again. As you said, your struggles were a part of your path to where you are now. You will have so much more to offer as an artist now Im sure of it.
Aww! "I'm not gonna cry!" *Immediately cries". #sorelateable Blessings and congrats!
Katie, as someone who has also had to put life aside due to thyroid disease you’ve been so inspiring for so long. I’m so glad you’ve managed to get into a company, it’s incredible and I’m so happy for you!! Xxx
Never clicked faster on a video suggestion. Congratulations Katie. SO well deserved. SO proud of and happy for you. This is incredibly exciting.
I’m endlessly proud of what you’ve accomplished in the seven years you’ve been away from a company. You give me so much hope to achieve the seemingly impossible.
Absolutely giddy for you! 💕💕💕🙏 Praying for you too! Dream on...dream big!
BRAVO!!! BRAVISSIMO!!!
VIVA LA MORGAN!!!
Congratulations on your hiring and life achievements!!! YOU WON!!!
Miami has a huge ballet loving Cuban Community which will fall in love with your beauty and magic. I saw La LOPEZ when she was in NYCB many times and I loved the way she moved, a real gem ballerina.
Take some time to settle down with MCB and say hello when you can. Your fans are with you. You look very happy and RADIANT, like your AURORA. We give you a standing ovation.
Bless you Katie! I'm so proud of you.
I am SO PROUD of you for never giving up on yourself!!! I don’t even live anywhere near Miami, but I will do anything to come see you there soon to perform. You have been such an inspiration to me over the past 3 or 4 years, and my heart is bursting with happiness for you on this new wonderful future. Sending love your way.
Totally not crying. I'm so happy for you. Congratulations!!
I know this was 7 months ago. But I feel for you. I am SO happy for you!
I'm so proud of you Katie!
I'm struggling with grad school and this was very inspiring for me.
Kathryn, I am so happy for you. I remember that you had to leave the ballet world due to your illness and seeing you be able to return is amazing. I'm seriously so happy for you. And as a soloist, that's just incredible. Wishing you the best going forward. You deserve it. 😘
I’m so happy for you!!!!🎉🎉you really deserve it! It was so sweet seeing you get emotional over it💕we all love and support you. Don’t let your previous illnesses bring you down💪
Wow that's so sad😭
I pray for you, and your videos are amazing; you are so wise and you still pulled through after everything, you inspire me to get through my dance and school and music and so on troubles as a 12 year old now, it is amazing what you do😍