she is considered one of the best modern dancers since judith jamison and mikhail baryshnikov. her power, her grace -- electrifying. >> even though alvin ailey is, like, the biggest company in the world, and that was the only place i wanted to dance, what i was thinking, "is that my life's to perform? >> and that could be enough for some, but not for dwana. so when life came knocking at her door once again, she did as she always did. she danced her way to the next opportunity, this time appearing on "the oprah winfrey show." but that performance morphed into so much more. >> i said, "please, would you go to my school in south africa and teach my girls what you know?" >> and she did, her passion taking new form as a teacher. but what was supposed to be a one-week stay at the school... >> first i was begging for a a year. >> ...turned into a four-year odyssey, with lessons that for dwana. >> i could reach young people. i could figure out what was going on with a young woman, and i could help her to recognize the brilliance within her. >> she came in to teach dance, but she taught