diego lopez's family is so poor that they only have enough money for their daily sustenance.a successful ballet dancer has always seemed out of reach for diego. diego: i tried taking drugs. i didn't have a job. education wasn't an option. i didn't have any life goals. i had no idea what to do with myself. reporter: his aimlessness is now a thing of the past. the 21-year-old young man travels more than two hours a day to a place where others share his passion for dance. the festival art foundation in the heart of bogotÁ is diego's new home where he spends eight hours a day with his new family. in just two years' time, he has improved significantly to become the foundation's most promising dancer. according to foundation's director marleny hernandez, he's not the same strange kid who first showed up at their doorstep. marleny: oh no, no, no. when diego showed up here with his little cap, the way he looked, i thought, oh my god. reporter: diego was already too old, thin, and weak. then the transformation began, and his poise, grace, power, and endurance quickly developed, along