stand up straight. >> reporter: shantiana caught on quickly. >> wonderful. >> and close the book. >> had your first ballet lesson. you did a great job. are you ready to do some hip-hop. >> yes. >> reporter: shantiana came into the foster care system four years ago. she's a good student in school, and while she loves dancing she has a different profession in mind for her future. >> when i grow up, i want to be a lawyer. >> reporter: and she knows that means lots of school. >> i've got to go to college and then go to law school. >> okay. cool. you ready to learn something. >> reporter: the school's director gave shantiana a lesson in hip-hop. >> tell me about the family that you would think you would like to have. >> a family that's going to give me love, that's going to take care of me an a family -- and a mother that not only helps me as a mother but like a friend can be a friend to me. >> one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. >> you got it. >> reporter: she got it, and what she needs now like all children is a family that will encourage her to keep on trying to reach all o