Is it mountaineering or art? Both, for the Bay Area’s vertical dancers

Being a professional dancer requires skill, determination and core strength. And when you’re dancing hundreds of feet in the air — with no safety net — it requires fear.

“I’m opposed to the culture of ‘no fear,’ because fear reminds you of what’s important,” says Amelia Rudolph. “We like to say that we love our fear because our fear keeps us alive, our fear keeps us vigilant.”

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