A group of young girls are sitting on the floor, some stretching, some putting on their toe shoes. One girl says, “Papa, just give us a step, then we’ll do it.” They call him papa as they discuss ideas on how to pose for the photo shoot. “You know, all my dancers, they call me papa,” says Russian ballet master Anatoly Panaskuyov. “It’s nice because they are my children. I love them. I love everybody. If you are working with me, if you dance with me, if you come for my training… For me, everybody is important.”