To prepare for the part of Faran,Zariapracticed dancing for up to eight hours each day.
“They were so collaborative,” she told us.
In fact, there was one special moment from the season that Zaria requested be written in.
“For so long, she’s trying to get the world to accept her,” Zaria said.
This arc gave Zaria the perfect idea for her character.
“One subtle thing that Faran does in the season is she changes ballet slippers,” Zaria explained.
“She goes from a pink point shoe to a brown point shoe.”
From this moment on, Faran is no longer afraid of being the person she was born to be.
“I was really grateful to be able to find that part of myself,” Zaria said.
“In high school, I wasn’t like that.
I didn’t feel confident enough to stick up for myself.”
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