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12 || MOST FITNESS || MAY 2016have an agent), I signed with a dance agency and went to the TV agent within that agency expressing how grateful I was to be with them for dance, but that I also was an actress and really wanted to put acting first. She said, %u201cGreat, show me your acting reel.%u201d Of course I didn%u2019t have one since I had just moved to LA a year ago at the age of 18 and spent the last year in a scholarship program where I wasn%u2019t even allowed to work. I left super discouraged, frustrated, and honestly, really pissed off. About one week later, I saw the casting sign on the wall for the auditions for the lead girl in Center Stage 2. Let%u2019s just say that agent was super surprised to get a call from Sony Pictures saying they wanted to book me for the lead actress in their new film just a couple weeks after she turned me away.MFM: You said you broke your hands when you were younger and lost your dream of being a gymnast- would you say that was the biggest turning point of your life so far? Have you ever had other hand problems afterwards since you do so much physical activity?RBS: Well that is the only time I have had to have metal screws put in my body and was an extremely challenging time for me. But it is definitely not the only injury or set back I have had. When you grow up an athlete and a very ambitious little girl going after very big dreams to try and impact the world in a positive way, there will always be challenges and turning points along the way. I have been through other extremely hard times: losing loved ones, not getting into my dream college, heart crushing breakups, and not getting films I thought I would get. I%u2019ve spent a lot of days and nights with tear filled eyes, a super heavy heart, and a spinning mind. That is what unbreakable is all about, and why I am so passionate about sharing it.Unbreakable was inspired greatly from my %u201ccenter stage%u201d story and is centered around what I have learned along my journey of both going after and achieving really big dreams. The Unbreakable mindset is powered by the Unbreakable Trinity, which is to connect and get stronger every day in the three main essences that make up you. In not just one, but all three: Kardia, Soma, and Myalo (three Greek words that represent mental, physical, and spiritual/emotional strength). It%u2019s using the power of film and story-telling to help viewers