Being turned away from her first dance studio didn’t keep the spring out of Ana Malaniuk’s step.

After her mother tried to enroll her in a dance class, Ana -- who has Down syndrome -- was told she wouldn’t be able to keep up with the other kids.

One year later, the six-year-old Edmonton girl is dancing up a storm:

 

 
Ana from Edmonton

Hey Canada! This is one of the cutest and most impressive things we've seen in a while. Check out Ana from Edmonton showing off her fantastic dance skills. Thank you Sonja Malaniuk, for sending this in - and thanks to Ana for making our day a little more awesome. :)If you have a Dance On 3/21 video from #WorldDownSyndromeDay, send it in! Email it to kaitlynp@cdss.ca or post it on our Facebook wall! #SeeTheAbility #Downsyndrome

Posted by Canadian Down Syndrome Society on Wednesday, March 23, 2016

After attending one class at the first studio, Ana’s mother Sonja Malaniuk said she thought things went well.

“But the next day I received a phone call,” she told CTV News. “And they just mentioned to us that she couldn’t keep up with the kids in that classroom and they didn’t think she would be able to handle it.”

Malaniuk said she was upset with the owners’ decision.

“How can you judge her after 45 minutes being in the classroom just for one day?”

Malaniuk said both she and Ana, who loves to dance, were disappointed. Luckily, though, she was able to find a home at Amanda’s Academy of Dance.

Malaniuk said she’s thrilled with the attention Ana’s dance moves have been getting online.

“It’s been amazing. I’m super proud of her, and I’m proud of the dance studio for allowing her to be there and giving her the opportunity,” she said.

“And I just wanted other parents to know that if another studio or another sport says no to your child, just keep at it, because someone else out there will give you a chance.”