FORT CALHOUN, Neb. (WOWT) - Inside this Fort Calhoun dance studio, four young dancers are fulfilling a dream.

Nikki McCuen opened her self-named studio 33 years ago when she was 17 years old.

Her daughter Brielle, once danced in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade; an opportunity she’d never forget.

“I just think it’s amazing to then be able to now take them to New York to celebrate their effort and their work that they’ve spent a long time,” says Brielle McCuen.

Brielle’s cousin, 17-year-old Moria Doyle , along with 18-year-old Layla Kern, 15-year-old Addison Nuttelman and 14-year-old Claire Tetrick are flying to New York City next week to follow in her footsteps.

Moria has dreamed of this since she was five.

“This has been like our last huge performance that we’ve been working on fo

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