When 12-year-old My made a move, her dance troupe followed. With precision and enthusiasm, the young dancers raised their arms above their heads as they performed the hip-hop number that My had helped choreograph. For the hundreds of onlookers, it was a sight to behold.

As for My, she’ll have to take their word for it – she completely lost her eyesight three months before the performance. But for this brave 5th grader, who spends most of her time in a wheelchair, the music and the cheers of the crowd painted the entire picture she needed in order to know that her wish was coming true.

A brain tumor may have robbed My of her vision and ability to walk, but it didn’t dim her dream of becoming a dance instructor. With the help of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, My’s classmates and teachers, as well as award-winning competitive dancer Heidi Burns, My’s wish became a reality.

My sat in her wheelchair and smiled as her classmates – dubbed “My’s Soaring Stars” – spent two hours under Burns’ instruction, preparing a routine to My’s favorite pop song. Performance time came at a school assembly later that day. As the rest of the school looked on, My sat in her wheelchair at center stage as her guidance counselor moved her arms in unison with her devoted classmates.

“These fifth-graders really stepped up to the bat, and they were willing to learn something new,” Burns told The Orange County Register. “They did a great job, and they did it for [My].”

It is a struggle for My to communicate verbally, but when handed the microphone after the performance, she just had one simple statement: “Thank you for everything.”