High-stepping through life

High-stepping through life Dancer and scholar Rossi Lamont Walter Jr. '14 aims to help others dream This is one in a series of profiles showcasing some of Harvard's stellar graduates. Rossi Lamont Walter Jr. remembers his experience with Harvard Summer School in 2009 as "a frolicking good time." It was the Texas native's introduction to Harvard, and its energy inspired him. "I've always been very sensitive to my environment and to things that are contributing to the energy and the mood of the space," he said. Later, when considering college, Walter was certain that if he attended Harvard, something important would happen and that the people and the environs "would change my life in ways I could not foresee." That's just what happened. He will graduate with a concentration he didn't know existed, a passion for dance he never expected, and a post-College fellowship to spend a year in a country that wasn't on his radar four years ago.