Avarose Dillon studies ballet in real life.
Sasha De Sola who plays Natasha is a real life dancer with San Francisco Ballet.
The horse seen in Hope's room is Penny. Penny belongs to the popular American Girl doll Felicity Merriman. Penny was released by American Girl in 1998. Penny was originally introduced as the American Girl Horse. Penny eventually became part of Felicity's collection and the American Girl of Today line. Penny was eventually made a permanent part of Felicity's collection. In 2005 following the releases of Elizabeth and "Felicity: An American Girl Adventure" American Girl released Penny's foal Patriot. Penny and Patriot were both archived in 2010 with Felicity. Penny was introduced one last time in 2011 for the My American Girl line. American Girl has since permanently retired Penny.