DMA WK 1

My theme is alignment and as a ballet dancer I constantly think about my body's proper alignment in class and how I can improve my technique. I have been dancing my entire life so ballet is very meaningful to me. My piece represents the structure and alignment that I have to think about daily. My teacher is always telling me how to improve my turnout and correcting me on my technique.

My ballet teacher also tells me to look up ballerinas on Youtube and watch their arm movements, form, etc. I have come to conclusion that Svetlana Zakharova is one of my favorite ballerinas and she inspires me to become a better dancer and to work harder everyday. The video that is posted is a video of her when she was young and training at the Vaganova Academy in Russia. In the video the class demonstrates alignment as all the dancers have great technique. In addition, the class is very disciplined and is structured where all the dancers are in line at the barre and in the center. Dancers strive for perfect alignment because it is pleasing to the audience and a great form of entertainment. However, the audience does not realize how many years and hours in a day it takes for a dancer to perfect her technique. Without alignment, there would be chaos therefore it is extremely important and it also makes a great performance for audience.