1998 Alina Somova 3rd Year Vaganova Student Mariinsky Ballerina

Alina's arms, head movements, expressions and overall movements scream out she is super special. Alina was the smallest girl in class
All the Alina haters who call her unmusical with poor turnout should look at her great musicality and turnout as a young Vaganova student. Vaganova students do not lose what they had in their early years. Alina has great musicality and turnout in 2011, regardless of what Alina haters try to force others to believe.

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[balanchinedancer]

@MrRight1000 The illusion of hate can be easily created by merely erasing positive posts about a dancer. Although it didn’t happen to me ( I wouldn’t dignify that crowd by writing there) , I noticed that many positive comments simply disappeared from the pages of CriticalDance and BalletTalk/Alert. No explanation had ever been offered. Somova is dearly loved all over the world and very much admired by Kolpakova, Baryshnikov and others whose opinion is worth listening to.

[russianballetvideo]

@TsubasaDreams What I have seen her doing close up in person at Mariinsky recently, she has already surpassed them. One day new videos will come out showing what a great artist she has become under the direction of Tatiana Terekhova since Olga Chenchikova was the worst possible coach for her, but her husband was ballet director. Her acting ability is amazing & she has refined what some hated, plus has the best arms of any principal in the world. Only recent videos of value are Dying Swan Giselle

[Consofdance]

Arms back head neck is so beautiful!!!-Vaganova!! Who was their teacher??

[Cherubfish]

@woaibailewo

Thanks so much for the clarification

[woaibailewo]

@Cherubfish I believe that the reason American's focus on emotion so much is because, for many, the only ballet performances we get to see are often filmed. When the performances are filmed, if the dancers don't have any emotions during close-up shots, it makes the performance look stale. As for only Americans worrying about emotion, in the Vaganova School, the ballet students have 'acting class' to work on developing their emotion and connection to roles.

[BootyBallerina]

@Cherubfish i, as an american dancer, couldn't agree with you more.. i mean emotions are important but no more important than technique is

[coffee52398]

I feel her pain, I'm the smallest in my class too. xD

[huskytail]

Many people talk about technique, but to me one of the many special things in her is that even as a young child, when she performs she looks for example at her arm/hand as if it is something reaaaally interesting and thus making the observer as interested in her arm as she is. I can't move my eyes off of her.

[Gymlover1984]

To anyone who is able to: could you explain to me why she is in this particular video any different than the other dancer(s) involved? I don't see much difference between them. I'm not an expert at all so that might be just the problem but they all look equally talented and perfect?

[47Cultural]

Why we just start to LOVE every Dancers who give us the most beautiful moments in life !!!

Let support them ALL .They need that .And more then every think we need them !!!

This PLANET need more and more Love and ART ..Open your heart and stop complain . Let eliminate all "critics " ..Share your feelings and admiration for this ART .I'm sure your life will be happier to...

[Cherubfish]

I actually don't understand why so many American dancers/ critics/ youtubers like to comment on emotion so much. Not to be racist, but most of them behave like that.

When you are in a proper theatre box, you can't see their faces anyway, so I usually focus on technique and lines.

I know that I am on the other side of the extreme, but I am quite curious about what caused the emotions part.

I've even seen someone saying "Smile!" in Odette's part.

[bananarific22]

Stop fighting and enjoy the dancing!!