A documentary that
tells the real life stories of some young but popular ballerinas in Russia.
Ballet has long
been a highly commented art in the country, the career of a talented ballerina
can be very promising but of course there is always a cost. Here, we see the
stories of some ballerinas. Everyone has a different story to tell, but everyone
shares something in common- they are highly talented, highly controlled and
highly motivated.
I can completely understand
that if one lacks any of these qualities they will not be as successful as they
are now, this is usually what documentaries usually wants to show- diligence
will be rewarded, and I can’t agree it anymore. However, on the other hand, it
also tells us indirectly that competition is so keen that if you don’t pay 10
times of your 100% effort, you are likely to fail at the very beginning. You
see, entrance test is strict for the ballet schools, and for those who get admitted
only half of them can graduate. Um… And those girls who can finally graduate
must have a very strong will to survive the training.
I feel so envy! It
is really a gift if you know your dream at such a young stage. When I look at
my students, most of them finish their primary school, secondary school and
even some kind of tertiary education without realizing what they want to be.
And so, they are not motivated- you know, no desire no need, motivation is not
coming from nowhere.
I also envy about
the highly structured and organized official training they can offered to the
right candidates.
I look around the
place I stay, training is not necessary. I look around the place I stay, I do
not see 'dancers' very often. Dancers are in the entertainment industry. Apart
from that, those who claim themselves are very likely the ones who either wiggle
randomly in nightclubs or have some sort of classes but never achieve anything,
a lot of them think themselves are hot but actually not. Of course, there are
good dancers, they are qualified teachers and experienced competitors, and a
lot of then cannit depend on dancing as their career, still, they have to work another
job.
Unlike Russia, dancing
as an art is not preferred by the majority of the people; dancing as a sport is
not preferred by the majority either. Children seldom dream of being a dancer,
some who join a dance class will be very likely to drop out as they grow up and
need to spare more time on academic studies. If a graduate say his/her dream is
to be a dancer, I am quite sure that 90+ % of the parents will not be
supportive- you can't survive!