Oh, Svetlana Zakharova

Can I ever be flexible enough? Svetlana Zakharova proves that no, no I cannot.

Becoming better than yourself

Dance is such a competitive sport. Everyone else seems so much better than we are. In my studio, there is a girl who's skill level is basically the same as mine. We both are "The flexible ones". I think we can both tell that we're watching each other. Trying to find one little imperfection so we can say to ourselves "I'm definitely better". But where does that get us? She has been the hardest to talk to. And I'm thinking this is why. What I've been trying to do now is become better than myself. I've heard that alot. But its harder than it sounds. Dance is a place where you go, basically to be compared to perfection. And everyone else around you. But I'm learning to really get that stuff out of my head. I want to be better than I was yesterday, not how somebody is today. Dance is always a striving movement for perfection. So why not try it? Be better than yourself. Its hard, but it will help.