Alina Somova

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I love her. My favourite dancer yet. Beautiful extensions. She graduated from Vagonova Academy of Russian Ballet. If I am not wrong, she joined the Mariinsky Theatre in 2003 but she isn't the principal dancer of any company at the moment. Many do not really like her because they say she 'cramps the ballet style'. Like, she is trying to turn gymnastics into ballet and it looks like she is doing 'rhythmic gymnast en pointe'. But it's not her fault she is wayy too flexible. She's just like Sylvie Guillem. Both of them have what the critics call, 'ear-whacking extensions' and they think it is 'not suitable for ballet style'. But I beg to differ. I think they are beautiful. (:

I can't seem to post the video, but the link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzNfhUixHqo&feature=related

Go watch it. She's so sweet. She's everything I want to be.

G'night!