Wow that's amazing! I would have been so intimidated having her in my class, I would have been like "what is the plié?"

omfg i took a class there once and if i saw her i would've fainted lmao

This is amazing to read! I'm a professional dancer who has just decided to change paths and pursue a career in Biomedicine, so your comment helped me gain confidence in so many aspects! Lovely story

Same here, but I’m in medical school now

Well said!! Thank you for this comment!! You were able to explain it much better than I could!!

Yes, I agree. Must have taken a lot of courage from her. For me, the ballet and dance world were very toxic too. Really glad top dancers are now talking about these things 👏

@comentator comentates what is toxic and cruel is you thinking that a virus that has killed over a million people worldwide is “non-existent”. Honestly go educate yourself with rather than filling your mind with nonsensical conspiracies smh 🤦🏻‍♀️

@comentator comentates luckily I don’t have the misfortune of knowing someone who died of the virus as I live in New Zealand where the death rate is much lower as the government actually took the virus seriously. Also, I watched the videos and that lady clearly has no idea how a vaccine actually works, I suggest you do yourself a favour and watch this video on how vaccines work kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q7yFmcKh2Z23mGQ.html or read ANY biology textbook. Have a nice day!

@@silena197 you believe in santa as well do you

That's what I want to do!

It takes so much courage :) I'm so happy for her too

I love this comparison! Center Stage was my fight song back in the day.

That’s the first thing my mind went to as well!!!! Love center stage!

I thought of Maureen too

Well Arauna, the thing with ballet you need to have the right body type. You see with others where they great ballet dancers but they body type is not great at producing the lines that you require to dance certain ballet.

haha I'm so flattered that you're interested. Maybe I'll do it on my personal IG :)

May I ask who it was? I’m in medical school and really interested in PM&R

I agree!

Kristen Hyde Yeah that’s why I said explicitly that I wasn’t referring to her. It sounds like you didn’t read my entire comment. In fact her ability to make such a decisive decision would lead me to believe she had parental support.

I agree. I'm a ballet teacher and it breaks my heart seeing young kids go into full time so early. Yes, take it seriously and encourage them to work hard and work their best, but let them be kids, go to school and have a normal life. Let them decide at the appropriate age if they want to put in the work to try and get into that career. In my experience the ones that are super talented and pushed too far too either burnt out, get injured from over training (um hello, growing bodies are not meant to dance the work load of an adult one), have their love of dance destroyed or just realise how much they have been missing out on. I am absolutely thrilled for Miko that she has found a new path and wish her all the best. :)

@@kiraph I absolutely agree with you 110%, you really got your message across perfectly. Being a dancer demands everything. You're either all in, or not, and that is totally ok!! It's a very difficult choice that everyone in the dance world understands more than anyone!!

I am very curious too!

I’m also curious, her Mom was so upset when Miko’s brother quit dancing. I was wondering if it affected her relationship with her Mom negatively.

As a Dance Mom Myself, I can only say that we will always support our daughters decisions, Satoko is a wonderful Mom, I meet her, and She made a wonderful Job as a Mom, she supported Miko to get all the way she did, so I believe she did support Miko's happiness even if it was not dancing Ballet in the Professional World.

honestly... if she’s a typical asian mum she’s gonna be really happy to have a child who is going to be a doctor 🤣

Me too

It definitely takes a lot of courage. But in Oksanas case, I‘m afraid that she wouldn’t have had any chance to pursue a different career. Financially and also regarding the school education she got at the ballet academy. I agree, Oksana Skorik still looks very unhappy 😞

@@mathildewesendonck7225 Why couldn't Oksana pursue a different career if she wanted to? Other girls - those who had injuries or those who didn't get a job - did. They have general subjects in the academies and have to pass state exams up to 9th year. Financially, if she was good enough, she could've gotten free college education. Polina Konogray had an injury at 15 so she couldn't pursue ballet. Not only that, she skipped the whole year of studying. She still managed to pass the 9th year general school exam so she could get her 9-year general school diploma, then studied by herself and passed the state exam for the 11th year of regular school (in Russia, those who go to universities complete 11 years of regular school, the rest stop after 9th year corresponding to the year 5/9 at ballet academies). She is now studying international business at a university. The difference of Russian ballet academy students and Miko is that in Miko's case her whole career was competitions. It's not clear how a year in corps felt after that. Russian academy students don't go to competitions, but they are being prepared for the work in theater from the start. For Miko, it was variations, dancing adult ballerina variations from early childhood. For professional academy students it's class work and some school performances, children roles or corps work until later years.

M Wai I feel like that shift has to do with less people being fitted in person, and not being able to have a person behind the camera getting close ups! Hopefully as more professional studios/shows reopen, the pro hacks and fitting videos will return!

Thank you for this comment! I'm so glad that some of you liked my old format as well. I use to just plop down a camera at a fitting if I saw anything interesting but it's a bit difficult shooting videos during the pandemic and I didn't want you to have to listen to me talk with a mask on. But I'll try to figure out how I can bring it back :)

As someone who sees this problem all the time, I feel like we could have fixed this :( If/when you're ever ready to go back, I'd love to help you

@@ThePointeShop I am still connected to the art form, as I love watching videos on KZfaq of dancers performing. I would need to work on my strength and turnout. I would love to go back once we can go back to the studio. My home is mostly carpeted, so not entirely suitable for ballet (carpet is quite harsh, so I'd go through my ballet shoes quickly xD). I still plan, as I always have, to use my dance experience to help others. So, I plan to be an arts therapist in the future - art, music and dance :)

@@ThePointeShop Additionally, I was put on pointe at a time when I was having serious thyroid problems that have gone unmedicated as it was not bad enough (on the hormone side)to warrant medication. My muscles were unstable and sore (could barely stand at the traffic lights!). It was a bad time all around. Then, I was forced to do the dance we had for pointe at the show. My teacher would not let me not do it, I just... had to.

When you say roll-through does it mean to rise up all the way to your tiptoes? Was that a problem you had only at the center or at the barre too? Did you ever overcome it?

@@Denner777 I couldn't rise onto pointe at the barre or in the centre. Didn't have as many issues with echappes (though one foot echappes were an issue). I never overcame it, as I left for university after that show I think that it was, partly, because I was a little scared. I have issues with different anxiety disorders, so pointe was scary to me.

Miko isn’t really curvy though. She had an ideal body for a professional ballet dancer. The body image trouble seems to be mostly in her head

Same

Aww.. thank you!

I hope you don't regret it when you are older. You are making irreversible changes to your body when you are still a teenager. What makes us happy at 15 is often not what makes us happy at 25. I hope you are not making a horrible mistake.

@@jewelmarkess I'm literally 22 and I've known I was trans for almost a decade but thanks anyway

@@imills954 Oh, well if you are 22 you are an adult, so, of course. I thought you were 15.... Sorry.

@@jewelmarkess I danced for 15 years! Stopped when I was 20 :) sorry for getting so defensive so quickly, I'm used to people telling me that even now it's a mistake/abomination/affront to god and nature etc

@@imills954 NP, I understand. I should've figured out that if you danced for 15 years, you'd not be 15. I am not religious at all, and I understand that it must feel awful to have dysphoria. I am a woman, and I had premature ovarian failure in my 30s, so I am acutely aware of the risks of not having our own hormones when our bodies expect them and am a bit sensitive to it, but as an adult I am sure you've evaluated all risks and for you it's worth it.

Debbie became and orthopedic surgeon. Although her life took a lot of strange turns, it's possible for athletes (and ballet dancers are definitely athletes) to take up other challenging careers.

You didn't start ballet as a profession. You can do anything you want as a hobby, not as a professional.

@@jewelmarkess don't piss on her parade please.

@@grubbilove6338 I don't. I am pretty sure a doctor doesn't have professional ambitions of becoming a ballet dancer. I just really don't like the whole "you can do whatever you want" thing because it's wrong. Think all the talent shows rejects who think they can sing/dance/etc. Some professions require talent in addition to years of training starting from childhood. Anyone cannot become a professional ballet dancer, professional musician, elite level athlete, etc. But everyone can do these things as a hobby.

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I always get notified of videos from people I haven't even subscribed to, including this one.

bahahaha

She had a job - she was in corps in Birmingham Royal Ballet. She didn't like it. I wonder if working in corps was a real let down after all of the success of winning competitions dancing ballerina variations she didn't get to dance on stage.

"The hardest working child" - are you saying that Vaganova or Bolshoi or other top professional academy students are any less hard working because instead of spending their time learning adult variations and going to competitions, they spend all of their time in classes and only participating in school/affiliated theater performances often in groups? How is Miko more "hard working" than, for example, Maria Khoreva or Alexandra Khiteeva?

@@jewelmarkess My Dear! You did not read my post carefully. It's not about who is working harder. I'm a graduate of Bolshoi Ballet academy my self and I know what it takes to get trough training of leading Russian Ballet schools. My comment is based on pedagogical experience of 30 years and moral responsibilities we should assume in USA when we push young souls to this path. As a teacher I appreciate every one of my hard working students, but for your information - in Russia students were very talented to start with (Governmental standards) and Choreographic education was free. Where in the USA students and their families have to sacrifice a lot to pursue their dreams. P.S. No reply needed...if you like debates go to political sides. Best regards Natalia

@@nataliacharovamedmfa4679 Thanks, I see. No debates, just sorry I misunderstood your comment.

I don't believe she has any stretching and workout routines, but you could check Maria Khoreva's videos who I believe has some stretching and workout videos. Given that she is a graduate of the Vaganova academy and is now a first soloist in Mariinsky (even if many feel that her promotion to that level at 18 was a bit premature, and I agree), I suspect she has complete and total control over her body and is incredibly flexible and strong.