Svetlana Zakharova

This is her dancing Giselle (http://www.bolshoi.ru/en/persons/ballet/66/ ())

For me the definition of hero is someone who, is kind and caring and doesn't take anger out on others. Svetlana Zakharova is a thirty seven year old ballet dancer who is one of my hero's. She meets my definition of a hero and is an exceptional dancer. I chose Svetlana because I'm a dancer and it is the one thing that I can express myself in. I think she is a hero because even when she's angry and sometimes lets it out on others, most of the time she uses it she uses to make her dances even stronger. When she was younger she went to around 5 different dance schools. A challenge she faced as a kid was the legacy that she got because her parents were dancers so everyone thought she would follow in their footsteps. Her characteristic are, inspirational, bravery and strong mindset.

Inspirational is someone that others look up to. For me I look up to Svetlana because she has done lots of dances and is good at ballet. She puts her heart and soul into dance and always does amazing even when she makes a mistake. She has phenomenal technique and amazing skill. When she was six she would go with her mother to a local dance studio and learn to folk dance. At the age of six you don't normally think of going to a studio and learning to dance, but she did and she worked hard at it and got better and better. As a result of this all you have to do is have a look at where she is now.

Bravery is only sometimes someone who fights dragons and saves the day, but in this case i'm talking about bravery like, when Svetlana left home to go to a dance academy at the age of ten. More to that point she auditioned at the age of ten to go to the prestige dance academy, Kiev Choreography School where she learnt to do ballet. When you're ten you don't normally leave home to go away and dance but for Svetlana it was a good excuse to go do something she loved.

Strong mindset is to set your mind to the task set. Svetlana said that she does get angry and occasionally she takes it out on others, but most of the time she uses it in dance. Anger is a good way to have a strong routine. If you put anger in your routine it makes you dance more strong because then you can let it out. Svetlana tries to save all her anger for her shows so her dance is strong. When she dances she's so elegant and strong. One of her best skills is keeping her anger to the stage where she performs amazingly.

All and all Svetlana is an amazing dancer and is very inspirational for never giving up even if nobody thinks she can do it. She perseveres and faces challenges face on and doesn't let other take her down. She is brave and goes do stuff normally ten year olds don't do like leaving home to go to a prestige dance school at which she spent eight hours a day dancing. At a young age her goal, like all five year olds she wanted to become a ballerina. Her mum then started taking her to the folk dance studio down the road when she was six then when she was ten she auditioned and got into Kiev Choreographic School. She keep to her dream and now she has completed her dream. My thought on her is that she is a great inspiration to kids who have the dream to become a ballerina and that they should never give up because they will get there eventually if they keep trying and believing in their dream.