{"id":9163,"date":"2020-02-25T15:00:04","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T15:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clonlara.org\/de\/2020\/02\/25\/dasha-dancing-toward-her-dreams\/"},"modified":"2020-02-25T15:00:04","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T15:00:04","slug":"dasha-dancing-toward-her-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clonlara.org\/de\/2020\/02\/25\/dasha-dancing-toward-her-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"Dasha: Dancing Toward Her Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Clonlara School<\/em><\/p>\n

Dasha is a 13-year-old student in Clonlara School\u2019s Off-Campus Program<\/a>. She supplements her learning with online courses and is working hard to learn Hungarian (a new language for her).<\/p>\n

When Dasha was only 7 years old, she had her first introduction to the art of ballet. While walking with her family in the center of the city, she saw a girl performing a classical ballet piece. It was love at first sight! She says, \u201cAfter that I enrolled in a ballet school and have been dancing for six years now.\u201d<\/p>\n

From Bosnia to Budapest<\/h3>\n

\"ClonlaraDasha is now a student at an international ballet school in Budapest, Hungary. She and her family actually moved from Bosnia earlier this year when her teacher recommended that she study ballet outside of Bosnia with professional instructors.<\/p>\n

Students from all over the world study ballet there from three to eight hours every day, but the work often continues into the evening: \u201cI sometimes have to stretch or work on strengthening, or even do homework given to us by our ballet teachers.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Rich Learning Experience<\/h3>\n

Dasha doesn\u2019t mind the hard work because she\u2019s learning so much from the study of classical ballet. She explains, \u201cBallet is an art, it\u2019s math, geometry, physics, anatomy, language, acting, music, imagination, and character building; training in ballet has increased my knowledge in all of these areas.\u201d She\u2019s also learning practical skills like how to wash her ballet uniform and sew her ballet shoes.<\/p>\n

Dasha acknowledges that Clonlara has given her the flexibility to both keep up with academics and pursue her ballet dream. She says, \u201cNow I\u2019m able to travel and get training and go to competitions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sacrifice and Success<\/h3>\n

\"ClonlaraAlthough Dasha\u2019s favorite part about studying ballet is learning new variations and dances and then performing them on stage in front of a big audience, she explains that it has taken time to get to this point. \u201cI was surprised at how complex ballet is. It looks so easy, but it really is not. And for the first year, we didn\u2019t even dance; we only did foundational stuff. The fun things began only in my third year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dasha\u2019s hard work is paying off, though. She recently performed in her school\u2019s performance of The Nutcracker<\/em>. \u201cI performed in the real opera theater for the first time in my life with real professional ballet dancers.\u201d However, even exciting things like performing require sacrifice. She says, \u201cWe had a total of about 20 performances. Two of those were on Christmas Day, which was very sad. I had to be in the theater all day, but my family came and supported me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking Forward<\/h3>\n

Ultimately, Dasha would love to develop ballet into a career: \u201cI want to be able to dance in theatres and, later on, open my own studio.\u201d<\/p>\n

She encourages other Clonlara students to \u201ckeep your eyes on your goal (or dream) and you will reach it for sure!\u201d That\u2019s good advice for all of us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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