kuklarusskaya said: I was taught like that. Most all Russians are. Basically the better you are, the worse you’re treated.

Yeah, I mean I totally get that and clearly it’s effective in most cases, (I actually wish I had recieved stricter training when I was younger) but evidently Oksana just wasn’t prepared to handle it as well as others.

Anonymous asked: I notice you mentioned something on Oksana a while back and wanted to put in my 2 cents? I saw her documentary, and I think it's obvious she has big issues with nerves and feeling good about herself. Literally the way the teacher screamed insults at her is the same thing happening to her online now, and the teacher pretty much made her have a nervous breakdown... have you ever had teachers like that?

It’s so true! I hope for her sake, she doesn’t read bad reviews or negative comments.

Fortunately, I never had a teacher that berated me like that. I mean, I know her teacher was probably yelling at her like that because she wanted to see Oksana at her full potential but I strongly believe that there’s a difference between shouting corrections at students and straight up saying they’re useless.

velvetfelines: Mara Galeazzi’s last performance at ROH
besoindedanser: Evgenia Obraztsova,  Prima Ballerina at Bolshoi Ballet Company Dance Open Festival Copyright @ Mark Olich
tantratwin2: Fabulous Foursome
somaymalou: Anastasia and Denis Matvienko (Photo: Gene Schiavone)
planetedance:   Uliana Lopatkina in rehearsal.
ryanishka: loverussianballet: Anastasia Kolegova, Mariinsky ugh nastia always so gorgeous Ryan, at first I thought you were calling her nasty and I was like …
Anastasia and Denis Matvienko in Radio and Juliet.
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