Ballerina

View Date: 10/17/09

This documentary followed the lives of 5 Russian ballerinas during different stages of their careers. It gives a peek into the most famous Russian dance school. It also looks into several dance troupes, ballerinas striving to become prima ballerinas or at least principals, and dancers at the peak of their careers. Finally, we get to see the struggles encountered by a principal dancer who is trying to come back from injury.

I found this film fascinating. I have loved dance for years, and took lessons a long time ago. The film was really able to get across the struggles of a dancer, and shows that to achieve the ultimate levels in this field, huge sacrifices need to be made. It then updated us on the careers of the five main dancers, which I enjoy in a film.

10 words or less: An interesting look into a grueling lifestyle.