Life Lessons Through Ballet
Hee Seo in Mariinsky Starting Ballet in such a young age, she learned her life lesson through ballet. In the Pointe interview, she mentioned that dancers that lack originality will not do well in ABT. Another interesting fact about Hee Seo is that in the beginning of her career, she held a false idea that she was going to dance a full-length ballet by herself. However, ballet is never an individual work, “It’s teamwork” (Pointe), she says. Now she has learned to accept others’ points of views and be honest to her partner about her perspectives. During the retirement of the three principal dancers, she lacked confidence to take the lead of the team as she did not expect herself to be promoted as a principal dancer. Just like when she was chosen to be the lead for one of the four groups, she gave the lead back to the senior dancers as she thinks that she was not able to handle it. Academy, Kirov. “Alumni Hee Seo - Kirov Academy of Washington D.C.” Kir...
