How cute is her accent?
I love listening to her talk, it reminds me of Alexei. He was the first male instructor I'd ever had and turned out to be my favorite. He was the first teacher I really, really wanted to please. Not because I was afraid of his criticism as I had been with other teachers I'd had in the past, but because it seemed to make him so happy when we danced well. I also probably liked him because he wasn't much taller than me.
Some things he said I still don't really know the English for what he was trying to say. At the barre when we were doing tendus and degages he would say he wanted it "
sharp"! and "
juicy!" I have no idea. But sometimes it made me giggle, and it always made me smile.