Cuevas spins her way through ballet
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As butterflies fill her stomach, freshman Adreena Isabel Cuevas slowly moves towards the stage. With her outfit ready and choreography memorized, she proceeds to her place and takes the spotlight.
Cuevas started practicing ballet when she was two years old after her mother saw her dancing in front of the TV. She had her first performance when she was five, remembering how excited she was. Cuevas spent several hours practicing perfection, before the performance.
“All I knew was that I ways really excited to finally be able to show the audience my performance,” Cuevas said. “I review my dance a lot, especially the parts I struggle with. When I finish performing, I make sure to ask my choreographer and all the other teachers what I did wrong and what I need to improve on.”
Her friends and family are supportive of her choice in doing ballet, since she loves dancing. They encourage her to attend ballet lessons as they think she has a bright future ahead of her in the dance world.
“[My family is] the only reason why I started dancing,” Cuevas said. “Without them, I don’t think I would be dancing now.”
Cuevas’ love for ballet encouraged her to join Choreo, but with Choreo, ballet, and academics, it has been strenuous for Cuevas to balance everything. She attempts to work on her homework during breaks and has now adjusted the amount of time she spends on each extracurricular.
“Before, I had to leave early and I’d go to [ballet] classes,” Cuevas said. “Now, I don’t take as many classes so I could focus more on Choreo.”
Ballet has impacted her lifestyle and personality in a positive way because she loves how ballet lets her control her emotions and body when dancing.
“I could express myself [by letting] my body sync in with the music,” Cuevas said.
Cuevas considers ballet to be one of her hobbies, and plans to pursue some form of dance in the future.
“I do love ballet more than any other kind of dance style,” Cuevas said. “but I love all styles of dance.
