14 Results in the "La Valse" category
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Chapter
LV Chapter 1.3
After the sponsors left, Sasya went straight back to the dormitory and shut himself in his room. Not only did he skip lunch, but he also missed all his afternoon academic classes, pas de deux class, and character dance class. "I haven't seen Sasya around. Did anyone hear if he was sick? Does anyone know?" At Olga's question, the ballet mistress for the afternoon classes, the students just remained silent and looked at each other's faces. Everyone here had seen with their own eyes how Sasya had been…-
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LV Chapter 1.2
The dormitory room was noisy after the roll call. Sasya lay in bed with the blanket over his head to block out the noise. Today, the heat in his body just wouldn’t go away. I ate too many marshmallows, just like a pig. Sasya regretted while rubbing his bloated stomach. Today, even after finishing all his classes, Sasya stayed behind to practice, and when the school closed at 9, he moved to the Met Opera's backstage to practice in an empty space. The lighting staff, who knew that Sasya sometimes…-
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The following January, after sending the last letter. New York Ballet Company's affiliated ballet school, Studio B. "Sasya, stretch your arms all the way to your fingertips!” Slap! A harsh hand struck the inner side of Sasya's delicate arm, which was stretched out à la seconde. At the stinging touch, Sasya bit his lips until they turned white and extended his middle finger as far as he could until his arm went numb. "Longer! Allonger!" The boys who had just witnessed Sasya being hit froze…
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- Story
La Valse
Sasya Shchedrin, a 16 year-old boy from Russia. Bad at English, with zero social skills, and to top it off, so desperately poor he wears ballet shoes full of holes. The only way this ugly duckling with no friends endures his solitude is by writing letters to his sponsor who provides his scholarship. However, the sponsor who had always responded with silence to all…- 7.9 K • Apr 7, '25
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