It takes an athlete to dance, but an artist to be a dancer. – Shanna LeFleur photography by Gene Schaivone The Dying Swan Ulyana Lopatkina photography by Gene Schaivone Daria Ionova ©️ Svetlana Avvakum photography by Gene Schaivone Natalia Kleymenova Natalia Kleymenova is soloist of the Musical Theater Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko, Moscow, Russia Photographer Daria Chenikova photography by Gene Schaivone Elisabeth Beyer ©️ Nisian Hughes photography by Gene Schaivone When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way.