Violet is a seemingly normal beautiful and talented teenage girl. She is a dancer and has a focus and determination that could rarely be matched. But as we see her interact with the people who Influence her most she begins to exhibit signs of a different kind of focus. One that turns her talent of dancing into a crippling addiction that she believes is her sole purpose for living. We see her dance teacher who is more along the lines of a tyrant but to work with this teacher is to guarantee a dance career. Add into that dynamic Caroline the girl that Violet so desperate wants to be: she is the perfect size, shape, and doesn’t work half as hard as Violet does to be the talent she is and Caroline knows it. Then there is Violet’s mother who doesn’t believe in her daughter and voices that reality often. Violet finds herself starving herself physically and also emotionally for attention so much that she creates an alter ego of herself to help her cope with life. Through dance Violet is able to express her love and hate for herself while reaching for stars that she believes are attainable. It is within a story like this that we see how easily hard work and determination can cross over into an unhealthy addiction that, by the end of this scene, could cost Violet her life. She wants to be the most perfect and beautiful dancer in the eyes of her teacher and her competition, but from her mother all she wants is to be supported and loved. This is a beautiful story that allows dance to speak volumes to the heart and soul. *Violet needs to be able to dance as if she has been trained.
