THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, November 23, 1994 TAG: 9411220088
SECTION: DAILY BREAK PAGE: E5 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Short : 41 lines
Alexis Ault, 13, of Williamsburg is an eighth-grader at Walsingham Academy.
Dancing? I started dancing, um, gosh, 10 years ago. At one point, I was doing piano, art, gymnastics, swimming, tap, jazz. I did a maximum of maybe five things at one time.
School, for me, is my main kind of something I look forward to. I make first honors. I think I've only made one B. Pretty amazing.
Last year I won this award called the highest academic average. And I won the presidential physical fitness award - it's a little pin on my lamp shade. I want to be a well-rounded student and make it into National Honor Society.
Oh, I love, I love, I love, I love algebra. Oh, no, I like it. You would think most artsy people tend to like literature and English and things like that.
I'm very hard on myself. I expect a lot out of myself. I've been dancing en pointe since I was 10, that is three years, and I have, like, 50 pairs of pointe shoes. No, that's not right, I shouldn't exaggerate. I have 25 or 30.
I can honestly say I find strong dedication in dance. It may not be what I do professionally, but I try very hard in every class.
My legs are real short. I would like one day to just hang from a ceiling and get taller.
The thrill of all of these Russian dancers coming is quite amazing. I know our parts are small, but it's the small things that are important. ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by BILL TIERNAN
Alexis Ault
by CNB