Met Art Katya

The first requisite for any ballerina is a body that subscribes to the aesthetics of the dance. Ballet demands an exacting figure, and Katya is no exception.
More than any other form of dance, ballet is about balance, beauty, paradox, and complexity. There is no other activity with such stringent requirements. Ballerinas must demonstrate more than a merely pleasing physicality. They must be strong yet graceful, powerful yet delicate, fragile yet possessed of an unbreakable spirit. In short, they must embody the paramount attributes of the feminine, and as such, these gazelle-like creatures are, in the opinion of many, the finest subject a Met Art photographer can hope to find.
Katya, one of our latest discoveries, epitomizes every one of the above qualities. Her Ukrainian background indicates as much: the country in which she was trained is known for the exactitude it demands from its dancers. Katya practices the most rigorous of dances in a land famous for its precision. After this series, you'll have a complete appreciation of the miracle of this young woman's body. Katya's finely-cut figure is a work of art accomplished not just in function, but it form.