Alex Bulavina joined a modern dance group in Pyatigorsk a year ago to become fitter, more confident, and make new friends. Her coach, Konstantin Petrov, is in his early twenties and is passionate about sports and dance. Though he is a hardworking student, he finds dancing and coaching fulfilling and enjoyable. Kostya is reliable, humorous, and considers his students friends. Through overcoming challenges together, the dance group has become very close, winning third place at a festival with Kostya's support. Alex admires Kostya not only as a sportsman but as a role model for his kindness and willingness to help others.

1. Konstantin
KOT
Petrov

2. My name is Alex
Bulavina.I was born in
1999, January,28.
A year ago there were not
much amusement in my
life: only a daily routine
(school, extra classes and
homework).I came to a
conclusion that I should
change something in my
life. I wanted to become
fitter and more confident
and of course I dreamed of
making new friends. As I
am keen on music and
sport I decided to find
something which would
combine both hobbies. As a
result I chose “Modern
Dance”. I joined a dance
group in Pyatigorsk, and
met a lot of new friends and
my new coach.

3. His name is Konstantin
Petrov. He is in his early
twenties, of medium height,
well-built with regular
features. He is mad about
sport and can’t imagine his
life without it. Kostya is
very reliable and generous.
However what I appreciate
mostly is his sense of
humour. Every practise is
impossible without his
jokes which make it
enjoyable and
unforgettable. It happens
so that he can be
discontented with
something, but he never
shouts at us or loses his
temper. Kostya is very
sociable and consider us,
his students, to be his
friends.

4. Dancing is his hobby! In
fact he is a student and is
studying very hard to get
his degree and become a
programmer. However, I’m
sure he will never quit sport
and dances because they
make his life more
interesting and happy

5. I’ve been attending dance classes
for about a year, but still I managed
to take part in some very
prestigious competitions and even
got prizes in some of them. We had
to experience a lot of difficulties
together: tears of desperation and
happiness, the production of the
show for a short period of time.
But all these difficulties made our
dance group unite even more
closely. Thanks to Kostya we got
the third place at the festival of
street dance in Yessentuki. He
supports us in every dance battle
and is our devoted fan in every
performance. And when you feel
your coach’s support you have a
great `desire to win. I think that
success in dancing only 30 %
depends on you and your talent
but 70 % is due to the ability of a
coach to organise every thing.

6. Kostas is not only the
sportsman. I admire and
respect but the person I
want to take as a role
model in my life. He is not a
great champion or a
famous sportsman from the
magazine cover or TV show
whom you unlikely can
meet in real life. He is a
person, who is always there
to help and give you piece of
advice. I’m happy to have
both such a teacher and a
friend.

7. Thank You!