Natella Devitskaya is the main instructor at her dance studio, Queen of DanceSport. She teaches ballroom dance such as cha-cha, samba, jive, rumba, and pasodoble to students of all ages six days a week. Natella prepares her students for competitions through rigorous practice and instruction in technique, beats, and dance moves. She is proud of her students' many successes in competitions, where they often win first place medals, especially for cha-cha and samba, demonstrating their skills and teamwork.

1. AnahitArustamyan
Anthropology 102
Dr. Leanna Wolfe
11-19-2013

2. NatellaDevitskaya and her partner KerilKurish have a dance studio together called Queen of
DanceSport. They are known worldwide for their performances and they do everything to
teach their students what they are capable of doing. They are champions in ballroom dance
which include cha-cha, samba, jive, rumba, and pasodoble.Natella is the main instructor and
she is the one who deals with the children and prepares them for many competitions.

3. Natella teaches six days a
week. She believes that a
dancer must be in motion all
six days of the week. Her
dance session begin from
4:00 pm to 9:00pm.
Saturdays class begins from
1:00 pm. She has children
from all ages and according
to their ages they are divided
into groups. She has one
main rule that everyone
must respect one another
and must be friends. Once
the clock hits 4:00 pm all the
children gather up in the
studio dressed in the proper
clothing and ready to begin
class. They are dressed in
black hues and black skirts
and their hair must be tied.
Natella walks in and starts to
take roll and begins class
with warm-ups and
stretches.

4. After some warm-ups, the next exercise Natella does is
puts music and has the children dance under the
different beats to check at the way they listen to music.
The children dance individually under the song while the
rest sit and watch. Every child dances to a different beat
and must show a new move they learned from the
previous class. In Latin American dances there are
different beats to every song, which is why she does this
exercise to prepare the children during the competition.
At competitions, they put songs that children have never
heard of and since they know the beats to every type of
dance they must count and begin their performance.
Towards the end, Natella goes by every child one by one
and shows them the mistake they made and teaches
them the correct way to do the move.

5. Natella now begins to
prepare the children for the
competition they all have
been waiting for. She starts
off with the cha-cha where
she demonstrates the hand
and leg movement. The
position that all the
children are in is the basic
movement for cha-cha.
Their body must be straight
with dramatic face
expressions. She works
with them day and night
because she wants them to
succeed in dance and be
called from all over the
world just like she has.

6. Natella then moves to the next
dance known as the samba,
which is a lively, rhythmical
dance. Samba is mainly known
for the movement of the body.
It is a difficult dance because
people must know how to
move their body in the correct
way. Natella is demonstrating
how the body must move in
circular motion. She Is not
moving her head or her legs
the only thing that is important
in samba is the arms and
posture movement. The little
ones always have trouble with
samba, but they are very
intelligent that they grasp very
quickly. Natella puts a lot more
effort with the boys when it
comes to samba because most
of them get shy to move their
bodies like they are supposed
to.

7. The competition that everyone was waiting for had a great end. All of the Queen of DanceSport
students received first place medals for cha-cha. Natella was very proud of her students and
how each and every one of them supports one another and they won as a team together. She
feels proud of her students and is eager for the upcoming events. She is confident in her
students.

8. Natella and her first place
champions at the Hollywood
Championships. She is a proud
instructor as we all can see.
Her students won first place in
samba, known as the difficult
dance of all. Her student Ani
and her partner Samvel
worked as a team together
and won that first place
medal. Natella believed in Ani
and Samvel because they
didn’t miss any class sessions
and they practiced together
on their spare time.

9. Natella’s students Mariam and
Samvel won second place at the
Hollywood Championships
performing a solo cha-cha. She
was still proud of her students
because it was Mariam’s first
competition she has ever
attended. She believes in Mariam
because she is consistent and
works very well with Samvel.

10. Natella and her little ones are
preparing for a samba
competition at Desert Classic
Dance Championships. The
little ones prepared a group
performance of samba. The
girls are dressed in polka
dotted crop tops with the
matching skirts and the little
boys are dressed in vests with
short white pants. She
believes her students as a
team will make the best out
of their performance.

11. Another competition
Natella and her students
attended was the Embassy
Ballroom Championship.
During this event Natellas
students Misak and Kristina
performed samba and
received first place medal.
The little ones worked very
hard and also stayed extra
time on Saturdays. Being
beginners and winning a
first place medal in samba
was a huge deal for
Natella. She is very proud
of her students and feels
confident at every
competitions because she
knows her students will do
everything to make her
proud. They work as a
team to make their
instructor proud.