Sophia Lucia and William Jackson Beckham - Swan Lake Pas de Deux (Varna IBC 2016) 

Y‘all are really hard on her. First of all she didn‘t even compete & I think it‘s incredibly nice learning one of the hardest variations in ballet just for your partner. and she said herself that she wasn‘t prepared enough. she knows that she‘s far away from perfection or whatever . Do people realise that she started getting fully into ballet only like 2 years before she did this performance? therefore i think she did absolutely amazing and is really gifted. Ofc she isn‘t as good as vaganova girls but she‘s not trying to be. she said herself that she doesn‘t wanna be a ballerina in the future. so don‘t be so hard and appreciate all the hard work and effort she put into rehearsels and the performance to be as good as possible and to help her friend and partner out.

She's incredible. Imagine being this good after just two years fully immersed in classical training. I often wonder how often she would've gotten had she not quit competing

People need to remember the time of this she just learned ballet two or three years ago so for someone who hadn’t trained as much as other people this is very good she still has a long ways to go but she knows that

Wait 2 years did all of that damn what kind of potion is she drinking that was amazing for 2 years

Great dancer i just wish she was a little softer in some parts

Exquisite this young lady goes from strength to strength

Very lovely could be a bit softer though seemed to be to contemporary in parts where it shouldn't be and more fluidity between movements altogether very well done for a student still learning

Wonderful from both, and they are still so very young. No need to criticize either one of them.

Sometimes it seems like she’s flinging her legs up rather than lifting them up

Okay, so responding to a lot of comments I’ve been seeing. Sophia, in my opinion, is a bit rough when she was dancing this, but other than that and obvious technical matters that I won’t get into because frankly no one but her teachers and judges have has the right to criticize her deeply. She’s a great dancer, you’d have to be an idiot to not acknowledge her talent. I’ve seen some comments saying that she isn’t on the music or she doesn’t have artistry. That’s not entirely true. While, maybe, in some parts she was off in counts, we also have to consider that it may be specific counts that her teachers have given her because it’s a different version. Her artistry? While she might not have been as projecting as people would’ve liked, it was still present throughout most of it and she kept a pleasant face during all her turns, even when she had a hiccup in the variation. I would give her the credit. Also, I’ve seen people say that she’s all flexibility and turns and nothing else. That’s not true either. Those are definitely strong and defining points of Sophia, but she is a well rounded dancer. You have to have high technique to pull off a pas de deux, period. This particular pas de deux is one of the harder ones in ballet, and as a student, to pull it off is pretty damn impressive. Considering that she doesn’t put all her effort into just ballet, as she is dancing other styles as well (Sorry if I’m wrong but that’s what I thought), I think people should give her more credit that they are. Obviously she’s a student, and obviously, she’s not perfect. But to ignore basically half her talent during such a difficult pas de deux is simply outrageous. Also, she’s competing at Varna, and that’s up there in ballet competitions. Give her credit for her accomplishments, and let her improve in peace. In reality? She probably knows this and she’s probably way better now considering this was two years ago.

She never showed how tired she is, but it wouldve been better if she had worked with music more. Still amazing she's kept all if her flexibility

She has nice turns, but other than that, the artistry is absent. And she is not dancing with the music...

She is so young... how can she do it so so well

Amazing since she is so young. But it looks a little contemporary

Sophia é linda e o rapaz muito talentoso. Parabéns aos dois!

For such a well known turner, it's a shame she bagged out of her fouttes, perhaps it was the raked stage at Varna.

That was amazing!

Both did a wonderful job. Young and talented.

She seems a little rushed or something. Sophia, just remember it’s not all about the turns. She seemed very nervous 😟 in your Fuentes you were trying to turn so fast that you never hit second in the second half

Definitivamente ella es hermosa , pero para este ballet de alto grado de dificultad le falta más limpieza en los detalles calidad de brazos desde la espalda, también máyor Tonificación en músculos de piernas y brazos , así como calidad en el attitude derriere en general , y un poco bajar de talla para verse más larga, trabajando esos detalles sería virtuosa en clásico también , porque por lo demás es una gran artista y bailarina con mucho potencial

Sophias arms couldve been softer. She flicks them too much but i love her

I feel she's a bit rush and seems like she didnt listen to the music

So this is the path she chose ballet

Perfect and i am Dance ballet !!!I am love dancing !!!😀😘😘😘

I feel as if its very musical theatre type acting whereas she should be connecting and trying to get his attention

Beautiful

Sophia is better than Maddie😒

It’s overall too harsh, she needs to work on her fluidity. I also think the lifts weren’t very good, he struggled a bit and the lifts weren’t very high. Still amazing for her age though.

Will she come this year to this competition in Bulgaria, Varna?

A bailarina vai longe!!!! =)

Meh

I love the music

I MISS HER SPINS

How old is the female