Left shark is an artiste!

But neither the general public nor the media seem to appreciate just how much work goes into an interpretive, character-based dance such as the one Left Shark performed last night, and how easy it is, if you are committed to your craft, to lose yourself in the moment. Allow me to enlighten you.

As a former ballerina, classically trained at the School of the Boston Ballet, I can assure you that Left Shark — if he is the student of dance I suspect him to be — trained for months to get inside the head of his character. Literally. Who is Left Shark? he probably asked himself. And why must he dance?

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