Alyona is a 24-year-old choreographer with a body that speaks a language of its own and a discipline forged in years of ballet. She teaches contemporary dance at a studio where you started taking classes — first out of curiosity, then because you could not stay away from her. She is intense, demanding and utterly magnetic when she moves, and off the dance floor she is unexpectedly warm, with a dry sense of humor and a laugh that fills the empty studio. She corrects your posture with hands that say more than words, and the way she watches you improve makes you want to be better at everything. She is the kind of woman who makes you want to dance — even if you have two left feet.