It turns out that she is a dancer.

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She was a contemporary dancer in Vancouver and is now a personal trainer and specializes in Stott Pilates and exercises with Swiss Balls and other stretching techniques.

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Saldana is a dancer, so she knew how to move in the dress.

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Her mother, Andrea, is a former dancer herself and she has a younger brother and sister, James and Zaylie.

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She is a comedienne, impressionist, singer, and dancer and has won seven Emmy Awards for her HBO series Tracey Takes On.

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Ms Novikova, the Bolshoi spokeswoman, says there may have been a meeting between Filin and Tsiskaridze's student, but she believes the principal dancer is overreacting.

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