WAGS chart about Alessandra

W — World of the Character

I used to spend most of my time at presentations in my singing school’s theatre (AMP), at the Balboa and Anayansi Theater doing dance presentations, at Complot Baila my dance studio, traveling to different countries doing dance competitions and auditions, and in school.

But since the COVID-19 pandemic, that has all changed. Now I stay at home all day and everything is virtual. I have virtual school, virtual dance practice, virtual singing practice, virtual dance competitions, virtual parties, and even virtual concerts.

At the beginning, I was very neutral about the whole situation and staying at home because I thought it was going to go away any minute. Now I don’t think so. I have gotten really sad, and some can say depressed, about the whole situation and how I have to do everything I love through a screen.

A — Action of the Character

I sometimes call my routine simple and boring, but a lot of people say that it is a lot for a 14-year-old.

My routine consists of waking up at 6:30 a.m. to get ready to go to school. After I have breakfast, I sit on the computer in the office of my house and log in to Google Classroom.

After I have my four classes and lunch, I do any assignments that are due, and if there are none due soon, I will do one that is not due anytime soon.

Every week on Fridays at 3 p.m., I have therapy with my psychoanalyst.

Here comes the tricky part. Every day I have dance practice, usually varying from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., and sometimes later. The days and times sometimes vary when it’s competition season, which is from June to November.

I also have singing practice three times a week. On Saturdays, I do a weekly Instagram Live on my account (@aleclarke). These are usually interviews with different people and different topics.

So technically speaking, I only have Sundays off. This is not always the case because I also sometimes have to practice on Sundays and do homework.

G — Goal of the Character

My ultimate dream and goal in life is to become a well-rounded singer. I want to become a person that people can look up to and be inspired by.

Something that I believe I need now is to travel. I was born in Brooklyn, New York, and I was raised there for the first five years of my life. I have always been traveling back and forth from Panama to the United States.

I see my family and friends, I see different types of people, and I feel at home again. Not being able to travel because of the current pandemic makes me feel hopeless.

I sometimes feel like I’m not going to be able to go to my dream college, Juilliard (in New York), or that I’m never going to be able to see my family in person again, and it makes me really sad.

S — Stakes of the Goal to the Character

I know that I have to reach my dream because if I don’t, I don’t think I would be able to live with myself.

I feel like everything I do is leading up to that big moment, my big break. Every time I perform, I just feel a wave of emotion that makes me feel complete, and I know that it is what I was born to do.

I’ve never wanted anything more in my life.

I know that the monetary aspect is kind of a challenge because making music (getting producers, a studio, a beat maker, a songwriter), recording music videos, and promoting the music are all very expensive.

Even though my parents believe in me and they want to help me as much as they can to reach my goal, I don’t want to use up all of their resources.