Paloma

Paloma Watson (born January 3rd, 2015) is a Pomeranian who is friends with Alesya and Vera. Paloma is a ballerina and contortionist who is super flexible and graceful. She is voiced by Jadie Rose Hobson.

## Paloma Watson

### Aliases

Puffball (Herself and other individuals), My dear (Alesya and Noelia), Sweetie (Kiki), Cute puppy (herself and other individuals)

### Relatives

Clara (mother), Siegfried (father), Irving (brother), Marilyn (sister)

### Affiliation

Anyone who treats her well, especially her friends, and the ballet academy she attends

## Notable info

Paloma was born in a rich and powerful family in Birmingham, UK, to Siegfried Watson (born 1983) and Clara Watson (née Harrington, born 1984). Clara, Paloma's mother, is a famous prima ballerina and introduced Paloma to ballet dancing. The idea of Paloma's name came about when Clara was revealed to be having a girl as her next baby, and Irving, Paloma's brother and oldest sibling, chose a name beginning with P, and Paloma was the name that Irving chose.

Paloma was born on January 3rd, 2015, and was immediately recognized as an upcoming apprentice at the ballet academy. Paloma became a ballet dancer in December 2018 and was a super fast learner, excelling in every lesson with ease and even excelling in the pointe classes.

In mid January 2019, Paloma met her friend Vera for the first time. A short time later, Paloma's friends Charlotte, Rachael and Poppy joined the academy. In mid April 2019, Paloma met her best friend Alesya, and the dog and the squirrel immediately formed a close bond. Paloma also witnessed Alesya performing on stage for the first time, and was so amazed that she wished that she was on stage dancing with Alesya, only to then notice that Alesya had made the ballet dance a solo act, choreographed to the second act Pas de Deux from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. Paloma would later dance a Pas de Trois with Charlotte and Alesya on the latter's fourth birthday.

Shortly after that, Paloma would discover that she was not only super flexible, but also the fact that she was born that way. Paloma was immediately accepted into the contortion academy as a frontbender, and she succeeded in not only throwing her legs all the way down her back, but also folding into herself as well. Paloma also noticed that her toes were extremely flexible too, meaning that she could curl them very tightly, spread them out super wide, curl them while spreading them, cross them and even control each one individually. Paloma also usually sleeps with her paws behind her head, which is a nod to her immense flexibility.

Paloma will wag her tail when she's in a good mood just like Susan, Valentina and Aubrey, implying that she is a canine like the three vixens.

Paloma is voiced by Jadie Rose Hobson, who voiced Zephie in Chuggington from series 1 to series 5.

Paloma's name is the Spanish word for "dove".

Paloma is able to bark like a real dog, and when she does bark, her frequency varies between 1 and 1.75KHz, while it is more commonly heard in the 1.4-1.5KHz range.

Paloma is also capable of howling, especially on the night of a full moon. Luckily, Paloma doesn't turn into a werewolf since she is too small to do so. When Paloma does howl, her frequency is mainly a sweep from 1.75KHz to 1KHz or from nearly 2KHz to 1.1KHz.

Paloma's parents are named after characters from two of Tchaikovsky's ballets. Paloma's father is named after Siegfried from Swan Lake, and Paloma's mother is named after Clara from The Nutcracker. Irving (Paloma's older sibling) is named after the character of the same name from Chuggington, while Marilyn (Paloma's younger sibling) is named after Marilyn Monroe.

## Talents

Paloma is excellent at ballet and contortion, and her talents don't stop there!

Ballet dancing - Paloma is a very elegant ballerina and is about as graceful as Alesya. Paloma and Alesya are probably those who inspire other young ballet dancers in the academy. Paloma wears a pink tutu, white tights, cream pointes and a pink and magenta bow on her head when dancing.

Contortion - As mentioned before, Paloma is super flexible, meaning that she can contort herself into very complex poses. Paloma is mainly a frontbender when she does contortion. Paloma wears a violet/pink nylon catsuit when doing contortion, and wears her yoga costume or swimsuit when working on her flexibility. She also tends to sleep with her legs behind her head - a trait shared with Melissa.

Gymnastics - Paloma is as acrobatic as she is flexible, and is able to hold a handstand for about a quarter of an hour. Paloma wears a violet/pink long-sleeved leotard when doing gymnastics.

Swimming - Paloma is an excellent swimmer and is able to hold her breath underwater for fifteen minutes, and wears a violet/pink one-piece swimsuit when swimming or relaxing on the beach.

Yoga - Paloma's flexibility makes her a very skilled yogini, meaning that she can do very complex yoga asanas with ease. Paloma wears a violet/pink tube top and violet/pink yoga trousers when doing yoga.