Meet Vladimir Kolesnikov, a former principal dancer with the Kirov Ballet (now, the Mariinsky Theatre). Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and trained at the famed Vaganova Ballet Academy, Vlad worked for the Kirov Ballet for over twenty years.

Best online dance classes and virtual ballet tutorials to try at home in quarantine

Outstanding and very beloved by me St. Petersburg ballerina Alla Evgenievna Osipenko. Her work is close to me. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it is her artistic style that we owe to the renewal of the entire style of Petersburg and, in genera...

The 2020 Prix de Lausanne has officially come to a close after an exciting week of classes, coaching sessions, competition performances, and networking forums. The annual competition, which was stay streamed around the world and watched over 1.1 million t...

The Igor Moiseyev State Academic Ensemble of Folk Dance is the first professional choreographic group in the world engaged in the artistic interpretation and promotion of the dance folklore of the peoples of the world. The main artistic principles of the...

On Wednesday 23 October, join World Ballet Day 2019 on Facebook, YouTube and live at the Royal Opera House, to get a glance at life behind the scenes for leading dance companies The Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet and The Royal Ballet.

Comparison Svetlana Zakharova & Ulyana Lopatkina split screen "Swan Lake" variation Act II

The arrival to the Bolshoi Theater of Alexander Godunov was sensational. A blond viking appeared in the theater with amazing appearance, huge growth, manly beauty, some very modern appearance and at the same time very individual.

VBA students are rehearsing The Nutcracker for Christmas days performances at the Mariinsky Theatre. Tickets are available. Video by Ilya Kuznetsov. October 2015

Featuring San Francisco Ballet principal dancers Maria Kochetkova and Joan Boada, "Francesca Da Rimini" is an experiment using a robotically controlled camera to capture ballet. “Ballet Meets Robotics,” reveals the artistry, inspiration, and technology th...

A moment of Manon in rehearsal Sarah Lamb and Vadim Muntagirov are preparing to perform Manon,

Victoria Tereshkina and Vladimir Shklyarov. Maria Khoreva, Maria Bulanova, Maria Petukhova, Anastasia Nuikina, Daria Ionova, Svetlana Savelieva, Katerina Kuzmicheva, Anastasia Uzhanskaya, Julia Spiridonova, Alexandra Khiteeva, Lada Ivanova, Anastasia D...

This old video of Bolshoi stars Geltzer and Tikhomirov shows that standards of technique as well as standards of physique for ballet dancers have changed in the course of a century.

There are so many different forms and styles of dance. Which is your favorite?

The different kinds of turns in Ballet require focus, technique, and motivation. Which is your favorite one to practice?

Out of these 5 ballet documentaries, choose the one you enjoyed the most!