A dancer's spin, especially when he's balanced on one foot, is a pirouette. A pirouette is a ballet term meaning to whirl or spin while balanced on the toes. In the case of a ballerina, she would pirouette while "en pointe," poised on the very toe of her...
Julio Bocca, Tamara Rojo, in Don Quijote Pas de Deux,
Pavlo Pavlovych Virsky was a dancer, ballet master, choreographer, and founder of the P. Virsky Ukrainian National Folk Dance Ensemble, whose work in Ukrainian dance was groundbreaking and influenced generations of dancers.
Iana Salenko (Ukrainian: Яна Саленко; born 19 July 1983) is a Ukrainian ballerina. She is a principal dancer at the Berlin State Ballet, and a guest artist with the Royal Ballet, London
This video is showing our top 10 favorite male ballet dancers. This is my opinion and in no way am we saying that some are better than others depending on ranking. Make sure to leave a like, subscribe and make some suggestions in the comment section down...
Nina Timofeyeva known and remembered. One of the most talented and beloved disciples of the great Galina Ulanova, she knew how to make the hall not only admire the technique of dance, but also to live the life of the main character.
Ulyana Lopatkina Danila Korsuntsev in Swan Lake. A great dancer of the present-day who has come to embody the concept of “Russian ballet” and arms to die for.
Olga Smirnova is a Russian ballet dancer who is currently a prima ballerina with the Bolshoi Ballet.
Why do you spend so much money and time for your daughter’s ballet classes and rehearsals so that she goes on stage once a year?
That the entire idea of dancing is for the audience to see the moves, but with Beriozka things are a little bit different. In this traditional Russian dance, performers appear to be floating across the stage, and it is nothing short of impressive. Their s...
International Ballet Competition in Moscow has become a strong and fruitful tradition, an integral and important part of the world of ballet life. Born in 1969, he quickly gained a high professional standing, serious creative reputation, status, responsib...
Pavlo Pavlovych Virsky was a dancer, balletmaster, choreographer, and founder of the P. Virsky Ukrainian National Folk Dance Ensemble, whose work in Ukrainian dance was groundbreaking and influenced generations of dancers.
This contestant blew the audience away by dancing to his own animated backdrop
Theatres, in general, are beautiful places. Big or small, aesthetically pleasing or otherwise, each has its own history, its own character, a personality that often becomes as much a part of the production as the actors. But some theatres stand out from o...
These flat-bottomed predecessors of the modern pointe shoe were secured to the feet by ribbons and incorporated pleats under the toes to enable dancers to leap, execute turns, and fully extend their feet. The first dancers to rise up on their toes did so...