How Is the Vaganova System Different From the English RAD System?
Half a year ago I started taking ballet lessons from a former Russian prima ballerina. I have gradually come to understand the Russian method based on the Vaganova system, which has produced so many top-notch ballerinas on the world stage. Not that I'm a...
Vaganova Ballet Academy. Graduation performance 2018
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...
The ballet "Gayane" will be shown in the Bolshoi Theater after 60 years
MOSCOW, July 23 (Itar-Tass) - RIA Novosti . Aram Khachaturyan 's ballet "Gayane" will be shown on Tuesday at the historical stage of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow after a break of almost 60 years, it will be presented by the Armenian National Academic Ope...
"Michelangelo in the Ballet": Armenian Agrippina Vaganova, the Founder of the Theory of Russian Ballet
Agrippina Vaganova is a ballet dancer and teacher, the founder of the theory of Russian classical ballet, who brought up several generations of outstanding Russian ballerinas, including Marina Semenova and Galina Ulanova. Vaganova became famous, despite e...
The Art of Leonid Sarafanov
Leonid Sarafanov was born in Kiev, Ukraine. He graduated from the Kiev State School of Choreography in 2000 and became a soloist with National Ballet of Ukraine the same year. In 2002 L. Sarafanov joined the Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet where he was a Princip...
5 fun facts about Isabella Boylston, currently the youngest principal ballerina at American Ballet Theatre!
5 facts about Isabella Boylston, young principal dancer at ABT, currently the youngest principal ballerina at American Ballet Theatre!
Rudolph Nureyev's first debut on American television!(1963)
Nureyev danced the male solos from Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty and from Khachaturian's Gayane in his debut. His connection and charisma with the audience can be seen in this historical video of his first debut on American television.
5 reasons dancers need sleep!
The importance of sleep for dancers and overall performance.
Stars of the Bolshoi Ballet- Geltzer & Tikhomirov Pas de Deux 1913
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.
Mikhail Baryshnikov's Competition Solo from 1969 in Moscow. This performance won him the gold medal!
This is a video of Mikhail Baryshnikov's performance of the variation La Bayadere at the first ever International Ballet Competition. Mikhail Baryshnikov's Competition Solo from 1969 in Moscow at the First International Ballet Competition. This performan...
Best stretches for improving turnout!
A list of stretches that will improve your turnout. Each stretch comes with a description of the goals of each position.
What is your favorite style of dance?
There are so many different forms and styles of dance. Which is your favorite?
How well do you know Misty Copeland, first African-American principal dancer of ABT?
Quiz- 8 questions about Misty Copeland, principal dancer of ABT.