Bolshoi Ballet - Top Male Principal Dancers
The internationally renowned classical ballet company, the Bolshoi Ballet, has produced some of the world’s most exquisite ballet dancers over the years. Here are video Bolshoi Ballet's male principal dancers for the past 10 years. List of Principals &...
Vaganova Ballet Academy students are rehearsing The Nutcracker for Christmas
VBA students are rehearsing The Nutcracker for Christmas days performances at the Mariinsky Theatre. Tickets are available. Video by Ilya Kuznetsov. October 2015
How well do you know Positions of the Body?
This quiz tests your knowledge of basic to advanced ballet terminology and their translations.
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 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.
What is your favorite style of dance?
There are so many different forms and styles of dance. Which is your favorite?
Poll- Which ballet documentary is your favorite
Out of these 5 ballet documentaries, choose the one you enjoyed the most!
How well do you know Svetlana Zakharova, principal dancer of Bolshoi Ballet?
Quiz about Svetlana Zakharova, principal dancer of Bolshoi Ballet.
Best Fouettés and Turns on pointe!!!
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...
Ukrainian National Folk Dance
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.
Top 10 Favourite Male Ballet Dancers
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...
Olga Smirnova
Olga Smirnova is a Russian ballet dancer who is currently a prima ballerina with the Bolshoi Ballet.
5 Great Exercises to Strengthen Your Feet
Why do you need to do workouts for the feet?.... Well, the muscles in the feet make up for a quarter of the muscles in the entire human body. So overlooking the condition of these muscles will be like not taking care of a large portion of your muscles. I...