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.

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...

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Oldest modern Ballet companies worldwide.

A ballerina star of the Russian Bolshoi Theater was denied a US visa, depriving her of a gala she was scheduled to attend in New York, Russian agencies said Thursday, against a backdrop of drastic reduction of staff diplomatic

In 2018, the academy of Russian ballet named beautiful vaganova turns 280 years from the day of its founding. On June 19th, there will be a celebration of her jubilee in Moscow - in the big theatre.

At Vaganova Ballet Academy Under Vadim Anatolyevich Sirotin Teacher of “Methodic for Character, Historical Dance and Acting Skills”

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,

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

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.

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...