Find out what style of dancer are you?
See what style you should be learned and the company that is right for you? Try this quiz to find out which style of dance is right for you.
Ballet History- how well do you know Ballet history?
Quiz- 7 questions to test your knowledge of ballet history and origin.
Vaganova Ballet Academy, Maria Bulanova.
Vaganova Ballet Academy student, Maria Bulanova, at Vaganova-Prix. Very clean and beautiful lines! Mariinsky Theatre, October 2016
What is Your Favorite Part of Class?
Everyone seems to have their favorite part of class. Wheather it's barre, adagio, allegros or pirouettes you enjoy doing most in class, usually you enjoy the one you're best at.... or you may enjoy all !
Amazing 5th Year Vaganova Students In Character Class
Amazing 5th Year Vaganova Students In Character Class
Who was the first ballerina to dance en Pointe?
Women began to dance ballet in 1681. At that time, the standard women's ballet shoe had heels.
" La Bayadère" with Maria Alexandrova & Nikolai Tsiskaridze
Maria Alexandrova (Gamzatti) & Nikolai Tsiskaridze (Solor) Grand Pas "Bayadère"
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.
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...
Diana Vishneva as Carmen - Mariinsky II Opening Gala
Happy Valentine's Day! From the Ballet "Carmen Suite" a story of a woman subsequently caught in a love triangle between Don José and popular bullfighter Escamillo. Choreography By Alberto Alonso
Start your week with a laugh! Life isn't always so serious.
Hillarious Parody of Michael Fokine's Choreography of The Dying Swan. Dancer - Ida Nevaseyneva.
One Of Bolshoi Ballet’s Biggest Stars Is Retiring
Maria Alexandria will always remain a legendary ballerina. After 20 years with the Bolshoi ballet, of which 13 of them she danced as a principle, she said that she felt it was "time to make a decision and turn to a new page". Here she is performing Carmen...
Casse-Noisette Compagnie “Bolshoi Theatre”
Casse-Noisette Compagnie “Bolshoi Theatre” Casse-Noisette Compagnie, chor. Jean-Christophe Maillot Final pas de deux Olga Smirnova (Ольга Смирнова) Artem Ovcharenko (Артём Овчаренко
Misty Copeland has a baby
Misty Copeland welcomed first baby 3 Months Ago, will be back to Ballet in 2023
Meet Vladimir Kolesnikov: From Mariinsky Principal to Respected Teacher
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.