" La Bayadère" with Maria Alexandrova & Nikolai Tsiskaridze
Maria Alexandrova (Gamzatti) & Nikolai Tsiskaridze (Solor) Grand Pas "Bayadère"
Ballet History- how well do you know Ballet history?
Quiz- 7 questions to test your knowledge of ballet history and origin.
10 pirouettes 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
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.
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.
Top 10 Sugar Plum Fairy (Masha ) from The Nutcracker on YouTube
"Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"(Masha) is a dance for a ballerina. It is the third movement in The Nutcracker pas de deux. This pas de deux is from Act 2 of the 1892 ballet The Nutcracker.
New Russian TV Show "“BIG AND SMALL”
In BIG AND SMALL, each dance team prepares to show the best of what it can do today. There will be no losers in this review: no one judges, in the usual sense, our young participants. But not judging does not mean not judging. A starry, but very democrati...
Olga Pericet: The Thorn that Dreamed of Being a Flower- A New Perspective on an Old Tradition
Creativity...Comedy...Class. These three elements make up the revolutionary Flamenco dancer - Olga Pericet. Originally from Spain, Pericet is a master of both Classical Spanish dance, as well as Flamenco. In 2018, she won the National Dance Prize of Spain...
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.
Nina Timofeyeva known and remembered.
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.
What is your favorite summer intensive class?
Many summer intensives have a variety of different classes daily, that you don't often take regularly year round. Which class do you enjoy most from the list?