Best Russian Dance 'Trepak' from The Nutcracker
Best Nutcracker Dance by Alexander Kalinin Russian Dance 'Trepak' Nutcracker
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.
Out of these 10 world-renowned ballet companies, which one is your favorite?
Poll: Which out of the 10 ballet companies is your favorite from this list.
Vaganova Ballet Academy, Maria Bulanova.
Vaganova Ballet Academy student, Maria Bulanova, at Vaganova-Prix. Very clean and beautiful lines! Mariinsky Theatre, October 2016
The 3 Most Well-known Ballet Composers
It is evident that dancers are important when it comes to conveying the story in a ballet. Without the dancers there would be no portrayal of the story that is set to the music composed. It is this pairing of dance and the music that really enables the s...
6 Best Ballet Documentaries
There are many inspiring stories of young artists that remain untold or unheard of. It's not until someone decides share their side of the story with the rest of us. Here are the 5 best, and most inspiring ballet movies.
The world's most spectacular theatres.
Theatres, in general, are beautiful places. Big or small, aesthetically pleasing or otherwise, each has its own history, its own character, a personality that often becomes as much a part of the production as the actors. But some theatres stand out from o...
What is your favorite ballet to watch?
Which is your favorite ballet to watch from the list? Watching a ballet can be very different than performing it. Many times you may enjoy watching a ballet far more than you enjoy performing it.
Natalia Osipova rehearsing “Anastasia” with Viviana Durante
Natalia Osipova rehearsing “Anastasia” with Viviana Durante
Alla Osipenko, Mikhail Baryshnikov. The film ballet "The Tale of the Slave Nikishka" (1969)
Outstanding and very beloved by me St. Petersburg ballerina Alla Evgenievna Osipenko. Her work is close to me. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it is her artistic style that we owe to the renewal of the entire style of Petersburg and, in genera...
The Stars of Georgian National Ballet by Potskhishvili
Potskhishvili National Ballet was founded in the seventies of the 20th century, 1978. The founder of the ensemble is Honoured Artist of Georgian Art, the owner of the Award of Honour and Brilliance, choreographer: Gelodi Potskhishvili.
Best movies to see if you love dance.
Best movies to see if you love dance, or just want's to learn about it.
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...