ninjarina Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 My votes go to Baryshnikov, Corella and Malakhov. Corella and Malakhov are fantastic in the Born To Be Wild DVD. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i would have to go with... in no particular order...Alla Sizova , Natalia Markarova ,Francoise Voranger,Ivan Putrov, Edward Villela,Baryshnikov,Joel Prouty Link to comment
Helene Posted February 9, 2005 Share Posted February 9, 2005 I can't believe it took a death notice for me to remember that Victor Castelli had the most beautiful jump for a man that I've ever seen. Link to comment
fandeballet Posted February 9, 2005 Author Share Posted February 9, 2005 You're right Hockeyfan, he did have terrific forms in the air, along with elevation. Link to comment
ninjarina Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 some guys not mentioned:Vadim Pisarev Nicholas Le Riche and the absolute most amazing virtuoso dancer i've ever seen: Tetsuya Kumakawa. -goro- <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Tetsuya is incredible...those double cabrioles !!! Link to comment
eland Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Erika Lambe from Boston Ballet had an Amazing jump. She could easily out jump most of the men in the company... Come to think of it, Sarah Lamb also has a nice jump....Maybe it was something in the former training... Currently, Kathleen Breen Combes comes to mind in terms of jumpers for the company. Coordination and timing are the key. People who jump well, or appear to do so, time the take off preciisely and they hover.... Take notice the next tiem you see something that involves good jumping.... Link to comment
ninjarina Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Erika Lambe from Boston Ballet had an Amazing jump. She could easily out jump most of the men in the company... Come to think of it, Sarah Lamb also has a nice jump....Maybe it was something in the former training... Currently, Kathleen Breen Combes comes to mind in terms of jumpers for the company. Coordination and timing are the key. People who jump well, or appear to do so, time the take off preciisely and they hover.... Take notice the next tiem you see something that involves good jumping.... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> while this is true , facility to be able to achive this is purely genetic , for example - you will never see a dancer with a short achilles achive elevation... Link to comment
Cabriole Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Sorry to disagree, but I couldn't let this one pass: the length of one's Achilles tendon is only one factor in determining elevation and there are some very powerful jumpers with short tendons. This often gets misunderstood by students because teachers are always urging their students to 'get their heels down' and the ones with shorter tendons struggle with this, but that doesn't transfer over to smaller or weaker jumps Link to comment
paolo Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 Baryshnikov Cornejo Patrick DuPond Gillian Murphy Igor Zelensky Angel Corella Saveliev Link to comment
richard53dog Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 There was an ABT dancer - Gail Israel who had a great jump.In the 1970 ABT picture program she can be seen hanging in the air in a gorgeous split - pictured in Le Combat. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have that program from a trip to ABT (I think on tour to the west coast) I use to look at the picture and, in my then adolescent and adoring way, want to "be" her. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh, yes. I had forgotten Israel until just recently when I was rereading a coffee table book on ABT history. I saw some photos on Israel and thought, wow, yes she was a very powerful dancer. Richard Link to comment
ninjarina Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Sorry to disagree, but I couldn't let this one pass: the length of one's Achilles tendon is only one factor in determining elevation and there are some very powerful jumpers with short tendons. This often gets misunderstood by students because teachers are always urging their students to 'get their heels down' and the ones with shorter tendons struggle with this, but that doesn't transfer over to smaller or weaker jumps <{POST_SNAPBACK}> what are the other factors...out of curiocity... i have crossed a few amazing jumpers with short achilles during my career - so my comment probably wasn't too acurate, however they have all without exception , had complaints regarding their shins and knees , and have not achived quite the same elevation as the dancers i have seen with longer achilles. Link to comment
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