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[bart]

I found this linked on former MCB ballerina Deanna Seay's Facebook page:



Stick around for the lovely smile at the end --and the curtsy.  Kermit the Frog is suitably impressed.  

Given the relative scarcity of  video of Farrell dancing her NYCB rep, we should be grateful that George Balanchine did not choreograph "20 Grands Battements."  The Balanchine Trust would ban it from You Tube.   On the other hand, didn't Balanchine do something like this in Stars and Stripes?  Please, don't tell the Trust.

[flo]

I remember this!

[Ray]

It's so cute, of course, and I love the way she places the foot so thoughtfully into 5th after each battement--all 20 times.  Each one an event in itself...

[sandik]

Not to mention the next video -- taking little and big steps!

[bart]

sandik, on 06 October 2011 - 03:38 PM, said:

Not to mention the next video -- taking little and big steps!

Didn't know about that one .....



And, while we are at it ...



On that one, I admit that I thought this might involve counting to 32, though fouettes were not an NYCB strength in those days.  Love the idea of the Count ... counting.

[Drew]

...And she gets flowers!

[sandik]

This corner of YouTube is full of treats -- if you watch to the end of The Count counting Farrell's turns, you can watch The Count sing along with Cab Calloway!

[lmspear]

Don't forget Angel Corella's dance through the alphabet.

[Mme. Hermine]

And she drinks milk!!!

[sandik]

Mme. Hermine, on 07 October 2011 - 03:57 AM, said:

And she drinks milk!!!

Using her world famous fingers and elbow!

[MakarovaFan]

Many thanks, Bart and Mme. Hermine, for the wonderful clips.  The muppets lining up to hand her bouquets was adorable.