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A fairly interesting compilation of Apollo variations:

 

[EDIT]

Prologue Compilation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BQfEuKhcZA

 

1st Variation

1937 Christensen (Ballet Caravan, the predecessor of Ballet Society/NYCB)
1970s? Esquivel (BNC)
1987 Baryshnikov (ABT/NYCB)
2012 Chudin (Bolshoi)
2010s Finlay (NYCB)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXBdyM8Repc

 

2nd Variation pt. 1

1951 Ferrari
1963 d'Amboise
1970s? Esquivel (BNC)
1973 Nureyev
1987 Baryshnikov (ABT/NYCB)
1993 Nilas Martins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWUE7hNZpIE

 

2nd Variation pt. 2

1. Zelensky (Mariinsky) 0:05
2. Beloserkovsky (ABT) 2:47
3. Bolle (La Scala) 5:41
4. Chudin (Bolshoi) 8:33
5. Finlay (NYCB)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxZakh8DlkY

 

The "Swimming Lesson"

1951 Ferrari/Ruanova
1960 d'Amboise/Adams (NYCB)
1968 Martins/Farrell (NYCB)
1987 Baryshnikov/Dunham (ABT/NYCB)
1991 Schaufuss/Seabra (Scala)
2000's Beloserkovsky/Dvorovenko (ABT)
2010? Ganio/Osta (POB)
2012 Chudin/Smirnova (BT)
2014 Parish/Shapran (MT)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax3MUmlShOA

 

Coda

1951 Ferrari
1956 Ludlow
1963 d'Amboise
1970's Esquivel
1987 Baryshnikov
2009 Bolle
2012 Ganio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVXRMIc55_8

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What was surprising to me was the difficulty of the "swimming lesson" of Apollo and Terpsichore. Now it's obvious to me how difficult it is for the Apollo danseur to move his arms fully forward in coordination with Terpsichore's arm movements. Many danseurs just concentrate on balancing the ballerina because it's just too difficult to move the arms and make oneself a stable platform for Terpsichore. Ferrari and Ruanova (1951) perform this admirably.

 

There are also comparison videos on the same YouTube channel for Square Dance (male solo), Rubies, and Theme and Variations (there are often multiple videos for each so look around).

 

On a related note: there's video from the 2015 Vail Festival with Heather Watts & Damian Woetzel commenting and Tyler Peck and Herman Cornejo demonstrating. How nice is that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh7LOUMt5Xs

The Vail people have also provided many short clips of performances from the 2015 Balanchine Celebration at the festival.

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