Charming_Lise

This article from the Arts Desk provides a lot of background information on the situation:

http://www.theartsdesk.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=3298:bolshoi-leader-quits-in-porn-scandal&Itemid=12

Jamila

What a great topic!

The first time I went to the ballet I was 6 and it was Swan Lake by the Moscow City Ballet at our local theatre Fairfield Halls. I had just recently began ballet lessons. I remember really enjoying seeing it and being fascinated by it. I was somewhat already familliar with the music having danced around at home to it a lot. I also saw the children's troupe Naional Youth Ballet.

Thanks for your response. That's lovely news to hear she is expecting another baby!

I've been wondering if anyone knows about Zenaida Yanowsky. She hasn't performed with the Royal Ballet for the first part of the season. Is she still with the company? I would be disapointed to hear if she has left.

GROTUS? That's brilliant!

Just thought people might be interested to know that Alina Cojocaru has a new website it is

www.alinacojocaru.com

Thanks for sharing that with us Christian.

It is increadibly moving and such a wonderful idea.

I agree with you. I think something needs to be down to encourage young people

into the arts in the U.K. It would also help if prices were lowered for the ROH. I am a

student so cannot go as often as I would like though the student standby scheme

is an excellent step in the right direction.

At primary I was introduced to the arts at a young age we used to go once a term to

our local theatre to see concerts which were especially for schools. I think this initiative should be

used in schools when possible.

In La Fille mal gardee Lise and Colas and up eloping to Vegas where they are married by an Elvis lookalike.

Brilliant news. Thanks for letting us know Christian. Ive seen Viengsay perform and she is wonderful.

Her fouettes are out of this world.

Just to let everyone know the U.K release date for Giselle is the 1st of September.

Jamila Mendes

There is an interesting article in the June issue of Dancie Europe on Ballet de España.

I wonder if it's in the Russian culture for ballerinas (and dancers) to "give back" very generously to younger students. It seems as if so many of them work tirelessly as teachers, and engender enormous love from their students.

I am reminded of Rita Streich saying that she had to turn away from Elisabeth Schwarzkopf when Schwarzkopf said, "Why give away our secrets?" In the opera world, unfortunately this attitude seems very common -- in a book called Rasponi's Last Prima Donnas many of the ladies say they'd rather starve than teach.

Anyway I just think it's wonderful that a living legend like Irina Kolpakova generously imparts her knowledge and expertise to so many young people.

I agree. It seems to a wonderful part of the Russian tradition that a dancer is able to impart their experience on younger dancers

in such a way. A sort of carrying on of thoughts, emotions and experiences in which a dancer can use to put their own signature stamp on

the role.

Thank you Popular Library I'm looking forward to seeing other clips.

Rehearsal footage is always fascinating to watch.

This is a fun thread!

My favourite pas de deux are:

Diana and Aceteon

Black swan

Alaskan Rag from Elite Syncopations

Muñecos

Don Quioxte act 3 pdd

The leaves are fading

Prokofiev PDD

Charming Lise, we're in the same boat...

Out of your seven choices, i'll take D&A, BS, M and DQ. To the list i'll add Tchaikowsky PDD and Flames of Paris PDD

(BTW, did you ever get to see Munecos with Cary and Fernandito ( RIP) ?

No I haven't seen Muñecos live unfortuantly. I have seen it on You tube with two dancers from English National ballet

Venus Villa and Yat-Seng Chang in rehearsal and a performance video with Xiomara Reyes and Yat.

Do you know who composed the music for it? It's beautiful.

This is a fun thread!

My favourite pas de deux are:

Diana and Aceteon

Black swan

Alaskan Rag from Elite Syncopations

Muñecos

Don Quioxte act 3 pdd

The leaves are fading

Prokofiev PDD

Chi Cao of the Birmingham Royal ballet is to star in Mao's Last dancer an autobiographical film

of the book with the same name.

http://www.brb.org.uk/4433.html

Thank you annetefan. I did not realise she had a website. I have had the plesaure of seeing Annette in

Don Quioxte at Sadlers Wells. In which she was wonderful.

YAYAYAY! A fellow left turner!!!!

Don't worry Ami I'm a left turner too. lol

I do not like Forsythes Steptext I could never get in to it. I was on edge from the start.

I love the Diana and Aceteon variations and the variations from Don Quioxte.

I saw Angel Corella and Paloma do the variations and they were fantastic.

Angel's tours were brilliant.

It has been announced by the BBC that a new version of Ballet Shoes is to be filmed based on the book of Noel Streatfield. It is to be transmitted at Christmas.

"Ballet Shoes"

Aww Felicitations Estelle et Phillipe. Je veux vous chaque bonheur. I wish you every happiness.

Thank you Carolina.

They are such lovely pictures.

Thanks for mentioning the site it looks like a good one.