akimova Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 For me - Nikolai Tsiskaridze. See: http://www.tsiskaridze.ru/page-bio.htm Link to comment
coda Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 For me - Nikolai Tsiskaridze and Laurent Hilaire. This is the kind of a discussion where people can never agree completely: beauty is in the beholder's eye. Link to comment
canbelto Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Past: Peter Martins Present: Marcelo Gomes (cant believe no one's mentioned him) and Carreno Link to comment
Old Fashioned Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 I logged on, Old Fashioned, with the intent of adding Jose Carreno I knew you would chime in for him, Carbro. I've always thought Jock Soto was good looking. Simon Ball, very handsome and princely. Link to comment
oberon Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 Jock Soto, Marcelo Gomes, Amar Ramasar, David Hallberg, Albert Evans, Jose Manuel Carreno, Steve Hanna, Craig Hall, Seth Orza, Adam Hendrickson, Vincent Paradiso, and I think Eddie Liang is really attractive, too. Women? No one holds a candle to Helene Alexopoulos...but Korbes & Golbin are right up at the top and I have always found Amanda Edge and Carrie Lee Riggins quite striking. Miranda Weese is gorgeous, she is in fact delectable... Link to comment
MakarovaFan Posted June 25, 2004 Author Share Posted June 25, 2004 Helene Alexopoulos is a beauty indeed, Oberon. The photos I've seen of Alla Shelest are stunning. It's a shame there's little or no film footage of her dancing. Link to comment
GeorgeB fan Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Jose Manuel Carreno - a very beautiful man. Mikhail Baryshnikov - a name I thought would have been mention by now. Very handsome and sexy. James Fayette - a handsome man in a Norman Rockwell, boy next door type way. And seeing that no one said this was only limited to male ballet dancers: Alvin Ailey - a strong masculine presence. Link to comment
Leigh Witchel Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 "Ballet only" should be generally assumed on topics here (or I'd mention Rob Besserer. . .paging Nanatchka!) - the board is meant to give a place to discuss ballet without dilution by other topics. We have an informal rule here about the introduction of non-ballet: The amount you're allowed to go off-topic is in direct proportion to the amount you're on-topic. Talk about ballet a lot, and we won't care if you talk about modern dance, flamenco or basketweaving on occasion. Come here mainly to talk about basketweaving and it's a problem. Carry on! Talking about dancers no longer dancing, I thought Peter Frame was handsome in a similar all-American boy way. To me, Jeff Edwards was beautiful rather than handsome, if that makes any sense. Link to comment
Rachel Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Yuri Possokhov, Gonzalo Garcia, Sergio Torrado, Roberto Bolle, I always thought Zoltan Solymosi was every inch a dashing prince, Carlos Molina, Joaquin de Luz. Rachel Link to comment
Nanatchka Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 "Ballet only" should be generally assumed on topics here (or I'd mention Rob Besserer. . .paging Nanatchka!) You rang? Sorry, I apologize. I got carried away. But GeorgeBFan, I did mention Misha.... Link to comment
GeorgeB fan Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 You rang? Sorry, I apologize. I got carried away. But GeorgeBFan, I did mention Misha.... Nanatchka, you're right you did mention Baryshnikov. My mistake. Link to comment
carbro Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Talking about dancers no longer dancing, I thought Peter Frame was handsome in a similar all-American boy way. To me, Jeff Edwards was beautiful rather than handsome, if that makes any sense. Actually, I almost wasted a good chunk of one particular ballet class, lost in admiration of Paul Frame's profile. Beautiful nose! Perfect sense about Jeff Edwards -- beautiful in an almost otherworldly way. Link to comment
jose manuel Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 robert tewsley, konstantin zaklinsky, vladimir vasiliev, andrian fadeyev ..... jose manuel Link to comment
lampwick Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Eddie Villella looks really REALLY cute in the old pictures I've seen of him. He seems full of personality and humor. Very attractive man. I like guy guys. Damian Woetzel is very cute in person and I will be crushed if he retires from City Ballet while I still live here. He's my favorite. I think it would be almost impossible to come up with any of those guys who AREN'T totally gorgeous. They all are. Short ones, tall ones, pretty ones, manly ones...I love them all. Stricly by looks alone, no one is quite as handsome as Jose Manuel Carreno. Wow Link to comment
exballetstudent Posted July 10, 2004 Share Posted July 10, 2004 (edited) Frank Augustyn, I can't believe no one is mentioning him. Edited July 10, 2004 by Alexandra Link to comment
Ostrich Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 What about Gedemis Taranda? He was usually cast for "bad guy" roles at the Bolshoi, but he is ten times as good looking (and charismatic) as any of the heroes. Irek Mukhamedov (at least when he's on stage) Alexey Fadeyechev Another Dane: Kenneth Greve My list of personal favourites: Henning Kronstam, Erik Bruhn, Andris Liepa, Gedemis Taranda Link to comment
Mary J Posted August 3, 2004 Share Posted August 3, 2004 I am late in adding my vote but it would have to be Henning Kronstam. No photo does the man justice. As Romeo, those amazing dark eyes reached out to the last row of any theater! If I had to think of a second name, it would probably be Vasiliev. Link to comment
Guest megg717 Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 ROBERTO BOLLE is soo stunning- he takes my breathe away....and gah look at his feet! Link to comment
Nanatchka Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Jamie Bishton, with ABT from 1985-1999--you can see him in the film of The Upper Room, in the sneakered men's trio. And in our citing of great Danes, we should have mentioned Nicolai Hubbe.... Link to comment
Mary Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 (edited) I think that so many beautiful men has crossed the stages all over the world, Kronstam was extremely beautiful in the poetic way, Martins in the more masculine way, but time doesnt stop there, in Copenhagen there have always been beautiful men on stage at the moment Blangstrup is rather goodlooking, Koelpin was as well. Hübbe is a wonderful and fascinating artist but i would not call him beautiful. Greve is also impressive. Sakurai, though small and young is not bad looking Around the world I have always liked Rex Harrington, Roberto Bolle (not as a dancer), Jeffrey Edwards, Jesus Pastor. I am sure i have forgotten someone but then again beauty is not that important, its just an extra little treat for us in the audience Edited August 7, 2004 by Mary Link to comment
oberon Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 Yeah, the Duell brothers were pretty cute. How about Bryan Pitts? Link to comment
Ann Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 Has anyone suggested Laurent Hilaire of the Paris Opera Ballet? He is, shall we say, not unattractive. Link to comment
lillianna Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 The West coast dancers are under represented here. Add Moises and Ruben Martin to the list. Also, newly promoted SFB principal dancer, Nicholas Blanc. James Sofranko gets lots of notice from the younger crowd. Link to comment
Mary Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 one to look out for is Kristoffer Sakurai, soloist of the Royal Danish ballet!!! :-) Link to comment
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