fandeballet Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 A fun topic!!!!!!!! If you had to create the perfect ballet dancer's body for a female and male, how would you go about it if you had a magic wand? Would you pick from the ballerina or danseur who has the best all-round body in ballet to you? ORRRRRRRRRR......... Would you do a Dr. Frankenstein routine and pick specific body parts that you like from a particular male/female ballet dancer............ Who has the best legs/thighs/calves/feet? Who has the best arms/biceps/hands? The best chest/abs/back? The best buns? :blush: The best head/eyes/cheeks/lips........hair? Yes, we might be going into parts unknown!!!!!! But what fun!! I will start out by saying that I just love Ms. Korovski fr. NYCB, for best all-round ballerina's ballet. Not only a great body for dance, but she looks great on the street too !!!!!!! Not the usual body for ballet. I will also say I would kill for Carlos Acosta's thighs, for one day!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment
bart Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Your topic is an intriguing one, and I'm sorry it got lost in the shuffle. I wish I knew enough to respond. But surely there are other Ballet Talkers who feel strongly about X's beautiful feet feet and Y's eloquent lower back! Here's your chance to vote your preferences. Link to comment
Paul Parish Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Bart Cook's back... Elizabeth Loscavio's co-ordination..... Sylvie Guillem's feet.... Vladimir Malakhov in toto..... Nureyev's nostrils.... Antoinette Sibley in toto. Link to comment
DancingPixie Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Nina Ananiashvili's arms Link to comment
carbro Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Maybe because I saw her just last night, but . . . Paloma Herrera's whole lower half. Link to comment
bart Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Eyes: Margot Fonteyn, Maria Kowroski Legs: Nina Ananianisvili, Cyd Charisse, Darcy Busssell Elongated body: Sylvie Guillem Perfect conventional body: Margot Fonteyn is said to have had this, and it certainly was lovely Link to comment
Marga Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Women: Suzanne Farrell's neck. Oh heck -- Suzanne Farrell's everything! Okay, maybe not her feet. to continue with body parts: Svetlana Lunkina -- face Irina Dvorovenko -- face and knees Larissa Lezhnina -- face and smile Diana Vishneva -- arms and back Maria Allash -- torso Darcey Bussell and Yulia Makhalina -- legs Anna Antonicheva and Svetlana Zakharova -- feet skills and intangible qualities: Alla Sizova -- ballon and height of jump Lucia Lacarra -- flexibility Michele Wiles -- balance Gillian Murphy and Sofiane Sylve -- turns Altynai Asylmuratova -- precision, technique in general Melissa Hayden and Merrill Ashley -- speed Allegra Kent -- mystique Suzanne Farrell -- mystique and allure Gloria Govrin -- sensuality Men: body parts: Rex Harrington -- face Marcelo Gomes -- neck, buns Farouk Ruzimatov -- profile, arms, torso Igor Zelensky -- legs, face, line Tiit Helimets -- feet; watch for him in San Francisco Ballet next season -- he's just been contracted as a Principal Dancer from Birmingham Royal Ballet where he was the same (to which he went from the Estonian National Ballet) skills and intangible qualities: Eddie Villella -- jump, speed, musicality, verve Jacques d"Amboise -- energy, speed, carriage Fernando Bujones -- pure technique, line, carriage, stage command, explosivity Mikhail Baryshnikov -- jump, turns, charisma Angel Corrella -- turns, smile Conrad Ludlow and Jock Soto -- partnering Rudolph Nureyev -- jump, batterie, animal magnetism I'm still trying to narrow down best hands. Link to comment
Giannina Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 I echo Paul Parish in Sylvie Guillen's feet. Giannina Link to comment
Giselle05 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Women: Alessandra Ferri: legs, feet, sensuality, eyes, accent Nina Ananiashvilli: arms, neck, eyes Darci Kistler: arms, hair, grace Julie Kent: face, smile Sofiane Sylve: whiplash turns and balance Svetlana Zakharova: extension Suzanne Farrell: mystique Ashley Bouder: ballon Maria Kowroski: allure Men: Julio Bocca- smile, torso, arms, hands, buns, sensuality, flashing eyes Angel Corella- face David Hallberg- legs, stature Joaquin de Luz- smile Bocca, Cornejo, Carreno- "hispanic testosterone" Damian Woetzel- hair, flair :rolleyes: Link to comment
bart Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Thanks, Marga, for mentioning Melissa Hayden. She more than any other dancer is responsible for my original fascination with ballet, and I was depressed that I couldn't come up with something specific to put her on this list. Great, great dancer-performer. Giselle05: I love the "hair, flair" characterization for Damian Woetzel I won't forget that. Link to comment
Hans Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 Watching Sizova demonstrate in class will redefine "turnout" for you! I would choose her as my all-around ideal ballerina, although I'd graft on Fracci's acting ability. Link to comment
Jack Reed Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 Cynthia Gregory, IMHO, had the wittiest nose in ballet, after Tanaquil leClerq. Link to comment
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