Russian ballet

Ulyana Lopatkina in Balanchine’s Diamonds. Diamonds, the final section of Jewels, with its choreographic nods to the Imperial Russian Ballet schooling and to Petipa‘s classical masterpieces, is...

I've had many students ask me to clarify what I mean when I ask them to use their épaulement (ay-pohl-MAHN) while dancing. Correct ...

Visa red tape has dashed English National Ballet’s plans to open its gigantic arena Swan Lake with the scheduled Russian star Polina Semionova. The 26-year-old ballerina from Berlin Ballet was much acclaimed on her debut with ENB in the production six years ago, and her return was expected to make a big splash for ENB’s summer blockbuster, marking the company’s 60th anniversary. But as the swans flock into the Kensington arena, Ms Semionova will still be in the air flying in from Berlin.

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bal·let (noun) an artistic dance form performed to music using precise and highly formalized set steps and gestures. Classical ballet, which originated in Renaissance Italy and established its present form during the 19th century, is characterized by light, graceful, fluid movements and the use of pointe shoes. #wonderism #bewonderfull

Maria Kochetkova as Alice

After Anna Pavlova enchanted Shanghai audiences, every foreign mother wanted her daughter trained by Russian dancers, whose influence on modern Chinese ballet would be long lasting.

San Francisco Ballet's 'The Nutcracker'

Tamara Karsavina in the costume worn as the title role in The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu), 1910. Bakst's original design for the role of the Firebird, 1910. Four studio portraits of Karsavina in the role of the Firebird. Vaslav Nijinsky in costume for la danse siamoise from Les Orientales, 1910. The costume is also by Bakst. Two sketches of Nijinsky by Blanche. Nijinsky posing in the painter's studio, photographed by Blanche. Four photographs by Eugène Druet, taken in Blanche's garden in…