Check out my latest YouTube video on the Bluebird variation performed by François Alu of the Paris Opera Ballet. The Bluebird pas de deux from The Sleeping Beauty is one ballet’s most famous and iconic dances. Although most dance fans …
Category: Ballet-General
New YouTube Video on Directional Turning Preference
Twisting and turning skills are vital in many athletic and artistic endeavors. Figure skaters, gymnasts, and ballet dancers typically have a preferred side of turning (or directional turning preference) on the ground and jumps. Some prefer to turn clockwise (CW) …
Vladimir Vasiliev YouTube Video
Check out my latest YouTube video on Soviet-era Bolshoi ballet star Vladimir Vasiliev. Vasiliev was a legendary Soviet-era dancer, one of the most influential dancers of the 20th Century. Although not as well known as Mikhail Baryshnikov or Rudolf Nureyev …
Baryshnikov in the Movies! New YouTube Video: The Turning Point
Mikhail Baryshnikov is one of the few ballet dancers that has widespread recognition outside of the dance world. In addition to his jaw dropping technical abilities, his acting in four movies and one cable series from the 1970s through the …
New Peter Schaufuss YouTube Video
There are a few male dancers of the 1960s and 70s whose technique would stand up to current day standards. Danish dancer Peter Schaufuss is in that category. In addition to his precise technique from his Bournonville training, he ranks …
Mikhail Baryshnikov Turning Point Outtakes
Check out my latest YouTube video on The Turning Point outtakes featuring Mikhail Baryshnikov. My last video featured solos from Baryshnikov in the 1977 movie. The movie featured big name ballet stars of the 1970s including Baryshnikov, Suzanne Farrell, Peter Martins, …