My YouTube video Mikhail Baryshnikov Legendary Solos just hit one million views after I posted it in September. The Baryshnikov video, along with others on Herman Cornejo, Ivan Vasiliev, Leonid Sarafanov have a common theme of technical commentary on solos …
Category: Ballet-General
Leonid Sarafanov Don Quixote Video
Check out my latest YouTube video, an analysis of Leonid Sarafanov’s Don Quixote solos from a 2006 Mariinsky Ballet performance in Vienna. The solos, captured on a 2009 DVD from Decca, are some of the finest representations of the iconic …
Ivan Vasiliev Flames of Paris Video
Above photo: Ivan Vasiliev, Mikhailovsky Ballet Flames of Paris, November 14, 2014, Lincoln Center. Check out my latest YouTube video analyzing Ivan Vasiliev in his Flames of Paris solos from 2011 with the Bolshoi Ballet. His athletic and energetic solos …
Christine Shevchenko in A Night at the Ballet
Above photo: Christine Shevchenko and Cory Stearns, Le Corsaire, June 10, 2017 Great news as American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer will produce in “A Night at the Ballet” streamed from December 17-20. The production is put on by Live Arts …
Step of the Day: Jeté Entrelace
Step of the Day: Jeté Entrelacé (zhuh-TAY ahn-truh-la-SAY) is a jump from one foot, followed by a half turn, then a split jump landing on the other foot. The step is common for both men and women. The step is …
Step of the Day: Grand Jeté
Above photo: Natalia Osipova performing a grand jeté in Mikhailovsky Ballet Giselle, November 2014 Not much to write about in the New York City ballet scene as all performances are scraped this year. The cancellation of the Metropolitan Opera 2020-2021 …