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“Ballet is a universe of the imagination, a place of magic and enchantment, beauty and romance. Its many worlds vibrate with graceful dancers, glorious music, and sumptuous costumes.”
- TG

All things ballet; students, schools, companies, history, costumes and music.

My favourites:

Ballerinas: - Svetlana Zakharova - Oleysa Novikova - Olga Smirnova - Polina Semionova - Aurelie Dupont - Uliana Lopatinka

Male dancers: - Roberto Bolle - Mathieu Ganio - Semyon Chudin - Hugo Marchand - Leonid Sarafanov

Schools: - Vaganova - Paris Opera Ballet

Ballets: - Giselle - Raymonda - The Sleeping Beauty - Esmeralda - La Sylphide
exguyparis:
“Karl Paquette’s final performance with the Paris Opera Ballet was on December 31, 2018. Here is to new adventures! Photo by Julien Benhamou
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galina-ulanova:
““Ulyana Lopatkina in Orpheus and Eurydice (Mariinsky Ballet, 2012)
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galina-ulanova:
““The Seasons’ Canon (Paris Opera Ballet, 2018)
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strechanadi:
“ Karl Paquette
photo: Hugo C
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strechanadi:
“ Karl Paquette
Cendrillon backstage
photo: AFP
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galina-ulanova:
““Diana Vishneva as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (Mariinsky Ballet)
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galina-ulanova:
““Alina Cojocaru in Swan Lake (English National Ballet, 2018)
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strechanadi:
“ Karl Paquette
photo: Stéphane de Sakutin
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