MARIANELA NUÑEZ | ROSE ADAGE BALLET COMMENTARY | OUR FAVE BALLET REP?? | BALLET REIGN
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- The Rose Adage from The Sleeping Beauty is one of our very favorite pieces of classical ballet repertoire. In this video, we will be sharing our perspective on this brilliant production of the Rose Adage from the Royal Ballet featuring Marianela Nuñez as Princess Aurora. Hopefully, you will appreciate this pas de cinq and understand the little details that make it so very special.
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As an old grandmother, I always dreamed of being a dancer. I became sick ate age three, so dancing was a pipe dream. Thank you for educating and encouraging us novices about the beautiful ballet. We would love to see photos or footage of you dancing. Much love from Alabama.
I’d love to see you talk about Osipova as Giselle. Her acting is so stunning it gives me shivers. Not to mention her obviously brilliant dancing. I have to admit dance acting doesn’t always move me (I’m more of an “I’m here for the technique” kind of girl). Sometimes it just comes across as overdone since they have to project to a huge theatre. But Osipova in that role is out of this world.
Added! She is truly talented and skillful actor. Thank you for the suggestion, we’d love to talk about her performance in the role of Giselle. 👍🏻
Want to c y 2 dance or pictures of y 2 please
I really enjoyed this. (Congrats on being a success). I think Marianela Nunez is absolutely one of my favorites. She is just so clean, and her face, musicality are just so spot on. When you see a really great dancer you feel secure, and like she IS the music. I would like you to do comments on the Manon bedroom adagio. Also, I would be curious to hear your opinions on the Paris Opera Ballet La Source.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! Appreciate the suggestions. Yes, Nunez is as close to perfect as you can get, beautiful to watch someone with such mastery over their craft and can make something that is so hard look so easy and effortless!
Another great video! 👏👏👏 I would be interested in learning more about different ballet styles, eg Russian, Bournonville, French (PoB) American (particularly Balanchine), etc., to understand what they have in common and how they differ. Thank you!
Thank you so much for watching with us! ♥️ Great suggestion and topic, noted! We’d love to share about the different ballet styles in a future video. 😊
Outstanding! And fun and educational......love you guys! I joined a Ballet Company in Rhode Island late in life and I feel so grateful to be a part of such a beautiful art form! Keep up the great work!
I could keep you busy for about a year looking at PDD. I am entranced by the physical and emotional chemistry and the skillful techniques shown individually and as a pair by both dancers in PDD. Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, La Bayardère etc. and then newer ballets. Most performances on video seem to be of high quality so I hope you are able to show dancers from different nations. Perhaps S. Zakharova and R. Bollé in PDD from Giselle to start. You will have 100K in no time
Thanks for the suggestions, yes there are so many beautiful PDD to watch. Will definitely consider for future videos, thanks for supporting the channel!
Congratulations on the 1k! I really appreciate the little highlighting animations you put on the clips to point out what you're talking about! They're super helpful to someone getting into ballet from the outside and tbh they're really cute 💕 good luck as your channel grows!
Thank you so much and welcome to the channel! Always happy to welcome new ballet enthusiasts to the fam. 🤍Appreciate your comment and feedback as it helps us to grow 😊
so true! kudos to the editors
As something of a ballet novice who knows little of the technicalities beyond 'oooh, pretty!', I've often wondered if those ending promenades have to be timed rigidly to a specific beat of the music, or just that she can let go when she feels stable enough (as long as all four are done by a certain point).
Yup it’s definitely calculated and timed! But if you’re lucky enough to have a live orchestra the conductor can slow down/draw out the music *slightly* if the ballerina needs a little extra time finding her balance 👍🏻✨
Thank you for your videos. They are informative, enjoyable, and so very well produced. Brava!
Thank you very much, appreciate your kind words! We’re glad to share ballet with you all 😊
I don't remember if I did the same comment in other video but when I watch your videos I smile haha
Thank you so much, glad we can add a smile to your day! Lol We can never get too many kind comments 😉
I was lead here through the MsMojo reacts video. I haven't done a formal class in ages, but I love doing Kathryn Morgan's barres.
Favorite Ballet rep.. Nutcracker- Waltz of the Flowers. Every time i hear it outside of ballet- I have to start dancing. I understudied it back when I was younger in ballet school and have the almost that whole version's choreography memorized. Pretty sure it was the Ballanchine version.
That is awesome! Glad you are here 😊 Ooh, yes, we love Waltz of the Flowers. As a dancer, once you’ve learned choreography it’s hard to forget! Lol
Take a look at an old, old recording from about 1980. Natalia Makarova as Odile, partnered by Sir Anthony Dowell in the Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake. Even by the standards of her day, hers was not the strongest Odile technically (her fouettes wander), but it’s the Odile recording I come back to over, and over, and over again. Watch her eyes, especially when she turns to Prince Siegfried for the first time.
Yes, absolutely love that version. All of Makarova’s performances are absolutely stellar! Her acting is impeccable and she really sells the character all the way.
As far as I'm concerned, that was the definitive production. So many companies are trimming the Black act, and here the Royal extended it with that cute little pas de quatre. Yes, there are many Odette/Odiles who were stronger technically, but she sooooo nailed the characters. I guard my copy of that DVD with my life (although you can find a lot of it on YT)
Natalia Makarova made a documentary in the 80s about what makes a "ballerina". She showed a lot of humor and didn't take herself too seriously.
BTW you guys are my new go-to channel for explaining ballet, thanx!!😃
Yay! Thanks and welcome to the channel! 🤍 Appreciate your comments. You guys keep us going! 😊
Congrats on the 1k. I am so happy I found a channel that fan girls out over classical and ballet like I do! Btw one of my favorites is the Pas de quatre in Swan Lake. Just the coordination it takes blows my mind not to mention it's just beautiful. There are many ballets I love but that's one of my ultimate faves. So glad I found you guys!
Yay, so glad you are here! ❤️ Welcome! Thank you so much for the congrats and kind comments. We are happy to share classical music and classical ballet with you all. The pas de quatre is a such a fun piece to dance. We love it too!
well analysed, thank you so much!
Welcome and thank you for watching!Glad it was helpful! 😊
@@balletreign would you guys analyse the nutcracker' various versions of sugar plum fairy? In particular, Nina Kapsova's version, it is so famous!
I would love to see your analysis/review of the Lady of the Camellias ballet or the Ondine ballet!!! Please!!!
Although Marianela is my favourite dancer of all times, I actually prefer Alina Cojocaru in this role. She portrays it with a bit more youthful energy and childish bashfulness, while Marianela is much more in control and more dignified. Please analyse Marianela as Gamzatti in La Bayadere. She was absolutely eating up that role. Especially her revenge solo in the fourth act is just so sensual and smug and technically and artistically stellar. I've yet to see any dancer who could hold a candle to Nela in that variation (Osipova tried and failed).
Welcome, thanks for watching! It’s fun to see how each ballerina brings something unique to the role. Gamzatti is a very complex character... we would love to talk about La Bayadère in a future video. Great suggestion! 😊
Please please please react to Marianela's Grand Pas de Deux from Nutcracker. Your videos are fun to watch!
Thank you!! Glad you are enjoying the videos. Appreciate you watching and for the suggestion. It’s on the list!😊
This video is really informative and gives so much insight into a beloved routine. Just for fun, how about a video comparing the Rose Adagio with the Tart Adage from Alice in Wonderland? It'd be really interesting to see how closely that wonderful piece of slapstick was related to its parent.
Yay, glad you enjoyed this video! 🥰Thanks for watching!! 💯 The Tart Adage vid is on our requested list, stay tuned! 😉😉
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Thank you! I absolutely love watching this compared to the Alice in Wonderland tart adage :)
You’re so welcome! ❤️ Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and happy to have you here!
Nunez is remarkable. One of the finest dancers in the world, and I feel so lucky to have her dancing at the Royal Ballet where I can go and see her live.
We are so, so lucky here in London with not only Marianela but also Osipova, Sarah Lamb and upcoming stars like Yasmine Naghi and Francesca Hayward. Nunez and Osipova contrasting styles but both supreme artists.
Welcome to you all from London 🇬🇧!! You are so lucky to be able to have such access to live great performances from ROyal Ballet. That is on our bucket list!!! ❤️
Yes!!! so amazing to watch such rising stars in the ballet world!! 😊
I think this role suits Nela perfectly. I mean, she does everything perfectly, but she just becomes this role in such a magical way.
Nunez is my favorite dancer, and this was so cool! I LOVE Swan Lake, and Nunez does a gorgeous Odile. It would be really fun if y'all did that variation. ❤❤❤ Love y'all
Aw, thanks so much. ❤️ Yes, Nunez is as close to perfection as you can get lol We’d love to share that variation of her as Odile in future vid?? 😊
@@balletreign Thank you!
@@balletreignThis Wednesday, I went to see the livestream of "A Winter's Tale" at my local cinema. (I'm British and live in the UK, though not in London.) It was a Royal Ballet production and featured a list of stars: Marianela Nunez was Hermione, Matthew Ball played Leontes, Yasmine Naghdi was Perdita... the list goes on. Mayara Magri as Paulina blew me away... but just, oh my goodness, the entire production. I love that slightly more contemporary approach to ballet and I'd LOVE to hear what you think if you've seen it.
This performance is available on dvd and is so beautiful.
Marianela is partnered by Vadim Muntagirov but NOT in this scene.
The Prince who gives her most support through the Rose Adage is Gary Avis, a principle character dancer with the Royal Ballet who is also involved in admin AND in rehearsing the whole company.
I thought I knew a lot about the Rose Adagio but learnt more from you. Thanks for this video. I saw Nela and Vadim perform in this season's Royal Ballet run just over a week ago and it was an electric performance.
Yay! Happy to have you here. Glad you enjoyed the video and you were able to see it live! What timing :) London is on our bucket list ❤️🩰
This was a fun watch 😊 as a non dancer I had no idea how hard those steps were. Was wondering if you two would do a commentary on Alice in Wonderland also by the Royal Ballet, specifically either the scenes with the red queen or the mad hatter
Welcome, glad you enjoyed the video as a non-dancer. We try to make it relatable and accessible to all ballet and classical music lovers ❤️ Will definitely consider a commentary on those variations in Alice in Wonderland. Thank you for the suggestions!
It could be a companion piece to this, what with what I think they call the "Tart Adagio"!
What a treat. I'm not a dancer, so watching her perform while 2 other dancers are explaining why I'm so agog with wonder is fantastic. Thank you! Now I'm off to the spoof....
Glad to have u here!! 😁😁. Enjoy the spoof 😂
That spoof was excellent! I was amazed!!!
Marianela is so good, and I love the fact that she's in her 40s, and apparently still dancing since she got to rest during the pandemic. I haven't watched a large variety of productions of a lot, but the Royal Ballet ones are always incredible, and I loved to see your take on this one. And for personal reasons, I'd love to see you react to Leane Benjamin's variation at the very beginning of Coppélia, because a friend tried to teach it to me and it's still one of my favorite parts of that ballet. Also, it was very strange to find out that Marianela was in the corps back then because she was quite young, and trying to spot her, I'm not sure if I was right about which one she was.
We ❤️ Marianela. Yes, Leanne Benjamin is my favorite Swanhilda! Her expressions are brilliant, we’d love to share this one in a future vid. Thanks for the suggestions, always love to know what you all want to see!
to be fair she’s only just 40!!
Can you do a video on Macmillan rep?
Before I hit my 40s myself, I figured 40 wasn’t that old. And it’s not, in many ways. But also, it is. I watch my teens easily do things I did in high school (they are in a competitive marching band, like I was) and I’m amazed at the things young people can endure. I know in my brain that I, too, practiced outside in the Florida sun for 15+ hours (as much as 20) a week, for weeks and months on end in high school. But if I had to do it now, at 45? Nope. Anyway, kudos to all the mature artists still working through middle age and beyond ❤❤❤
@@jahbern yeah, I'm just 19, but I do know how rare athletes, and particularly ballerinas of that age are, so to find out Marianela is still dancing was impressive
Congratulations on 1000 subscribers! Well, you nailed everything I love about Nela Nunez in addition to breaking down the Rose Adagio! Every ballerina I've ever interviewed who was preparing her first Aurora said almost exactly the same thing: "There's nothing to hide behind," meaning it is all about perfect, pure classical technique (one even told me "You can schmaltz your way through 'Giselle,' but with Aurora, you need to nail the technique above all."). One other tiny bit of frosting on the cake happens at about 10:00, where she's articulating these small, precise beats between the larger steps. The one ballerina I've ever seen outperform her, and it's just on the balances where you're on your own extending from attitude to arabesque, was Cynthia Gregory, whose balance was so rock solid she had an almost leisurely approach to that transition and then held the arabesque forever. TBF, I had a ballet conductor tell me there are actually cues in the music for the two balance sections that you can draw out if the ballerina takes a second to find her balance and get her arm up to 5th en haut, but I guess you can only draw it out so much before you have to move on. Another great vid, ladies! Have you done Bayadere yet? Might be interesting to look at different productions and whether or not the temple destruction scene is the last act or if they cut it at Kingdom of the Shades. Just sayin'...
Thank you so much❤️ Appreciate you sharing your thoughts on this. Aurora is a very technical role. Yes, great suggestion! Definitely have a lot to say on La Bayadere so will save for a future video 😊
Thank you, it really helped me notice moments that I’d missed. Do you have one about La Fille Mal Gardée., my absolute favourite ballet, especially the one with Marianella when she was really young (or looked it)
These ladies staying in an arabesque for like a whole eternity is just 💀💀💀
my back was hurting irl holy shit
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thank you for explaining this for me. i saw Viviana Durante dance this on a television program years ago and my jaw just dropped watching the skill and artistry involved. her Rose Adagio really turned me on to watching ballets. since then The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker are my favorite ballets and i watch every version i can find❤
You’re welcome! ❤️ We love sharing ballet and glad we can share extra insights on the Rose Adage with you all. Thanks for watching!
Shout out to Gary Avis as Nuñez's support here--they have such great chemistry together, and he gets to have so many adorable moments with her and the other dancers without once pulling focus. I always adore seeing him even in small roles because he's excellent at making everyone around him shine. :D
This belongs to the saga of: "Now Petipa, what kind of wicked sorcery you just did this time!?!?"
So glad I found this channel. I love how you two explain everything so detailed yet short and to the point. I would also love to see a commentary on Alice in Wonderland. Hope you get to 10k soon. Greetings from Mexico 🫰
Greeting to you in Mexico 🇲🇽 !! Welcome to the channel and thank you so much for the kind words and support❤️ Great suggestion! We’d love to share something from Alice In Wonderland for you all :)
Thank you so much for this video. I saw Fumi Kaneko as Aurora at the Royal Opera House just a few days ago! It's wonderful to get a a bit more background info on this beautiful piece in the ballet 🥰🥰
Sooo jealous! London is on our bucket list. And Fumi is a dream to watch; we’d love to watch her live one day. 🥰 Thanks for watching
I was so struck when you pointed out how she came down through the ball of her foot, and then rolled onto the flat of it. You are both extremely good explainers. I would have loved to have you as a teacher when I was “at the bar!” ✨🌟✨
My doctor approved me for breathing
What excellent news 👍🏻
i am really enjoying your videos. so happy i found your channel!
Glad you are enjoying the videos! Welcome to the fam! 🤍 We are so glad you found us and appreciate you supporting the channel 💝
Watching you both fangirl over Marianela is giving me life! Congrats on 1k 😊
Hahaha we can’t help it :) Thank you so much!! ❤️
Watch what Marianela does with her head at the end of her turns.... She does this little chin dip that makes the turn that much more demure and intimate
She’s just perfection ✨✨. Thanks so much for your positive feedback! U made our day 💕😁
Have you ever finished a frappé combination red-faced and noticed "I stopped breathing"?
Maybe you could comment Sylvie Guillem rehearsing Don Quixote with her former teacher
Yes, too many times to count 😂 Thanks for the suggestion!
if you are ever looking for a more lighthearted video, you could do royal ballet's tart adage from alice and wonderland, it is hilarious
Oooo we should!! keep an eye out for a future vid?!
Thanks for the video! Its a lovely way to start my Saturday.
It would be really cool to hear what your thoughts are on musicality and it can be developed for dancers!
You’re welcome, thanks for starting your Saturday with us! ❤️ Absolutely, musicality is a big part of what we do as dancers. We’d love to touch on that in a future vid 😊
Loved this. I saw the Royal Ballet perform in London way back in the '80s. Still on my bucket list: a trip to St. Petersburg to see the Mariinsky Ballet.
Thank you so much, thanks for watching ❤️ You are blessed to have seen the Royal Ballet in person. Both companies are amazing and yes, on our bucket list as well! 😊
Me, too! World tour to see as many great companies in their home theatres as possible. I got to see Nela do Juliet a few years ago at Covent Garden (made a stopover en route home from someplace else). I had hoped to catch her in something classical, thinking her perfect technique wouldn't matter to Juliet, but wow! did it make a difference. She simply lit up the stage.
Yes to a ballet world tour!! 🩰❤️
I would love to see a collab woth TwoSet Violin
What about Sylvie Guillem ❤
She’s amazing!! 💕
Love your videos. You should watch Cynthia Gregory performing the Rose Adagio. Beautiful
Thank you! Glad ur enjoying the videos- Appreciate the suggestion! 😊
No part of that looks easy!!! first time i saw this it blew my mind, i was just plain stunned anyone could do that being turned four times thing. thanks for the analysis.
Haha it’s one of our faves too! Thanks for enjoying this piece with us ✨❤️
Wow that’s really impressive. I can’t imagine holding all of those balances. Also congrats on 1k! I love your videos!
Thank you, thank you!! ❤️ Welcome!Glad you are enjoying the videos and appreciate you watching!
Watch Fonteyn in the Adagio also.
She’s GORGEOUS in that role!! 🌸
This video was a wonderful experience for me. It is not so long ago that I saw the first of your videos: everyone is inspirational. I know that then this video would have been well above me or my level of knowledge. I am pleased to say that I found myself able to keep up and to have benefited greatly. I hope you will continue to produce more videos and I look forward to learning a great deal more.
This really made our day, thank you so much! We’re so happy you’re enjoying ballet nerding with us; we will def continue to make ballet content for yall 👍🏻👍🏻✨✨
I don’t know if you guys do variations but maybe graduation ball
Grad ball is such a cute variation, yes, definitely will have that one on the list! Thanks for your suggestion 😊
Thank you for these amazing video! Can you do a video about the dying swan or about Bayadere pas de deux, if you want! Thank you for the videos, they are fantastic (forgive my english) !🩰♥
Thank you so much for watching and for your request. Yes, we would love to consider the dying swan and bayadere pas in future videos. Stay tuned! 🩰💕
Fascinating - this insider info makes me appreciate the dancing so much more! I now have more things I can appreciate when I go see the ballet in a couple weeks! Not sure why the algorithm led me to you MsMojo video but this has been such a great find - congrats on your great videos!!!
Yay! Thank you so much ❤️ Glad to hear you are enjoying the videos and they are helping you to appreciate ballet more. You are welcome, enjoy the ballet! 🩰
It would be lots of fun to see a comparison of the Rose Adagio with the Tart Adagio from Alice in Wonderland, and how it turns this classic on its head.
Never mind, I found it!❤
It's an old movie, but Center Stage might be a fun one to look at for their dance sequences since it features some incredible dancers.
Thanks for watching!
I soo enjoyed that ((:
Welcome, we’re glad you’re enjoying the videos! Thank you so much for watching 😊
This is a great video ❤ congratulations on 1 thousand subscribers 🎉
Thank you so much!! Appreciate all of you watching with us ❤️
Nunez is my favorite dancer!! love this
Obviously I never saw her but apparently Fonteyn used to have the suitors walk from the corner while she held the balances! The orchestra must have played REALLY slowly!!!😂
Hahaha yes! Fonteyn is amazing 😂
Ohh i love it! And i love that you analize marianela, for me is the best ballerina ever❤
Yay! We are so glad you enjoyed the video. Glad to have you watch ballet with us and share our respect for these amazing dancers 🩰😊
CUPID!!!!!!!!!!! From Don Q, especially Evgenias version… literally I’m obsessed with it, and would love to get your pointers… and watch more people fangirl over it 🤭
Of course!!! Thank for the great suggestion. Cupid is a fun energetic variation. We’d love to share that version. Hers is one of the best 🥰
I really enjoyed this commentary. If you haven't see the Royal Ballet world ballet day rehearsal footage of Darcey Bussell taking Fumi Kaneko through the Rose Adage I highly suggest it - so cool to hear the behind the scenes on this number.
Thanks so much for watching! Glad you’re here. Yes, it is fascinating and the way they instruct the dancers is so admirable. 😊
Just discovered you today and, I am really enjoying your channel.
Welcome, so glad you’re here. Thanks for watching! 🤍
i say ciao :-)
Ciao!! ✨😁😁✨
Next can you both please do a review on The Mad Scene from Giselle? Congrats on 1k Subs! 🎉
Definitely!! Thanks for watching and for the congrats 🎉😊
5 days ago you were at 1000 subs, today 2.25 Subs. Congrats! Also, that joke " Ask your Dr if breathing is right for you " That literally stole my breath away. Nicely done. Also the ballerina is amazing, she is at the top of her abilities in this dance is amazing!
Yes!! Thank you so much for celebrating and supporting the channel 🎉. We love to watch and share ballet with you all. Appreciate you get the fun things we put in there 😂 We try to make ballet enjoyable and accessible to everyone ❤️
I hope u do a full deep dive on this ballet! It’s so beautiful
I hope the commentary is more about telling what is the story Behind each movement instead of the technique. I can google it. But what I can’t google is for example what does the part on 11:00 means. Why does she dance with one prince only instead of with the three princes? I read this is a part where she “tested” the walk with one prince that symbolizes she is deciding whether the prince will have the same rhythm as her in marriage. I wish there’s more narration about this on youtube. But everybody just talks about technique
There was a show in Korea once called Swan Club; taking several celebrities and teaching them ballet for a performance
THAT sounds like a fun show 😂
@@balletreign Yes. I highly recommend it. It doesn’t have to be a reaction, but it might be. There was a girl group idol who I liked on there. They also brought in a really famous ballerina for coaching. I think during the show she had celebrated her 15th? year as a ballerina.
Nela is just such an amazing artist! Many can dance with amazing technique (as she does) but not many have mastered the acting so well, she is so moving! She is my all time favorite.
Truth!! She’s one of our faves too 🙌🏻
You now have over 2k subscribers! 💗
Yay! We have the best subscribers, thanks for supporting this channel ❤️🤍❤️
why is the choreography of the Royal Ballet's Sleeping Beauty slightly different than other ballet companies, i wonder? in this here and the pas de deux in the last act, some of the steps and moves are much more complicated and challenging.
It's unusual to see much variation in the Rose and the Wedding Pas (unless you've seen the atrocity that is Nacho Duato's restaging) unless for some reason it has to be dumbed down for the ballerina. PNB did a really interesting lecture dem on the evolution of the Wedding and Bluebird gpdds that you can find on YT. I guess all artistic directors want to leave their own stamp on the big classical ballets, but RB's production was, I think, the first in the West and staged by Nicholas Sergeyev, who essentially "brought" the big Russian classics to the West following the October Revolution. There's also a reconstruction of the original work starring Obratsova that was posted a number of years ago so you can see what modern productions evolved from.
@@minissa2009 thank you. but for example here, in the first round of balances the RB ballerinas always put both arms in the air before taking the hand of each prince whereas in other productions she doesn't even try, she reaches for the next prince immediately. and when she 'rolls down on one foot with a straight leg' here she does this unaided while in other productions she'll rest her hand on a chorus member each time. please excuse my layman terminology!
@@marcco44 I see your point, but I think the vision is *always* to get both arms in the air between partners on the balances. But to some extent, you hit those balances or your don't, and if you're in performance and it's your cheese out there flapping in the wind, you do what you have to do not to fall on your face. There are cues in the music that let the conductor draw those sections out a bit, if the ballerina is struggling to nail the balance, but at some point the music has to move on. I've seen at least one perf where the 4th prince didn't really get his turn (he covered it very well with a pose mirroring her arabesque). You may be right on the pique arabesques about whether Aurora intentionally uses the princes (or musicians) for support when she comes down that diagonal. Nela is so exceptional because not only does she hit the balances, she roles so beautifully through her foot. I'd pay just to watch her role on and off pointe for an hour!
@@minissa2009 wow, shows you it's that hard to do.......thanks for this!!😀
Great thoughts on this, we could not agree more with all you’ve said. Love knowing there are you out there who are as passionate about ballet as we are lol Appreciate your insights! ❤️
I really love these ballet commentaries! this and the swan lake one, please do more!
Thank you for your feedback, so glad you are loving the videos! Please like, subscribe and share so we can do more! 😊
Thank you for the video, would love Osipova's Dying swan please. Or Nuñez's if it is available. Typically I'm all about techniques but this almost made me cry.
You’re so welcome, so glad you enjoyed this video! 😊 Thanks for your suggestions on Dying Swan, would love to share it with you all ❤️
On today's BBC Radio 3 broadcast of 'Composer of the Week', Dame Monica Mason recounted the time that Fonteyn danced the role of Aurora during the Royal Ballet's first tour to Soviet Russia -- "Margot was more nervous for those performances than I have ever witnessed during her long career", Dame Mason exclaimed. "Imagine dancing that terribly demanding choreography in the country where the role was born! But she danced magnificently, and the Russian audiences went mad with delight after her Rose Adagio."
How do you compare Ms Nunez's masterful performance of the Rose Adagio with that of Ms Fonteyn, or indeed of any other ballerina whom you might want to spotlight? Are there steps that are performed differently, yet still admirably, by various prima ballerinas?
Thank you for your wonderfully detailed and insightful analysis of the Rose Adagio!
MF Anders/Bloomsbury
We’re so glad you enjoyed the video ❤️
Thank you for your insight! Tbh I’d be pretty nervous in that situation too lol 😂. That is an interesting question you brought up… maybe we’ll address that in an upcoming commentary! 😉
My favorite ballet, my favorite composer & my favorite princess Disney (mainly because they use the Tchaikovsky music)
Thank you for the very interesting explanation. I’ve never before appreciated how difficult this adagio truly is.
Wonderful! Thank you!
Our pleasure! Welcome to the channel and glad to have you! 😊
Les Biches by Bronislava Nijinska with Poulenc's music looks very fun, stylish and so "out there" at the transition to more modern ballet.
Zenaida Yanowsky is great as the hostess.
Thanks for the Spanish subtitles
Saw the sleeping beauty at the royal opera London in January. Wish I had seen your video first, so much great insight!
Thank you! So glad to hear you got to see it London 🇬🇧 Definitely on our bucket list!
Thank you so much for creating these videos! I know absolutely nothing about ballet but it’s so FASCINATING! This really helps me understand the technique and difficulty that goes into ballet!
Yay! Glad to have you here! So happy you are enjoying learning about ballet 🩰 It’s easier to enjoy something when you have understanding of it
Sleeping Beauty is my favorite!! Love the channel!!
Thank you for watching, we are glad to have you here!! 💕
At my ballet studio I dance a lot in the corps and it takes just as much for us to carry the show as the soloist. Not gonna lie, I like being in the corps because I feel that I get to have more of a character than I would if I was the soloist.
We love that. You take your roles very seriously, and that is AWESOME! 😄😄 We’ve definitely had our fair share of corps de ballet work, and we can def relate 👍🏻❤️
Do the Tart Adage!😂
We’ll definitely consider this requested variation. Thanks for watching, stay tuned! 😀
Lovely! Fascinating to hear your insights into a great piece of dancing by an outstanding ballerina. Thanks!
Thank you! Glad u enjoyed 😊💕
@@balletreign Am enjoying following your channel, definitely appreciate your hard work and expertise! :-)
I’ve been in love with this ballet and the piece of music since I heard it! Part of me wants to walk down the aisle to it one day…👀🩷
One of Tchaikovsky’s best! Hang on to that dream, it’ll happen! 💕☺️☺️
Worth complimenting the 4 excellent RB men who are playing the suitors. Especially the King of RB character artists, Gary Avis @balletboy09
Absolutely, they were fantastic in this! Appreciate that the RB utilizes character artists as not all companies do. Yes, Gary Avis is an icon and very good at what he does 👏 👏 👏
My fav is Kathryn Morgan doing this.
Yes, she is a beautiful dancer!Appreciate you for watching with us 😊