7 years later i have watched this video so many times and each time when i get to your comment i am crying. I am 12 years old and i live in Oregon United States and i would like to dance the swan just as Maya did some day. Thank you for your comment.
+Ithila My Russian teacher loved Plisetskaya and said she had the most beautiful, fluid arms. She showed us in class the movement of the arms to achieve that liquid effect...very, very difficult, but it was second nature to Plisetskaya. She was one of the Greats.
In my opinion, arm and hand movements are what define Russian school. It's so exquisite. Plisetskaya, Pavlova, Makarova, Lopatkina, Zakharova, they all had/have such an unexplainable, otherworldly fluidity in their port de bras, something so swan-like it makes you wonder whether they're humans after all. Their gorgeous wings tell a story alone. Now you won't find this magic outside Russian tradition, because other schools emphasise other things in their teaching method other than the upper body. Once Russian ballerinas are no longer taught how to dance with their wings (not arms), ballet will be gone and dead.
I decided to learn this piece (I also dance ballet, but not nearly at a professional level!) to perform at my MIL's celebration of life, and just one hour of rehearsing it makes me sweat and ache more than ANY of my regular classes! And my own dance teacher, who's not a young woman but has danced all her life and still teaches the acro classes along with ballet, couldn't even do some of the things Maya is doing at age 61 in this dance! Incredible indeed.
personally, i find this, and her other later performances, the most beautiful of all versions of this. other dancers have performed this so wonderfully, with such urgency, desperation and pathos but to see an older ballerina imbue this with such gravitas, such depth, is awe-inspiring. she moves like liquid, like smoke, but is always pinned to the earth by her slow death. it makes me think that only a dancer at the end of her reign can truly express the tragedy of the dying swan, only a dancer who can see the end of their own dancing can truly understand the desperation and sorrow of this piece. it's a tragedy but so beautiful.
+brioesque Do you thin that is so because the older we get, the more we are aware of upcoming death? The younger, the more fearless, the older, the more experienced and sentimental. I guess she could more closely relate to the role with years of life behind her.
+Mira Gurska definitely! i'm sure she was aware of how little time she had where she could still dance this and i think that knowledge gives a weight to her performance. it mirrors the dance.
I watched this breathtaking performance the following year in an intimate NYC theatre. Maya would have been nearly 62. The ovation was loud and long, deafening devotion that went on for more than 20 minutes until suddenly the lights dimmed to introductory notes and there she came AGAIN, tiptoeing like a ghost out of the the blue mist. Can you imagine... a repeat performance.
My mother tried to get me to appreciate this piece, but I was a stupid teen. Later I saw this and cried like a baby because Maya became the dying swan. Then I realized I was crying for the beauty of swans, the creature, and the tragedy of their death. She sold me. We should be kind to animals and appreciate they are graceful but their lives are short. Maya was such a gift to all humankind.
I am a 69yo Australan gay male who had the the great good fortune to see Maya live in Melbourne in 1979. It was the most extraordinary experience. When I saw her performance, she was already 44yo. to see this film tonight at 61yo is unbelievable. The one aspect I remember the most about her performance, was the beauty and fluidity of her arms. When she made her first entrance, the thing I remember the most was the most sensous rippling of her arms and shoulder muscles and even more the complete control of her entire body. That control came from the smallest use of her feet on pointe on her entrance, I have never seen such control before, it was absolutely amazing.
Robert Harrison I am a 61 y.o. man - straight. You don't have to be gay to love this masterpiece of traditional russion ballet. Also straight men can enjoy it. Just said ...
You could feel the passion and expression and emotion in her dancing in a way I dont see with other Ballerinas. It wasnt just about the dance it was also about expressing the feelings
The name of Maya Plisetskaya was synonymous with the Bolshoi Ballet in the second half of the twentieth century. I had the privilege of introducing film versions of her performances in"Carmen" and "Anna Karenina" at the House of Soviet Culture In Bombay in the 1980's. The American Consul and his wife called me to ask if they could attend. Mr. Smirnov, head of the House of Soviet Culture was delighted to welcome them as his personal guests.So Maya Plitsetskaya had a hand in the earliest thaw in American-Soviet relations though she never knew it. Her art belongs to the world - to all mankind! The fact that this extraordinarily gifted woman could dance like this at the age of 61 speaks for itself.
+Jessica Lethen I loved Fonteyn and saw her perform this in the 70's but Plisetskaya was the swan of all swans. Her liquid arms and heartbreaking expressiveness were breathtaking. She loved swans so much that she had them on her property at home and studied them to learn and duplicate their wing movements. I think she and the swans were on the same wavelength here.
Probably one of the most inspiring things I've seen. To be able to keep your body in that condition at 61 is nothing short of extraordinary! BRAVO Madam truly!
she is so wonderful. Her arm movements are perfect and she is seemingly so relaxed when she dances, something difficult to master on pointe. Such an inspiration. So beautiful.
this is usually performed as some sort of ballerina showpiece. There are very few dancers - Pavlova among them - who show it for the meditation on death it is, or can be. Plisetskaya the best of them. And unlike Pavlova's, this is no easy death. She does not go gentle. The end of the piece...that last attempt to get up, kidding herself that she's made it, and then...and even then, down, one last fight. Her grand hands, her head...over. the best. Even in that silly tutu - which almost makes sense, as a swan costume - she brings tears.
Yes, her body expresses the tiny bits of the movement of the swan soul, it's a complete transformation, she is a swan here not a human. I cried watching, reading the comments, and writing.
SUBLIME DIVA!!!! I am utterly and completely blown away whenever I watch this. This brought me to unexpected tears the first time I watched it. When her swan collapsed and the stage fell dark the tears fell out of nowhere. LOVE HER!!!
I was so privileged to see her during this tour. We were about 6 rows back, center stage. The emotion that she created and then sent directly into our hearts was incredible. Such mastery! Her back and arm muscles were a sight to see. You could see each movement - strength and beauty. And her final moments were wrenching. It was a dual between fighting to keep on living and then realizing she must eventually give in to the inevitable.
Невозможно описать словами насколько обидно, что так мало комментариев на русском...Это настолько идеальное исполнение, что временами кажется, что Майя Михайловна не балерина, а лебедь! Браво!!!
@Flamingo 2 Hello sir yes I know what it means and I do not mean it in a bad way it was my 1st reaction at first and until now Maya takes my breath away still as she is my dancing inspiration!!💖😊
I just found out that she is gone. What an artist! She just took command of the stage and never let it go. Agnes de Mille wrote that not since Pavlova had she seen a more exciting theatrical personality than Plisetskaya. A true legend, and she will remain so. Rest in peace, beautiful lady--you have earned it--
I just came here from Ulyana's Dying Swan, which moved me to tears. Some of the commentators mentioned Maya, who I have never heard of before. Had I not been wrung out already, I think they would also have flowed with Maya's performance. Exquisite.
Wow I’ve never seen anyone move their arms so fluidly and gently just like waves on water and flapping wings like her! This is just mind blowing yet made me so emotional because she reminded me of my parrot who died in summer, he was fighting to get up until his last breath moving almost exactly like her.... it’s like she has seen real birds dying and really incorporated the authentic death and emotion into it. Bravo, bravissimo and I hope my bird is with her in heaven now 😭
I remember her saying in one of the countless interviews that true art is understood without any further explanation. She said that technical tricks in ballet have to be explained but true art will always be felt by the audience. A million plus hits definitely prove that. RIP, Maya, the greatest ballerina and a beautiful soul.
I love how she interpreted the piece so personally, so well. It's wonderful how at that age, she can still perform, and at the same time, how a woman at that age is able to relate to a piece like that better (as compared to other young dancers whom mortality is such a distant topic.) Certainly not the same as Pavlova's swan, which I think is more "fighting off dying", hers has that sense of trying to retain her pride and grace of her old, glory days as she is nearing her end. Still beautiful.
I've been haunted by her image for 45yrs!!! seeing this today is the very special treat I needed!!!Blessed are the eyes that saw her dance live as I did!!! FABULOUS,no matter her age!!!!
I saw Maya Plisetskaya when the Bolshai Ballet came to the Empire Theatre in Liverpool, England in 1962 and to see her dance the Dying Swan is one of the most moving and joyous memories of my life. She was an amazing performer and in my opinion the best ballet dancer ever.
Absolutely amazing. I've never seen anyone dance this beautifully. I almost cry because it's just sooo beautiful and to think that she's 61 at that time.
How could 24 people NOT like this video?! Not only is M. Plisetskaya an amazing dancer, but at 61 years of age dancing ANYTHING en pointe as exquisitely as this deserves a thumbs up, not down.
Not as knowledgeable in ballet as much as most of the people here, but I do know the first time I saw this video I cried. Gorgeous, I am 25 and I am stunned at this lovely 61 year-old woman. PERFECT.
How on earth could anyone give thumbs down? I would like to see what those persons are able to do, if anything , at that age. This was exquisitely BEAUTIFUL. Man hat Träne in die Augen.
Such a beautiful and elegant performance. It is like watching a lily floating in the pond of Monet's painting. Light, airy and beautiful created by talent and hard work.
I was among the many fortunate to see Plisetskaya, here in New York at City Center, during the mid 1980s. Our Greatest Living "Jewish" Prima Ballerina. Brava for the Ages!
Such artistry as is rarely seen these days. I saw her dance this at about that age and it had such an impact on me that I have never forgotten. Multiple pirouettes and high extensions fade from memory very quickly, but not artistry that touches the sole. Dianne
-- Hommage à Maya Plisetskaya, la plus grande ballerine du XXe siècle, qui vient de mourir à l'âge de 89 ans. Elle dansa pendant presque 50 ans au Bolchoï et à travers le monde pour les plus grands chorégraphes. Une nouvelle étoile dans le ciel, celle-ci scintillera plus fort que les autres. --
First time I've seen this because I had her book in my hands this evening, so I wondered if there were any videos online. This is the first time I've ever seen her dance. Ive never in my whole life, 63 years old, balletomane since I was 7, have I ever seen port de bras like this! EXTRAORDINARY!
Just beautiful. I️ saw her perform this on TV when I was a little girl. I’m sure it was her. I was so awestruck by her incredible grace. I’ll never forget those arms. Just recently discovered these RUclips videos. She lives on:)
its wonderful ..i am speechless....i have seen it at-least 20 times....if she comes to India, definitely i will go....She is ultimate...plz do a show in India....
Поклон,пред великите в изкуството!С нея си тръгва една епоха в балетното изкуство. Уникална,велика балерина,отдадена изцяло на красотата на класическия танц!Днес официална Русия с основание се гордее с таланта на онази,чиито родители заточи и разстреля.Каква ирония!"В живота си следвах една проста философия. Проста като кръговрата на водата, като глътката въздух. Хората не се делят на класи, раси, държавни системи. Хората се делят на лоши и добри. На много лоши и много добри. Друго няма..."
The swan has died... Maya Plisetskaya has passed away today. Goodbye Maya
7 years later i have watched this video so many times and each time when i get to your comment i am crying. I am 12 years old and i live in Oregon United States and i would like to dance the swan just as Maya did some day. Thank you for your comment.
Its like there are no bones in her arms, they truly have become wings...incredible perfection! Brings tears to your eyes.
+Ithila My Russian teacher loved Plisetskaya and said she had the most beautiful, fluid arms. She showed us in class the movement of the arms to achieve that liquid effect...very, very difficult, but it was second nature to Plisetskaya. She was one of the Greats.
U r so right! I mean.... Im speechless!
In my opinion, arm and hand movements are what define Russian school. It's so exquisite. Plisetskaya, Pavlova, Makarova, Lopatkina, Zakharova, they all had/have such an unexplainable, otherworldly fluidity in their port de bras, something so swan-like it makes you wonder whether they're humans after all. Their gorgeous wings tell a story alone. Now you won't find this magic outside Russian tradition, because other schools emphasise other things in their teaching method other than the upper body. Once Russian ballerinas are no longer taught how to dance with their wings (not arms), ballet will be gone and dead.
That was exactly my thought!
but wings have bones too... pretty much the same ones we have in our arms :o
Imagine dancing like that at any age, let alone at 61. Maya was one of the best ballerinas of the 20th century. Rest in peace.
of ALL TIMES !!!!
I decided to learn this piece (I also dance ballet, but not nearly at a professional level!) to perform at my MIL's celebration of life, and just one hour of rehearsing it makes me sweat and ache more than ANY of my regular classes! And my own dance teacher, who's not a young woman but has danced all her life and still teaches the acro classes along with ballet, couldn't even do some of the things Maya is doing at age 61 in this dance! Incredible indeed.
personally, i find this, and her other later performances, the most beautiful of all versions of this. other dancers have performed this so wonderfully, with such urgency, desperation and pathos but to see an older ballerina imbue this with such gravitas, such depth, is awe-inspiring. she moves like liquid, like smoke, but is always pinned to the earth by her slow death. it makes me think that only a dancer at the end of her reign can truly express the tragedy of the dying swan, only a dancer who can see the end of their own dancing can truly understand the desperation and sorrow of this piece. it's a tragedy but so beautiful.
+brioesque Do you thin that is so because the older we get, the more we are aware of upcoming death? The younger, the more fearless, the older, the more experienced and sentimental. I guess she could more closely relate to the role with years of life behind her.
+Mira Gurska definitely! i'm sure she was aware of how little time she had where she could still dance this and i think that knowledge gives a weight to her performance. it mirrors the dance.
+Mira Gurska and of course only a dancer of her experience is capable of the subtlety that makes this so breathtaking.
Maya
Beautifully said,even my cynical old eyes watered.,Brioesque.
are you telling me that she was 61 in this???!!! WOW
くりみわりにんぎょう
you should see alicia alonso she performed until her 70s
Nemuritoare
@Flamingo 2 they're amazing right?!?!?!? fr
i saw her perform it at 62, in Fort Worth, Texas. the ovation was so thunderous and long that she came out and did it again
Damn it, those arm movements are perfection
Those aren't hands, those are wings
I watched this breathtaking performance the following year in an intimate NYC theatre. Maya would have been nearly 62. The ovation was loud and long, deafening devotion that went on for more than 20 minutes until suddenly the lights dimmed to introductory notes and there she came AGAIN, tiptoeing like a ghost out of the the blue mist. Can you imagine... a repeat performance.
My mother tried to get me to appreciate this piece, but I was a stupid teen. Later I saw this and cried like a baby because Maya became the dying swan. Then I realized I was crying for the beauty of swans, the creature, and the tragedy of their death. She sold me. We should be kind to animals and appreciate they are graceful but their lives are short. Maya was such a gift to all humankind.
she repeated the dance in fort worth, tx, age 62, after thunderous applause, 12 minute standing ovation
I am a 69yo Australan gay male who had the the great good fortune to see Maya live in Melbourne in 1979. It was the most extraordinary experience. When I saw her performance, she was already 44yo. to see this film tonight at 61yo is unbelievable. The one aspect I remember the most about her performance, was the beauty and fluidity of her arms. When she made her first entrance, the thing I remember the most was the most sensous rippling of her arms and shoulder muscles and even more the complete control of her entire body. That control came from the smallest use of her feet on pointe on her entrance, I have never seen such control before, it was absolutely amazing.
Robert Harrison i envy you!
wait ... why is your sexual orientation relevant?
Robert Harrison I am a 61 y.o. man - straight. You don't have to be gay to love this masterpiece of traditional russion ballet. Also straight men can enjoy it. Just said ...
@@anna-cv1sf yes I immediately thought the same. Why is this important? It doesn't matter in the context.
@@anna-cv1sf Yes I immediately thought the same by reading. . Why is this important? It doesn't matter in the context. So why to mention it?
The brightest diamond of the Russian ballet. We are so proud and thankful
She may die, but she continues to live forever.
We shall never see her kind of dance art again. The schools capable of training someone to ever be like her are gone, replaced by egotism and greed.
She is amazing. The way she puts her soul into it, you don't see it anymore. Now its all about technique.
So true! This kind of art is waning. Dancers are more like robots now!
You could feel the passion and expression and emotion in her dancing in a way I dont see with other Ballerinas. It wasnt just about the dance it was also about expressing the feelings
She creates the illusion of gliding on water beautifully with even greater finesse than a swan! The subtle dramatic gestures are breathtaking.
The name of Maya Plisetskaya was synonymous with the Bolshoi Ballet in the second half of the twentieth century.
I had the privilege of introducing film versions of her performances in"Carmen" and "Anna Karenina" at the House of Soviet Culture In Bombay in the 1980's. The American Consul and his wife called me to ask if they could attend. Mr. Smirnov, head of the House of Soviet Culture was delighted to welcome them as his personal guests.So Maya Plitsetskaya had a hand in the earliest thaw in American-Soviet relations though she never knew it. Her art belongs to the world - to all mankind!
The fact that this extraordinarily gifted woman could dance like this at the age of 61 speaks for itself.
Dance or die trying...this is perfection.
+Jessica Lethen I loved Fonteyn and saw her perform this in the 70's but Plisetskaya was the swan of all swans. Her liquid arms and heartbreaking expressiveness were breathtaking. She loved swans so much that she had them on her property at home and studied them to learn and duplicate their wing movements. I think she and the swans were on the same wavelength here.
+Tia Mia She carries Pavlova's mantle here with grace. Astonishing she's 61 here.
indeed!!!
She was and is the best ballerina. Wow! Those are not the arms anymore- those are the wings.
Probably one of the most inspiring things I've seen. To be able to keep your body in that condition at 61 is nothing short of extraordinary! BRAVO Madam truly!
The way she move her arms ís just amazing!
Seriously--it's so liquid that for a moment, I thought there had to be some kind of distortion in the image. Incredible.
The lovely lady now dancing in Heaven.
Her fluid movements were the reason why I fell in love with her dancing and Russian ballet!
she is so wonderful. Her arm movements are perfect and she is seemingly so relaxed when she dances, something difficult to master on pointe. Such an inspiration. So beautiful.
Wow! Her arms are magnificent- it would be stunning dancing for a 25 year old- the fact that she is 61 is just mind blowing. Bravo!
She is perfect !!!!!!!!!HE ARMS ARE REALLY WINGS !!!!!!!!!!!!
this is usually performed as some sort of ballerina showpiece. There are very few dancers - Pavlova among them - who show it for the meditation on death it is, or can be. Plisetskaya the best of them. And unlike Pavlova's, this is no easy death. She does not go gentle. The end of the piece...that last attempt to get up, kidding herself that she's made it, and then...and even then, down, one last fight. Her grand hands, her head...over. the best. Even in that silly tutu - which almost makes sense, as a swan costume - she brings tears.
Yes, her body expresses the tiny bits of the movement of the swan soul, it's a complete transformation, she is a swan here not a human. I cried watching, reading the comments, and writing.
SUBLIME DIVA!!!! I am utterly and completely blown away whenever I watch this. This brought me to unexpected tears the first time I watched it. When her swan collapsed and the stage fell dark the tears fell out of nowhere. LOVE HER!!!
Her arms are unreal, they're like ripples in water. Beautiful.
+Alicia Monique Right, she is knows as a ballerina with the most expressive arms and hands. Those arms could say anything and everything.
Величайшая балерина мира. Спасибо за возможность еще раз увидеть это волшебство
I was so privileged to see her during this tour. We were about 6 rows back, center stage. The emotion that she created and then sent directly into our hearts was incredible. Such mastery! Her back and arm muscles were a sight to see. You could see each movement - strength and beauty. And her final moments were wrenching. It was a dual between fighting to keep on living and then realizing she must eventually give in to the inevitable.
To dance like that at 61 and still have the body of a 20 year old is totally amazing.
Did I just witness a human being or a swan?
curiousgeorge555 Both!
I cried the minute she appeared. Her movements flow as though she were water.... Unequaled. Simply unequaled!
Невозможно описать словами насколько обидно, что так мало комментариев на русском...Это настолько идеальное исполнение, что временами кажется, что Майя Михайловна не балерина, а лебедь! Браво!!!
Не расстраивайтесь, но, не удивлюсь, если часть комментариев сделаны и русскими людьми тоже, просто они комментировали на английском ;-)
Не расстраивайтесь. Думаю, что часть комментариев сделаны русскими людьми, но, по-английски ;-)
Такие говорящие руки.... Очень проникновенное выступление! Браво!! Светлая память легенде балета!
I wish I still able to dance when I'm 61 later. now I'm 21 and not flexible enough than her. bravo!!!
Himalaya Fire I’m 59, May I dance forever!
Until now I am appalled by Maya dancing at 61.... so beautiful and amazing!!!!
@Flamingo 2 Hello sir yes I know what it means and I do not mean it in a bad way it was my 1st reaction at first and until now Maya takes my breath away still as she is my dancing inspiration!!💖😊
@Flamingo 2 Overreacting over a 5 YEAR comment but Glad we agree on that be well!!💖
Руки! Как она так делает? Ведь никто из исполнительниц так и не сумел повторить эти переливы
Руки как дава широких крыла, жаждущих жить...,парить....
The embodiment of fluidity, Astonishing.
I just found out that she is gone. What an artist! She just took command of the stage and never let it go. Agnes de Mille wrote that not since Pavlova had she seen a more exciting theatrical personality than Plisetskaya. A true legend, and she will remain so. Rest in peace, beautiful lady--you have earned it--
+Viktoria Ironpride That is just how I feel. Besides Pavlova this is the only other swan that has ever been!!!
Maya Plisetskaya.....the immortal swan. R.I.P.
61 год нашей Великой Майечке Михайловне! Как жаль, что она от нас ушла - достойнейшая Великая звезда!
From far away Uruguay we grew up admiring this incredible world class ballerina. Adiós Maya, y gracias !
I just came here from Ulyana's Dying Swan, which moved me to tears. Some of the commentators mentioned Maya, who I have never heard of before. Had I not been wrung out already, I think they would also have flowed with Maya's performance. Exquisite.
Qué perfección, los brazos, cada movimiento, su edad no cuenta. Ella es insuperable!
Maybe it's because she's not here anymore, but I literally cried at the exquisite beauty of this art.
Wow I’ve never seen anyone move their arms so fluidly and gently just like waves on water and flapping wings like her! This is just mind blowing yet made me so emotional because she reminded me of my parrot who died in summer, he was fighting to get up until his last breath moving almost exactly like her.... it’s like she has seen real birds dying and really incorporated the authentic death and emotion into it. Bravo, bravissimo and I hope my bird is with her in heaven now 😭
Not dying, always alive through her incredible art!
I remember her saying in one of the countless interviews that true art is understood without any further explanation. She said that technical tricks in ballet have to be explained but true art will always be felt by the audience. A million plus hits definitely prove that. RIP, Maya, the greatest ballerina and a beautiful soul.
I love how she interpreted the piece so personally, so well.
It's wonderful how at that age, she can still perform, and at the same time, how a woman at that age is able to relate to a piece like that better (as compared to other young dancers whom mortality is such a distant topic.)
Certainly not the same as Pavlova's swan, which I think is more "fighting off dying", hers has that sense of trying to retain her pride and grace of her old, glory days as she is nearing her end. Still beautiful.
absolute perfection
When you're brilliant, you are brilliant no m,atter your age!
Майя Плисецкая - это не просто человек,живший на Земле-это ЯВЛЕНИЕ ПРИРОДЫ! Это творение Вселенной! Магия!
I've been haunted by her image for 45yrs!!! seeing this today is the very special treat I needed!!!Blessed are the eyes that saw her dance live as I did!!! FABULOUS,no matter her age!!!!
лучший лебедь Мая непревзойденная пластика рук ног ,,,,,,,,
What a beautiful performance. And she's crying, says it all really!
Perfection. This kind of talent knows no age.
I have pictures and films of her dancing when she was young! Beautiful!
What an inspiration! What a lovely woman, and so great that she had such a long life and such a fullfilling life!
Words cannot reflect this perfection.
brings tears to my eyes every single time. So perfect, so gracile, so much emotion without a single word. Love her so much!
The most beautiful rendition of the dying swan that I have ever seen! The first that ever brought tears to my eyes. Absolutely stunning.
I saw Maya Plisetskaya when the Bolshai Ballet came to the Empire Theatre in Liverpool, England in 1962 and to see her dance the Dying Swan is one of the most moving and joyous memories of my life. She was an amazing performer and in my opinion the best ballet dancer ever.
Absolutely amazing. I've never seen anyone dance this beautifully. I almost cry because it's just sooo beautiful and to think that she's 61 at that time.
This is probably the most beautiful thing I've ever seen..
It looks like there are no bones in her arms. Beautiful!!
She was THE swan. After her nobody could reach this perfection...
She is a legend in the dance world.
How could 24 people NOT like this video?! Not only is M. Plisetskaya an amazing dancer, but at 61 years of age dancing ANYTHING en pointe as exquisitely as this deserves a thumbs up, not down.
Not as knowledgeable in ballet as much as most of the people here, but I do know the first time I saw this video I cried. Gorgeous, I am 25 and I am stunned at this lovely 61 year-old woman. PERFECT.
Rest in Peace
How on earth could anyone give thumbs down? I would like to see what those persons are able to do, if anything , at that age. This was exquisitely BEAUTIFUL. Man hat Träne in die Augen.
That’s all I can say is WOW !!!
Who on Earth would dislike this video???
Ballet is the only place where is possible reach the perfection.
This is great especially at the age of 61, now we see where Zakhrova got her dancing technic. This is really amazing.
Such a beautiful and elegant performance. It is like watching a lily floating in the pond of Monet's painting. Light, airy and beautiful created by talent and hard work.
+dolcegabbanaforever Well said, and I sooooo agree!!
you're right... a true beauty. ..a legend
Meraviglioso stupore, bravissima Maya, grazie per il video💕, Gaetano Calabrese poeta errante dell'Irpinia (ITALIA) ✍️🌀
I was among the many fortunate to see Plisetskaya, here in New York at City Center, during the mid 1980s. Our Greatest Living "Jewish" Prima Ballerina. Brava for the Ages!
Dancing will keep you young!
Bravo! She is the best ! Kiitos!!!!
Such artistry as is rarely seen these days. I saw her dance this at about that age and it had such an impact on me that I have never forgotten. Multiple pirouettes and high extensions fade from memory very quickly, but not artistry that touches the sole. Dianne
Сертифицированный Межгалактический!Плисецкая галактика!
Плисецкая - феномен нашей сцены!
One of the greatest ballet dancers ever
-- Hommage à Maya Plisetskaya, la plus grande ballerine du XXe siècle, qui vient de mourir à l'âge de 89 ans. Elle dansa pendant presque 50 ans au Bolchoï et à travers le monde pour les plus grands chorégraphes. Une nouvelle étoile dans le ciel, celle-ci scintillera plus fort que les autres. --
She is the greatest Swan! Incredible!
Thank you for uploading.
First time I've seen this because I had her book in my hands this evening, so I wondered if there were any videos online. This is the first time I've ever seen her dance. Ive never in my whole life, 63 years old, balletomane since I was 7, have I ever seen port de bras like this! EXTRAORDINARY!
Ave Maya...
Fantastic! Her arms were absolutely amazing. I wish my mother (a dance teacher for 34 years), could've lived to see this.
Just beautiful. I️ saw her perform this on TV when I was a little girl. I’m sure it was her. I was so awestruck by her incredible grace. I’ll never forget those arms. Just recently discovered these RUclips videos. She lives on:)
Very elegant and graceful. Beautifully danced. Thanks for uploading.
her grace and fluidity brings me to tears every single time. so beautiful.
look her arms!!! no bones! Incredrible!
Maya is like a beautiful delicate flower flowing in the air to the waters..... so peaceful and delicate. absolutely perfect and flawless.
Forever exquisite. Thank you, Maya.
its wonderful ..i am speechless....i have seen it at-least 20 times....if she comes to India, definitely i will go....She is ultimate...plz do a show in India....
her arms are mesmerizing!!!!
Поклон,пред великите в изкуството!С нея си тръгва една епоха в балетното изкуство. Уникална,велика балерина,отдадена изцяло на красотата на класическия танц!Днес официална Русия с основание се гордее с таланта на онази,чиито родители заточи и разстреля.Каква ирония!"В живота си следвах една проста философия. Проста като кръговрата на водата, като глътката въздух. Хората не се делят на класи, раси, държавни системи. Хората се делят на лоши и добри. На много лоши и много добри. Друго няма..."
Absolutely stunning!
Rest in peace, beautiful swan (she made it to 89 and still looked fantastic and graceful...). The ballet world will never see another quite like you.
Sweet
Jenda Ryskamp How did you find me on RUclips? :P
wow. she is amazing!!!!!! at 61 i think people would quit en pointe. but she is perfection!
Absolutely beautiful and moving. Thank for sharing.