Swan Lake: Corps de Ballet (The Royal Ballet)
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- Dancers of The Royal Ballet tells us about the challenges of being in the Corps de Ballet for Swan Lake. Find out more at www.roh.org.uk/...
Swan Lake was Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky's first score for ballet. Its 1877 premiere was poorly received, but it has since become one of the most loved of all ballets. The twinned role of the radiant White Swan and the scheming, duplicitous Black Swan tests the full range of a ballerina's powers, particularly in the two great pas de deux of Acts II and III. Other highlights include the charming Dance of the Little Swans performed by a moonlit lake and sweeping ballroom waltzes in the splendour of the royal palace.
Anthony Dowell's glorious interpretation uses classical choreography created by Lev Ivanov and Marius Petipa for the ballet's revised 1895 version. Dramatic costumes emphasize the contrast between human and spirit worlds, while glowing lanterns, shimmering fabrics and designs inspired by the work of Peter Carl Fabergé create a magical setting.
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Seeing her sit down at 5:23 really got to me. I've been a ballerina since I was six, and I have a problem with my metabolism that makes me faint after straining myself. I have that little scene almost every show, and I used to be afraid that I would never dance professionally if that kept happening. I can happily say that I was wrong.
Lucy Bliss so happy for you!!!!!
When I saw that I can also relate but mines my scoliosis every time after a dance I go backstage and just pass out. The doctors say I should stop but I can’t I know it’s bad for me but it’s what I love. Prayers for nutcracker please💛
Finley Poteet : ) definitely
I have a fast metabolism and that happens to me to
And at 5:16, the tears almost came, but she said to herself later. Not now.
I love the long costumes! Not only do they provide good contrast between the corps and Odette, but in the huge group scenes, the way they flow and flutter really screams "swan!" well and beautifully!
When I was young, I wanted to take ballet classes, but we had money issues and my parents couldn't let me into any class. I wish things had turned a different way.
I too have similar regrets due to the lack of parental support. So I am just a ballet fan in my fifties and enjoy these videos to the extreme. I don't know how old you are but you could take an adult class.
would 15 years old be too old to go pro ballet?
Amanda the Bear Yes great dancer's must start very young. But take classes anyway if love it. It's also a great way to give yourself a great physique that will last a lifetime
BJN I've stopped ballet when I was 11 due to financial issues. I'm going back to classes now after 11 years. Just wanted to share :)
You go!
This episode was really well edited.
watchingmisskel yes, it sure was! Nice work from the video prod. Team! ❤️✨
I have so much respect for the four cygnets. I've done it before, and it is very very hard
I’ve been spoiled by this channel- I can’t watch any other for ballet stuff; the perfection...!
When I was two years old I started taking ballet classes. But later, when I was six, I had to stop because my parents were having some money issues. I've always loved ballet, and I've always wanted to be a professional at it. I always told my mother I wanted to be a dancer, and that I wanted to be on stage with millions of people watching me dance. She always told me I couldn't. She used to say:" even if you take ballet classes now, you will never be able to reach to the professional level, and why ballet? Ballet is useless."
I would always get hurt with her words.
But then, at the age of 13, in 2014, September 13th, she let me take ballet classes. Why? Well, I had a depression that summer. I had lost 15 kilos, and I was always crying. My mother got worried so she asked for help. My mother's friends had a daughter and she was a physicist ( I think this is how it's written " psicóloga " in English) and when my mother talked to her, she said she should let me do something I love. That would make me forget my problems for some time and it would make me feel better.
I started dancing. I was really bad, but I never stoped trying. I would dance everywhere. I am now in two dance academies to improve my dance. I don't want to be a professional dancer anymore. I just want to dance as a hobby.
Thank you Maria for sharing your story I'm glad that you can do what you love today. who knows? in the coming years you might change your mind and look into professional again.
toasted DiCamillo bread 😊 Thsnk you, I appreciate it. And yeah, maybe I will, who knows
never listen to the naysayers!!!!
LOVE this comment!!!!!!!! Personally, liked all the other supportive feedback here on RUclips. I think it helps that nobody knows what the other looks like so that does not take away from the comments section.
Like you previously stated, maybe. Ballet, for me, is a VERY possible career choice I absolutely want to follow, despite me being a late bloomer
-btw, this is my dad's account
i watch these clips with tears running down my face, three weeks before my audition to the royal ballet school I developed a serious illness and I haven't been able to dance properly for years.
In my next life I want to be a Royal Ballet ballerina.
@@malinaraspberry6241 See you in hell Malina. Don’t worry, you can play Uno with me and Satan.
UwU
Same here ♡
It's so nice seeing people appreciate ballet
@taiwan elisa me too
5:18 I really love this shot, she’s so out of breath and looks completely dead inside and it perfectly shows how much pain and exhaustion ballerinas go through even though nobody can notice.
STRONG. WOMEN. x
Samantha Somers there are also male corps da ballets
Tell me about it. This corps role is one of the toughest in all ballet, and they make it look beautiful and easy! Respect.
I wish i can turn back to time when i was 5 when my mom say "darling do you want to take a ballet class?" God why i didn't say yes :(
adiesty a
Same
I wish I could go back and insist harder till she and my dad had no choice but to let me take ballet classes
I know this comment is really late, but you can always start! It doesn’t matter how old you are. My studio has adult beginner classes, and classes for older beginners. Many are even on pointe. They get performance opportunities and everything. It might take some searching, but if you care enough, you can always find a way to dance! Hope I helped! ♥️
Same here
Nothing but respect and admiration for all their hard work and dedication.
The ballet dancers work ethic is one to be admired.. They dance through the pain.. The passion that is needed to sustain a dancer.. is insurmountable.. The endurance.. perseverance.. and willingness to be the best.. qualities that are no dout developed very early on..
I'm in ore..
Iron Ore?
Could not have stated better
Shinja Okinawa It’s British for “awe”.
My mum made me quit ballet when I was 7, and I hated her for it. I just took it up again at the age of 19 and by god after one class my feet were throbbing and my toes were aching (and im not even on point lol)
Kudos to all the ballerinas and dancers who do this on a daily basis, all while making it look light and effortless and absolutely beautiful. You are such an inspiration.
I feel ya. I was pulled out of ballet when I was 5 and I couldn’t spend too much time on it due to academic issues but ever since my last quit of ballet, I realized I can’t dance anymore
The corps is diffucult being a dancer of color its even harder. Its supposed to be uniform but u stand out.
Exactly this is why I hate being corps as your different and you feel like people would stare at you on stage
+Marcelle Brooks It's never bothered me as a member of the audience.
Marcelle Brooks as someone who's in the audience it never really bothers anyone. We are all just gushing at the pretty ladies in the epic outfits dancing! lol
I understand this too well, but the bright side my parents ALWAYS know where I am on stage 💕
Even if the audience doesn't care often times its almost impossible if to become a high status ballet dancer if you fall out of the norm of tall but not too tall and thin yet muscular just not too muscular if you are bigger than a b cup your chances are slashed even lower. Its ruthless and they are cruel. Their standards are very white centric
When the girl sat down and an organizer checked in on her really tells you how stupidly difficult ballet is but also shows how much they love it because they continue doing it
It's breathtaking and emotionally moving to see such talented and dedicated artists working to perfect their art, and make the Royal Ballet so great. They deserve kudos and our deepest gratitude. They're all stars.
One of the most impressive corps of swans I've ever seen. Breathtaking! I love seeing the juxtaposition of rehearsal and stage footage, especially for the cygnets. Thank you!!
If I could be anything it would be a specialist in ballet like these girls! I did ballet for years when I was young & loved it but couldn't afford to keep taking classes & quit..wish I wouldn't have!
Exact same! I moved countries and decided not to carry on. One of my biggest regrets especially now I've found such a love for ballet!
Respect. Nothing but RESPECT for these brilliant, dedicated, determined and hard-working ladies!
their dancing is stunning and so beautiful ....
Recognizing the hard work and effort it takes to produce something so graceful, light and elegant really is breathtakingly impressive.
There is no swan lake ballet withoutthe corps they are everything
Shouts to every ballet dancer and specially the corps de ballet. Doing this every night the show is in with hours of training before is so much work. Ballet is a great art and these girls make it look so easy.
It feels so good in the corps when you freeze in a stance for a bit when there is pain and then you move again!!
I'm so glad the Royal Ballet dropped these costumes. Swan's skirts look as if they were made from shopping bags. Apart from that I agree they have the toughest job as at times they get to stay in ackward positions for minutes while the principals are dazzling the audience and then they have to stand up and gracefully put the ballet together.
And wouldn't that be an amazing feat to build a tutu out of shopping bags.
I love the four swans part so much, that's a great dance! It's really hard to dance that way, I know because I've done that four person crossed arms type dance, but it was for a different dance, not that one. It was hard though! But they look very together...
respect to those girl who have probably the hardest job physically and emotionally
The Corps de Ballet @ the Opera House are really wonderful, so in sync. A collective star of the Ballet, if you like, equal to the principal dancers.
My all time favorite ballet of all ballet dances .... Ae Swann Lake. I think it is the music draws me in immediately but not taking it away from the dance... dang magnificent, stamina, power, movement, energy etc... 👌🏼ROH Thank you xo
I did ballet for 10 years. I started in kindergarden, because my grandma thought it would do me good. After that I went to a primary school for dancers. I hated it, wanted to quit (too much bullying), but my mother forced me to keep dancing. After a while I started to love it, especially when pointe shoes were introduced. But my mother made me quit, she didn't want me to enjoy it. I miss it so much, I loved the full house perfofmances. Well, that is one future stolen from me.
These RoyalOperaHouse productions are superb. A powerful "window" into a glorious art form.
After commencing my cross training in ballet for my synchronized swimming, I along with our artistic director quickly realized that I was better than most at the corps pieces. It was much easier to match up with fellow performers while working in fewer dimensions.
I appreciate this bc a lot of time attention is placed on the leads and I believe the body is what brings the whole story together. They are also very in sync that it’s easier to take them for granted and just focus on that one person, the lead...but they are exceptional as a unit moving as one
I ADORE the Corps de ballet!!! If they are not at their best, the whole production seems shabby, and the orchestra dwarfs the dance entirely! When they are sharp and wonderful, the whole show is just amaaaaaaaazing, and one has the feeling that you are seeing something incredible that will only happen this once in all of history! They make the magic! We recently saw NYCB’s The Sleeping Beauty, and I totally go for the corps in that! The Garland Dance is EVERYTHING! I don’t envy Aurora’s hard job, but I find much of the (yes, it has difficulty!) choreography for her role tedious! I’m here for the good fairies and the corps! Of course, I’m also here for the Tchaikovsky!!! 😂 Keep it up, beautiful Corps members, you are the heart of the thing! 🌌✨❤️🥰
One of the girls was an assistant ballet mistress!!! that is really good that the royal opera let her also think about her career after dancing!!
Em Ballerina the royal ballet often keeps ex dancers as masters/mistresses - many of the character artists are also ballet masters/mistresses as they know the ballet very week but they can't really perform fully in a ballet like the younger people do so they have more acting roles like sleeping beauty's parents and the king of hearts (from Alice in wonderland /the RB production)
One of my favorite videos on this channel! I keep coming back to it
Those sisters are the finest most powerful athletes possible. They certainly know this is their life and couldn’t imagine any other. In that a thing of beauty is a joy forever that are surely a pinnacle of the most expressive artistry. Bravo! PWG
I loved this! I swear, y'all have the best Swan Lake costumes are the best that I have seen. Gorgeous!
This performance is coming over to my city next year and I so hope to go!! I've been watching ballerina content since forever and it's about time I go❤
Its real nice that they put some attention on the corps, not just the leads
Beautiful to watch.
At the end of the four little swans I always felt like I was dying
the coaches must be tired screaming at 60 girls lol
Luckily the girls are professional dancers so they have very little to be yelled at, they already know the majority of their corrections thanks to their hard training that made them self conscious and ready to work. The coaches/maitres still have a hard and super important job, cause nobody ever reaches perfection... But ROH dancers are just so close to reaching it!!!
And luckily at Royal Ballet the teachers seem to be really nice and caring... I just watched „Agony and Ecstasy“ about English National Ballet here on YT and it looks like day and night. Sir Derek Dean yelling, calling the Corps dancers elephants with turtle necks, his only praise in 1 hr documentary was „ it’s actually not bad“. And you could tell that he was trying to be nice because the BBC camera team was there. What a selfish, unpleasant man. I feel sorry for every dancer who is being bullied by him
Yeah god forbid they be screaming at 60 girls
YOWW! Incredible!!! Beyond Belief!! Fantastic work!!! NUMINOUS!! BLESSINGS EVERYONE!!
I'm on the fence about the swan corps costume. For me, it is the length of them. I like the flowy nature of the material but they should, in my opinion be much shorter to show off more of the choreography. The current length hides too much legwork, imho.The various angles the corps line create is so much a part of Swan Lake and not being able to see half the legs of the swans cuts off so many of those traditional "swan" movements and positions. Love the headpieces though!
MsVaughn75 amen. Swan lake is unlike Giselle which is a romantic ballet. Swan lake is classical ballet so they should wear the classical costume (the pancake dress)
Thank God they got rid of these horrible tutus. The ones they wear now are beautiful and show off their leg work.
The face that Sabina is wearing a rugby shirt is kick ass
Before rehearsals and class.. have extra time? just binge watch ROH
I hope these ballerinas are well paid for🌹🌹 such exquisite elegant🌹🌹 magical beautiful fairytale performances they do 🌹🌹🌹
The 4 swans dance is such a pretty and cute dance. The footwork is incredible but it’s propably painful too
Little do people know how much their TOES, and LEGS, and ARMS, are ACHING.
Next year I will dance as a Swan too. I'm dancing ballett since I was four😊
We just did swan lake and I was so sore and now I’m imagining these ballerinas
Thank you so much for uploading this beautiful video!
they are beautiful and amazing dancers i do ballet and hope to one day become like them
My respect to all the ballerina dancers...
i saw this last week. was amazing!
SMOLITA, YOU ARE WORTH IT!!!!!
When I see this amazing dance, I'm exciting...
Art won't die in the world
Craft is God
oh, you make such beautiful art
I love it
Just one word- RESPECT.
They do a great job 🙌
There is this effort tripping point, where the output skyrockets.
I felt so bad when a saw a girl crying I felt her pain it was very sad😥😩 #TheseGirlsAreStrong
For about 3 years when I was younger I took ballet classes, then I started playing soccer and I didn't have enough time for both. I chose soccer because all my friends did, I'm now 13 do you think there is any chance of me every getting back into it? I've been working hard on my flexibility and strength.
Yes :) Most definitely!
prun3e Alright I'm going to try, thank you!
Go Girl and Don't Quit ever again.
No, you missed too many years. At you age most of the girls will have pointe shoes and you won't even be prepared
Patricia Zhou started ballet when she was 13 and she's now a professional ballerina. In an interview at that time her mom said she stayed in the ballet studio everyday for hours and wouldn't leave. Go ahead if you want to give it a shot but also bear in mind that you'll need to work a lot harder to catch up compare to other girls who have been learning ballet uninterrupted. but do give it a try if you really love it :)
MAGNIFICENT MAGNIFICENT!! THANK YOU!!
When they are all posed it reminds me of the Greek vases that have the muses on them. All the same positions
I did a performance of Swan Lake with my school and I was in the corp de ballet and one of the 4 swans. I can say it's every bit as hard as this video says it is. I think my feet still hurt.
Love seeing Leanne cope dancing classical ballet :) but she is beautiful on broadway as well
I agree...I really dislike costumes that are too long. I want to be able to see all of their graceful movements, not just their arms and feet. And especially when that many dancers are on the stage all you see is whirling material.
Little fun fact: Ballerinas actually danced in that style of costume before the modern tutus.
Wooooow...
Very pure...
I love Ballet dance
Taking our daughter to see performance tomorrow. Really excited!
Love this
BRAVO, BRAVO👏❤
Respect| love from India❣️
Ich first read corps in the meaning of a dead person. But considering the hard work they've got, corps de ballet in this sense would be also very fitting
I want so much to hug them and take care of them ❤ that's part of why I'm going into hostelry now. I want to spoil people like them with all the treats and comfort I can give them :)
It's amazing...
did this in ballet yesterday, I can't even do it properly and we didn't do it on pointe either but I just tried again and I'm practically dead.
That is the price of beauty unfortunately. Hopefully someone will come out with a new design for ballet shoes that will not torture their feet, but I do love ballet and love watching them dance.
Pointe shoes aren't torturous. You do get blisters, but so do runners, gymnasts, and aerialists. If done correctly, pointe shoes won't leave lasting damage.
Learning the cygnet dance at ballet :) LoveIt!
I wish I can dance ballet but ever since I tried it out my feet would constantly cramp. When I normally walk or run, it cramps. I was disappointed that I can never try having regular ballet classes. Even if I'm disappointed that I can't dance the ballet, I have piano lessons that can help me play the wonderful music offered in this world. ^_^
Agent Argon How old are you? You probably have a more stubborn body and stubborn feet, that doesn't mean you can't dance. Not all people have perfect feet from nature, in fact most don't. Cramps don't stay there forever and if you really love dance, you have to learn how to dance through them. They will slowly go Away when the foot gets used to the movement. You have to try to endure the pain for 1-2 months and then it will gradually go away. In point shoes though, pain is regular, it's just that you get used to it. Everything that is ballet and dance involves pain. But pay attention to your cramps, they may be caused by lack of calcium, bad eating, seating in akward positions, high heels all the time etc. And don't compare ballet to running. Running does about the opposite that ballet does. It actually shortens and stiffens every joint and tendon, so we dancers try to stretch immediately after.
Glad the corps was given the credit they deserve
Never been to a ballet... I shall now ...
i respect them so much. Great!!!!!!!
I'm so sad that Sabina is leaving the Royal Ballet :(
Does anybody know why? Seems like a talented dancer.
Yeah I'm really curious why she left. Hope she didn't quit ballet altogether like Claudia Dean, another talented Royal Ballet member did.
islandhorsetaker Claudia Dean too? Wasn’t she the one in the 2012 Royal Ballet company class video, with her blonde hair in braids, turning like a demon during centre work? What a shame!
Topper super graceful outstanding athletes. I love to watch outstanding performers in many fields. I wonder if they receive a fair salary?
mad respect
its not the dying swan as that is the swan from the carnival of the animals by saint-saens ... it is odettes theme from swan lake :D
sabina retired? does someone know why? she seems very grateful and feels blessed on this video
My feet went numb watching this
It's the Dying Swan, Tchaikovsky, from Swan Lake.
Never will I forgot my sister in sawnlake
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right after watching the movie Black Swan got me here!!! ~[:-P
Where i live there isn't a ballet studio and i cant move because my parents don't have papers......i wish it turned out differently
Respect