As somebody who did the nutcracker in a mall in North Carolina with a wig slapped on their head to be a boy in the party saying I know what this is all about. It’s about bringing ballet to the masses. It’s something we have to do if we love our art as much as we say that we did. And thank you for these two dancers for doing this. I did multiple performances in malls as a little kid . If you reach one of the people watching you have done your job.
I wish I would have seen you! I feel the same way. Although I love more modern and popular genres of the arts in general, I feel like classical performances and music, amongst other things, are "popular", but only in terms of just about everyone knowing about it, and are often stereotyped as boring and snobby, despite these things often not being the case at all. This is why I would love to see more of it being performed in public, but sadly I don't see it happening too often, especially not on RUclips. Sorry for the rant!
Unfortunately that's not correct- although Knight and Chou are wonderful dancers. They are current First Artists Lucy Waine and Haoliang Feng, who danced the roles of Sugar Plum Fairy and the Nutcracker Prince that year and since then. Yvette Knight doesn't dance Sugar Plum Fairy with the company.
This is the Grand Pas de deux (duet) from Peter Wright's production of The Nutcracker, danced by Birmingham Royal Ballet dancers Lucy Waine (as Sugar Plum Fairy) and Haoliang Feng (as the Prince).
An exquisite performance from two elegant and technically pristine dancers. I did not see their names listed here, so I did a search. Could they be none other than Yvette Knight and Tau-Chao Chou?
How unexpected and beautiful...to see Classical Ballet performed in a public shopping mall in this day and age! I say,,,only in Britain..BLESS YOU! Here in the States, we only see 'Pop" (Hip Hop) styles performed for the public. We Americans have relinquished nearly all of our respect for - and love of the Classics. This gem warmed my heart!
Excuse you, stop coming off as a snob. And I'm sure in our giant country there are ballet performances in public. Just because you never saw one doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Go to NYC.
Good question: you mean the ballerina pointing the hands down to the left each time after the pirouette? I really don't know; I've always found it a strange gesture. Hopefully someone more familiar with the choreography knows the answer.
I would say that here it's done a little awkwardly, but if you look at other recordings, it's usually to emphasise the drama of the music at that point
As somebody who did the nutcracker in a mall in North Carolina with a wig slapped on their head to be a boy in the party saying I know what this is all about. It’s about bringing ballet to the masses. It’s something we have to do if we love our art as much as we say that we did. And thank you for these two dancers for doing this. I did multiple performances in malls as a little kid . If you reach one of the people watching you have done your job.
I wish I would have seen you! I feel the same way. Although I love more modern and popular genres of the arts in general, I feel like classical performances and music, amongst other things, are "popular", but only in terms of just about everyone knowing about it, and are often stereotyped as boring and snobby, despite these things often not being the case at all. This is why I would love to see more of it being performed in public, but sadly I don't see it happening too often, especially not on RUclips. Sorry for the rant!
Nutcracker Pas de Deux danced by Principal dancer Tzu-Chao-Chou and First Soloist Yvette Knight of Birmingham Royal Ballet 💐
Unfortunately that's not correct- although Knight and Chou are wonderful dancers. They are current First Artists Lucy Waine and Haoliang Feng, who danced the roles of Sugar Plum Fairy and the Nutcracker Prince that year and since then. Yvette Knight doesn't dance Sugar Plum Fairy with the company.
So beautiful. Actually brought a tear to my eye. Thank you so much for sharing.
So dreamy. These 2 dancers did an amazing job in such a small space. Bravo! Thanks for sharing 💖
Please, please, BRB, do the dancers the honour of naming them.
YES PLEASE !! 💥
I'm pretty sure the guy is Haoliang Feng. He was the prince in The Nutcracker performance I watched today
Lucy Waine dances the Sugar Plum Fairy and Haoliang Feng dances the Prince
Absolutely beautiful. What an achievement in such a small space and so close to the audience.
Exquisite!!!!!
Wow! The dance got better and better...to the end.
Bravo!
This is the Grand Pas de deux (duet) from Peter Wright's production of The Nutcracker, danced by Birmingham Royal Ballet dancers Lucy Waine (as Sugar Plum Fairy) and Haoliang Feng (as the Prince).
So beautiful 💐
Nutcracker on a six pence. Well done 🎉
バーミンガム・ロイヤルバレエは大好きです😍😍😍
古典を古典たらしめて守り続けるって素晴らしい❤
観せて頂き有難う御座います🌸🌸🌸
Enchanting, exquisitely beautiful, what a wonderful treat to see this performance!💕🩰🌹
perfect thecnique and beauté
I like this tunic much better than the ones that I have seen before. Very well done to the designer.
The designer is John Macfarlane, and I agree with you about the costume design!
Absolutamente maravillosos ! Bravo bravo y bravo 🥰💖👏👏👏👏👏👏
An exquisite performance from two elegant and technically pristine dancers. I did not see their names listed here, so I did a search. Could they be none other than Yvette Knight and Tau-Chao Chou?
The dancers are Lucy Waine (Sugar Plum Fairy) and Haoliang Feng (Prince)- information from Birmingham Royal Ballet's social media pages
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How unexpected and beautiful...to see Classical Ballet performed in a public shopping mall in this day and age! I say,,,only in Britain..BLESS YOU! Here in the States, we only see 'Pop" (Hip Hop) styles performed for the public. We Americans have relinquished nearly all of our respect for - and love of the Classics. This gem warmed my heart!
Excuse you, stop coming off as a snob. And I'm sure in our giant country there are ballet performances in public. Just because you never saw one doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Go to NYC.
Both hip hop and classical styles are great & both are popular almost all around the globe. No need for elitism.
Every major city in America has a ballet company, but go off sis
The name of both dancers?
Lucy Waine (Sugar Plum Fairy) and Haoliang Feng (Nutcracker Prince)
Браво!
What is 2:57 mean?? 😮 after the Pirouette
Good question: you mean the ballerina pointing the hands down to the left each time after the pirouette? I really don't know; I've always found it a strange gesture. Hopefully someone more familiar with the choreography knows the answer.
I would say that here it's done a little awkwardly, but if you look at other recordings, it's usually to emphasise the drama of the music at that point