The Nutcracker- featuring Misty Copeland
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- American Ballet Theater 's Misty Copeland as the Sugar Plum Fairy with ABT's Sterling Baca at the New England Dance Ensemble's production of 'the Nutcracker', at the Windham high school, Windham, NH
everyone is equal.so she should get the chief position by her efforts, not her skin color.(if she was not a black,she cant get that position only by her technology.she is the first chief that cant do fouettes smoothly. ) This is the true inequity .
yes,her story is a dream which push us to achieve our goals. but this dream will be more inspiring if she can do as well as other chief
Yet she never does all the fouettes in Swan Lake...
As a former, professional ballet dancer (who also had the same "issues" as Ms. Copeland), to those who say she looks "bulky," I say it just isn't so. She is a shorter lady and when you are "our height," be it male or female, people always jump to that conclusion if you are not waif thin. It's not that taller ballerinas dont have the muscle tone, it's simply spread out over a longer body. I say bravo to her for not feeding into the idea that because I'm short, I have to be super thin. Having danced this pas de deux hundreds of times, I can tell you that IT IS the guy that makes her look less graceful. As the male in the partnership, it's our job to not only connect with our partner artistically, but also make sure she is seen in the best light technically. This guy just dialed this performance in.
Curtis J. Williams i'm no professional but I did notice that she was trying to save the dance and he was just there. But I commend her for sticking to it and giving her best in spite of
I feel like I need to pre-empt this by saying I am a POC because that's apparently an important caveat nowadays.
Nobody is saying she's performing poorly because of her race though. People are saying she's not a great dancer technique wise, which compared to the Russians (or even the British, imo) are severely lacking. I would hope people understood that before jumping into conclusions.
I think her story's inspiring, but nothing more. I've tried searching for more of her performances but haven't seen enough to pass a judgement. Maybe this wasn't her best performance. Or maybe she's better in person. But this is clearly not a good performance, race or not.
Agatha, it might be him.
Maybe you can answer the questions which apparently, Stock Starter could not: WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHOREOGRAPHY? IS THERE OR IS THERE NOT SOMEONE WHO CAN SAY IN REHEARSAL THAT THIS OR THAT PASSAGE IS NOT DONE WELL? AND WHY, EXACTLY, WAS HE REFERRING TO THIS AS THE CHOCOLATE NUTCRACKER? I would be ever so grateful to get an answer to these questions from someone who DOES appear to understand the world of ballet.
@Stock Starters Stop playing the race card. It's getting extremely old and tiresome. She is a good ballet dancer, not great. There is nothing wrong with that and it has nothing to do with color.
Keep in mind that the New York City Ballet made her principal, therefore they felt her technique on point
@@robb8939 she isn't playing the race card, it's simply a fact. It's just like with the Duchess of Sussex. She is a half black American who is accomplished, articulate and a successful. She doesn't fit the mold of what most whites think a black person should be. They feel she's living out of her station and yet they won't say it because they don't want to admit the obvious! Let's face it, ballet has been dominated by men and women of non pigmented skin, and here comes the second African-American woman to become a principal dancer and it's a problem. just saying...
She is amazing born to dance. Thank God for that teacher who taught and saw her special gift of dancing
YOU are correct...
Laura Streeter sometimes it’s not about how good your technique is
All these damn ballet experts on here commenting negatively smh. If you're so good how come you're not where she's at? I'll wait...
I'm confused. Why should people be as good (or bad) as Miss Copeland in order to be able to comment on her dancing?
Well let me clear your confusion. If you read my comment in its entirety, you'll find I was talking about people commenting negatively. Regarding my remark about ppl being ballet experts, that speaks to ppl having something negative to say about her dancing and critiquing her performance, when 9 times out of 10 they're sitting on their asses licking cheese doodle residue off their fingers. Hope that provides clarity. If not, remain confused.
+Sheree Hayes I'm afraid you're the confused one. It doesn't take a dancer to criticize another dancer. That's something we do as members of the audience, and we're in our right to do so, cheez doodles or not. That's why they call them "performing arts". No bitchiness intended.
Yep. She is lovely, ma sha' Allah! But racist haters want to act like they're ballet critics. Just LOL.
@Stock Starters Seriously? She/he just provided so many resources of amazing mixed or black dancers who all have way better technique whatsoever, and you say she's/he's ignorant?
That lift! You could almost hear the urghhhh! Shouldn’t she leap into it?
Hmmm...I'm not white either and I admire her story, but it seems to me that her career and image has become more of a racial equality campaign. But technically speaking she lacks certain qualities. I would NOT compare her with Osipova or Semionova. I just came to see principal level dancing, regardles of the dancer's race or body type (Osipova also doesnt have ideal physique, but is a superior ballerina) ..... and I'm disappointed.
Sara Tung Come Baby girl have you seen her now??? If you're so good at criticisms why haven't I seen you're videos yet?
Stock Starters the queen of ballet? say that to anyone who actually understands the art form of ballet and has seen spectacular performances from good dancers, and i can guarantee you they would readily disagree. how would misty copeland be the queen of ballet when we have svetlana zakharova? marienela nuñez? natalia osipova? basically any principal from the bolshoi? i do not see understanding of ballet or willingness to learn from your comment, only ignorance and feelings of denial. if you do not want to seem like a fool in denial, i suggest you listen to the people who actually care enough to watch other ballet dancers and study the intricate technique of ballet.
Stock Starters lmao okay? so are a bunch of other principals who are actually qualified to dance in swan lake? that doesn’t prove anything to me. update me when she delivers the 32 fouettés which, for your information, represent odile’s seduction and control over prince siegfried by the way, although i doubt you would see any of that artistry in her pathetic delivery, or even understand any of it judging from your uniform responses and profound knowledge of ballet.
Stock Starters Little black girls who aspire to be ballerinas deserve actual quality role models. No girl, no matter their race, should aspire to dance classical ballet like Misty.
Jeremy Jones well I think if a black dancer IS very talented he/she shouldn’t be turned away. And individuals vary much more than between races. Misty COULD have been a very good dancer, she really could. She’s very pretty and generally speaking shorter, more petite dancers are perceived as light on their feet and graceful, and also supposedly they have some benefits with being quick with jumps faster with spins etc, for example think Danil Simkin, Mihail barashnykov etc. So she really could’ve been great. Too bad she’s not.
However I do agree with the sentiment of why black people would care so much about ballet. There are so many different types of dances and sports that black people would excel at and be more interested in doing anyways. It’s just such a non consequential thing to dwell on. And I’ve also so far seeing no evidence that they are really being turned away because they are black etc. just seems to me the more plausible explanation is black people by n large just don’t give a shit about ballet. I’ve lived in a predominantly black neighborhood with a prestigious ballet company and I’ve never seen heard or known a black person who cares about ballet. And they love to dance, but pop dance, break dance, R&B dance etc. Most of them think ballet is silly and stupid and uncool. So why not leave them be? I think once again it’s all a status thing. I’m not hearing activists like Misty caring about black dancers in less prestigious ballet companies than ABT. Just seems to me that because ABT is considered the top three in the world, that’s why she made a big deal of it. SJWs are always this way, not actually caring about the actual discipline and where it’s going in terms of talents but prestigiousness.
I can't believe she is the principle of ABT.
Principal dancer at the ABT!! In your faces!! For everyone who said she isn't good enough!
When you watch her dance, you can see how difficult ballet is. This is not a compliment.
Her dancing is so inspiring, she makes me feel like hey, maybe I (someone never had any ballet training) could do that too. This is not a compliment either.
I read a book about her story and came to search online and this was not what I have expected...
Leila Borges
I'm not mad that she is black , it has nothing to do with race and everything to do with how awkward this performance looks .
Your profile picture is African-American. Is that really you? Her performance was fine. Is it her colour you don't like?
It's nothing to do with colour! Her dancing is very poor and she is not good enough to be a principal anywhere. She may have a good story and be good for marketing and publicity but she cannot dance well enough to be taken seriously
See an eye doctor. You seem to be blinded by jealousy....smh.....
NotSoDivineMsM jealousy ? There just saying the truth go watch some other ballet dancer in the nutcracker you'll understand this was so awkward looking
Helen Wake You're a connoisseur in what capacity🤔🤷🏽♀️
So beautiful and gracious. I am happy that ballet is opening up to other cultures and colors. It certainly is an asset. Go, go Misty! This means so much for small, black girls who dream of a rather unusual career
Anyone can know a dance routine, it's the way it's performed, sorry but she belongs in gymnastics
I agree .
For all of you criticising her, please stop. Misty Copeland is perfect
she has the passion, the skill for heavens sake ,let her break the stupid barrier, she is lovely, and has great ability, only the future will let us know if she truly has the total package, let her enjoy her time in the limelight, and I see nothing wrong with her physique, Im tired of those anorexic starved looking dancers, and she has no fat on her body, she might just surprise all of us even more
Since the Russians and the Bolshoi set the bar so high for ballerinas, ballet fans outside of Russia are always looking for young stars like American Misty Copeland and Dutch ballerina Amelie van de Klashorst to do for ballet what Van Cliburn did for piano in Russia.
Not the Bolshoi! The 'Leningrad School'. Vaganova School - the Kirov 'as was'. Finest school in the world. The Bolshoi values bravura more than soul and spirituallty.
Beautiful. My daughter is a dancer and she is inspired by her. Anyone who has negative comments about her training and where she should have trained, where have you trained. American ballet is different bc it's supposed to be. Just appreciate it for what it is.
The promotion of Misty Copeland to principal was straight up racist. It was saying to the the many, many, young black ballerinas who DO have the technical abilities to perform classical choreography "we're going to lower the bar for you. So that you can be included." It’s an insult. It's also an insult of colorism- no one serms to point out that Misty is so light-skinned that she can almost "pass" for white on stage, while far more competent ballerinas, like michaela Deprince, who have been paased over in America, have darker skin and more typically "African" features. This is why America can't produce great artists anymore.
An excellent end of term school performance maybe, but not a high professional standard alas.
It looks terribly amateurish & no I'm not a dancer & could definitely not achieve anything along these lines I am merely observing & comparing with other versions. They look very awkward together,I don't like the more modern choreography & there is little height in the lifts,most disappointing all round. Misty is a beautiful dancer but much more suited to modern ballet & solo work where she excels.
I disagree. This was not amateurish or awkward. It was a professional performance of a classical pas de deux. I don't know about the male artist, but the female is a principal dancer (ballerina) with one of the best ballet companies in the world. I found it graceful and consummately professional.
I agree. If anything it is the ghastly unmusical choreography - in places it looks almost purposely awkward and unflattering! - that makes this pas de deux so disappointing. Not the dancers' fault.
Bleeeeeeh!!!!! This choreography!!! They took out some of the best moments in the classical grand pas!!! It's WAY too busy, grand pas is regal and delicate, the transitions bleeeh, I prefer the classic choreography.
its because this is the chocolate nutcracker
They took the good part out because Misty Copeland isn't skilled enough
Can anyone tell me who is responsible for the choreography? Is that a separate person, or is it one of the lead dancers? Isn't there someone who can say in rehearsal that this or that passage is not done well? I mean, shouldn't someone be watching that?
@@balletsteps3264 Be more specific, please. And cut out the racism.
@@shzron1946 I'm not being racist because that what it is actually called so don't say I'm being racist
I don't think the ppl saying she doesn't have the physique are upset because she is a woman of color. it's true most ballerinas are rail thin. she is curvy. however I prefer her body over the rail thin ballerinas. she looks fit, not sick. it's a shame ballerinas are expected to have no curves or fat. They usually look anorexic. I like her though, she looks nice and healthy. I think she dances beautiful.
When people (who have at least a minimum knowledge of ballet) say she doesn't have the right physique, they are refering to her total lack of en dehors, to her flat feet, to her short limbs, not to her boobs, butt, thighs or whatever you might be refering to when calling her "curvy". Just because she doesn't have these characteristics naturally doesn't mean she couldn't develop them though. Ballet world is full of examples of ballerinas who don't have the "right physique" but were/are able to create an illusion out of their real proportions. Evgenia Obraztsova for instance, is extremely short, yet she looks so long and ethereal on stage because she really worked hard on it. Personally i find it kinda offensive when people totally dismiss what "physique" means in terms of ballet technique. This lady here has a sculptural body yes, i wish i had her boobs, thighs and butt yes, but it doesn't make her a ballerina.
I disagree. I do think some people's comments about her physique's suitability for classical ballet are racially motivated. I agree that she is also an attractive woman.
+alecsia96 Misty Copeland does not lack "en dehors" (turnout), have flat feet, or short limbs. And if she did, it would not be anything she, or anyone else, could change. What she does have is a wonderful physique for classical ballet, artistry, a capacity for hard work, and the ability to tune out racists while she is dancing.
"Wonderful physique for classical ballet". Cough cough. Sweetheart, i have absolutely nothing against people who like Copeland as a classical dancer, i don't care whether they have the slightest clue about ballet or not, even those who dare to even compare her to Osipova. I guess you aren't too familiar with non-American classical ballet. Or perhaps you're confunding ballet with, i dunno, hip hop or street dance? Sadly, Copeland lacks the essential grace of a ballerina, her moves are heavy, and her arms are what disturbs me the most. Yes, she lacks en dehors, she has flat feet, and her limbs are short. You see, nor you, nor me could change that, even if you keep on repeating to yourself the exact opposite. I do not question her capacity for hard work nor am i a "racist", if that's what you're trying to imply. For instance, Precious Adams is a much prettier classical ballerina, she is beautifully graceful and has a soft, delicate acting quality. Poor Misty didn't decide the body she wanted to possess before she came to this world, hence my original comment.
Blah, blah, blah, technique, blah,blah, feet, blah,blah, SHE'S GOT THE JOB, POSITION AND ADMIRATION OF THOSE MORE TALENTED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE THAN YOU! !!! LAY OFF THE BEAUTIFUL DANCER.
misty is so incredible my child said she wants to be like her someday
I'm sorry but that is awful, clumsy, no feeling for music, very amateur, very disappointing. What it all the fuss about?
You are exactly right. Copeland is a social justice warrior recipient winner. People act as though she is the only black dancer when there are hundreds working today who are 10x her worth. But she has a good marketing team (that all represents ABT), not to mention at least two members on the ABT board that were pulling strings for her.
What is bad here is the choreography, which has no feeling for music. She did a miracle here if you watched the whole thing.
LOL. Ok. Ratmansky is wanted the world over to create ballets. Explain why every other company and dancer dances his works better but it all looks horrible when Copeland dances it. Do a search on RUclips. There are plenty of other dancers shown dancing this same piece. All with perfect musicality and expression. The problem is the dancer NOT the choreographer.
I tried to find it, I couldn't find it with another dancer on YT. Could you post it? But, Ratmansky is not great in everything he does, in my opinion. His Bright Stream with the Bolshoi was spectacular, his ABT version, not as great. I do not like those ideas about 90-degree Sleeping Beauty. I hope ABT stops there. I don't care what every company thinks about him, often they do stupid things and lose public. And, maybe, geniuses like Petipa don't come around every century.
adballet Hee Seo here...she has classical upper body and fluidity. The frustrating problem with Hee -- she can be lazy and give a really average performance or feel inspired and be gorgeous like she was in this PDD with Marcelo last season...you'd think it's not the same dancer. instagram.com/p/BcNxWuQFvWR/?igshid=6kjhnq3ldw0g. And another short one from a dress rehearsal. instagram.com/p/BcdUKEtFL3p/?igshid=1sh1l2gyb30ap
beautiful. her turnout is amazing. i gave up ballet when i was 13 and sometimes i really wish i hadn't
It's just so sad when the body can't go along with the will of the heart/soul. When i was young and still in ballet I had a classmate who was BLIND. Copeland happens to be gross, ungraceful, heavy in her movements, lacks en dehors, has weak feet, ugly lines. Not bad for someone who started at 13, but not worthy of the position she owns. What intrigues me is how could she possibly become a principal in the same company that holds Polina Semionova in the exact same rank. It seems that in America nowadays all you need in order to rise in your career is to belong to a minority. Media, sponsors and the little precious help of Money (maybe? Who knows?) do the other half part of the job. However, unfair promotions are becoming a tradition not only in American companies but also in the Mariinsky, Paris Opera and Bolshoi, to name only a few. Sad, but true.
She's a beautiful dancer she's just more athletic but I totally get what your saying.. It's like when white folks dance to hip hop .. they may be good bit somthings a little off😂
Mm... It's not because of her ethnicity whatsoever. It's her poor training and natural "disabilities". There are many black and mixed girls who have the exact so called "right body for ballet", but that's not even my point.
+alecsia96 it's the way she's built, black woman in general have a tendency to bulk up when we dance our booties which are already full get huge! So she may not seem as graceful as the others, Different races have different body structures so we are good at different things. Early on in her career she was rejected for her body type and that's probably why. The video is here on you tube.
That's right. I believe in Copeland's case propaganda was (is still) her salvation. IMO she is really ugly in classical repertoire, however i do feel she obviously loves ballet and that's why i said it's a shame when the body is unable to achieve what the heart desires.
+Dawn Smith Are you really African-American, or is that just your profile picture? The only school that rejected her was the School of American Ballet, the school of the New York City Ballet. She got a full scholarship to San Francisco Ballet's school, and was accepted to American Ballet Theatre's school.
It looks so awkward at 3:16, when she is trying to lift her. I was just watching Renata Shakirova/David Zaleyev and Maria Khoreva/Kimin Kim in Nutcracker and it really looks like they are flying through the air, so efortless for the male dancer and for the female dancer. But it's really a different choreography. Pure magic.
This choreography is so different from what i've seen before in this pas de deux and i LOVE it!! Some parts seemed a little non-classical but honestly this is my favorite rendition i've seen. It just makes it seem so much more passionate and alive and in love, and it's just BEAUTIFUL. Go Misty!!!!!
LOL, yeah... A wider lense so the picture is full and u don't go chasing after the shot.
I must agree that I don't like it. There really seems to be something missing in it. She just seems so unnatural. :/ I dunno... Classical ballet is my favorite too; I'm not a contemporary fan, so perhaps Ms. Copeland isn't my cup-of-tea.
K J I am quite aware of that. >.>
If you are referring to my mention of contemporary, it's because people have been saying that is what she is best at, so I was using it as a reason why I am not a fan of her (And not just in this piece).
xXxCainEndaxXx I totally agree with you. She lacks the ethereal gracefulness of a great dancer, and her body proportions [short legs to long torso] are not right and deviate from the classical ideal.
elaine31347 tell me how a person that likes any form of dance. Can be so closeminded to any style of dance?
и, рассуждая, нравится или не нравится вам это видео, не забывайте, что балет - это танец, а не упражнения
I have always been inspired by her story as a dancer and I think that it should still be admired but perhaps she was promoted too soon. I'm a black woman btw if that needs to be mentioned.
My dream has always been waiting to go to a ballet. I just think it's very beautiful maybe before I die. I would love to go to at least one ballet show. I would die a happy woman. Heres to hope and fingers crossed ❤👏
I like how everyone is talking about how Copeland looked bad... In my opinion it was her partner and the awful quality of the video. She seemed to be trying to connect with him but he didn't seem to into it and the video was terrible, next time try to zoom out a little and not be so shaky
Khalia Callahan ya her partner was like stumbling and looked like he barely knew what he was doing
Khalia Callahan f
I would like to understand better the politics of ballet. Is it the responsibility of the male dancer to commit to the female or vice versa? In other words, who is in charge, here? Because if the ballerina is the lead, then her partner needs to increase his efforts to support her.
lifts are not supposed to look like that. misty has to use her core to balance and centered but she never does.
I think the choreography has been adapted to take the dancers technical limitations into account.
YASSS MISTY OH MY GOD YES
Yes, she has strength and extentions and not a good technique. You can see it in the bits she isn't partnered. She doesn't have a good center, she cannot finish or connect her steps. If you want to familiarize yourself with ballet technique and never did any dancing, just watch some videos of Katherine Morgan, a former soloist of nyc ballet. And please can someone explain what happened to the choreography? And the weird mime going on. Anyway, too much posing and unfortunately not good ballet.
Some ballet do have mime. Eg. The Giselle death scene bores me if poorly done, it's like more than 5mins of conveying death and insanity. Few dancers get it right IMO.
Absolutely beautiful captivating
Embarrassing that she's getting away with this. How frustrating for dancers in ABT who are ranked lower but are so much better than her. Positive discrimination at work and it's shameful
This performance IS choppy, But I gather it's more of him than her.
If he was as great as her, this would be much more graceful.
He doesn't seem too invested.
This was my impression too, Jesus Walks. It is like his mind is not much on what he is doing. When I put that with his own admission that he would rather be partnered with the young woman he has a relationship with, then it become clearer that the awkwardness comes from his lack of commitment, or as you say, his lack of investment.
I LOVE watching her dance.....
I was so lucky to be in a production with her 💗 what a qween she is!
SHE is graceful--however the filming is not great and their chemistry is off. I think more from his side though. She is a beautiful & talented dancer
Set me straight if I'm wrong, but I think this is Alexi Ratmansky's choreography from the ABT version (which incidentally is danced by an adult version of Clara and her prince, not the Sugar Plum Fairy). Some rough partnering, but I don't think Baca ever danced the role with ABT.
His pants are definitely a nutcracker...
Sterling has done nutcracer with other female principals in several different variations. This one with Misty required more athleticism than others. But that just my view. And yes to the nutcraking pants.
Beautiful, talented, wonderful!
What the hell was that! Technically this is awful!
The finest music very sensitive in ballet group
does the male dancer have a bad back or does misty weigh a ton? this performance is very bad. Not something you would expect from a principle dancer.
I think it’s both. The guy looks extremely young. And Misty looks too big for him.
She looks quite heavy.
Further to the comments below, some of them quite shockingly judgemental and biased in favour of the (beloved) Russians, I'd like to quote the great Danish Danseur Noble Erik Bruhn. Rudolf Nureyev considered Bruhn to be the finest male dancer in the world in the late 50s-mid-60s. Yet Rud often commented in Class that his hero often performed steps in a non-Russian manner.
Bruhn replied, ''Just because it's not Russian, doesn't mean it's wrong'.
I couldn't agree more x
Paula Cunningham Shennan
Haha you quoted from youtube!
to ms. Gallagher that's not what he meant.
It’s not so simple. There are ballet techniques and conformities that Russian schools tend to lean towards, but there are also other techniques and conformities that STILL, the best dancers of them tend to be Russian. Because ballet is simply a Russian tradition. It’s like for the longest time gymnastics was a Romanian tradition, ping pong is still a Chinese tradition, street R&B dancing is an African American tradition etc etc. so many more dancing talents go into ballet in Russia. Natalia Osipova for example does not dance in a Russian tradition way. She talked about how she was quite rebellious and wanted to do things her way and didn’t like ballet as a result of her being such a tomboy growing up. But her talent was just too apparent so they still kept working with her and eventually developed what SHE was good at. And she became famous overnight. Russians are not so closed minded as you think. It’s about the frequency of talents much more so than just ethnicity.
@@matina_angel I quoted from nobody but myself. I know a lot about ballet AND I've read hundreds of serious books about the great dancers. YOU, evidently, have not.
@@mithrilmoon1 good for you
he seemed scared or like he didn't know what to do next. he seemed to follow her which he shouldn't. he didn't give it his all on his part. she does good on her own or with a partner who loves to dance with her
@3:18 😲It looked like the poor guy was hauling heavy cement.
😅 felt sorry for him, looked heavy like he would break his back
She's an athlete, not an artist. Watch the performances of the great Russian dancers and you will understand. She is strong but clumsy and not fluid.
I disagree. She is very plainly an artist. It was a pleasure to watch her emotional expression, beautiful classical line, and flowing gestures.
Francesca Gard, 👍
Ballet is BOTH artistic AND athletic. I believe ballet dancers are athletes. That ballet is a sport as well as an art.
Agree
My goodness! I don't know a lot about ballet dancing but isn't there supposed to be a connection between the dancers?
She looked like she was trying to have one, but he appeared to be looking down, focusing on counting steps, n the mechanics of turning, catching n releasing---but not sure of his own ability to do it well.
Even Misty seemed to pause long enough to make eye contact with him as if to say "Are u ready?", before leaping into his grasp (Which at times was very unstable). At the end I thought he might drop her. Smh.
I cant belive you guys are criticizing and old video as if she hasnt soured since then. Say what you want she is ten times better and made it to principal. Every dancer had moments when they werent as good and you guys are just insulting her because of the media. Yeah well the media has shown her GROWTH not staying boggled down on her not so great moments. Maybe you guys should learn a thing or thing. This production was at a freaking high school. It was training for her to get used to being a soloist. Have you guys not seen her juliet and odette? Because your comments on how shes not this and that are the exact things shes heard since she started dancing and look where shes at now
This is a stand up comedy of ballet
Horrible
I agree staslurik
Leila Borges Oh you just can't help yourself. LOL, please show me where the racism was in the original comment. I don't like Beyonce as a musical artist, am I a racist? Stop, you make a mockery of black folks.
Beautiful Sistah
It is like watching a pebble gently turn and drift through water. That's the extent of her artistry.
What a lot of vile out-and-out racist comments camouflaged by African-American profile pictures and half-truths. She scares you that badly, does she?
For those of you who have no ballet background, don't be confused or misled by these comments. Just to set the record straight, she is an incredible classical ballerina who, by virtue of her God-given physique, hard work, and artistry, has earned the position of principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre.
You will not rise by tearing her down. You only show your true selves. And not you better selves.
I take back my comment about fake African-American profiles.
What scares me is that people think she's good because they are told she is and have no comparison to make any judgements for themselves. I don't understand what it's all about but I am shocked by how bad she is after all the things I have heard about her. She wouldn't get a professional job in any other ballet company in the world, let alone be a principal.
And yes exactly, you're spot on!
God you people are so ready to cry racist when
its the truth misty can't preform dance moves like fouettes every principle dancer on earth can do this and many more who aren't. There are many other girls who would have loved to have her position with a major ballet Co. like misty. and are able to do fouettes it has nothing whatsoever to do with skin color, get it? So maybe you are the racist. You certainly have never watched more than anyone other than M. Copeland. Go ahead watch some other ballets watch what the ballerinas are doing don't just look at colors. unless of course that's all you see. I wouldnt be so quick to call another a racist but yet that's what you all seem to be doing.
I have a ballet background and can clearly see that she’s lacking in many ways. I don’t think I’m the only one and one doesn’t have to have studied ballet to know what’s acceptable and what isn’t.
Idk why people are saying it was not that good? i believe it was her partner, she had the face and everything and once you look at her it looks like she is connecting and giving a story but when you only look at him it looks like hes just trying to get the over with the steps and shows no emotion at all
He seems to be very attached personally to another ballerina. Maybe she needs to be the partner he is dancing with.
@Laura Streeter This sounds like it is a problem connected to her late late development. Is that what you are alluding to? Because if it is, I see little chance of this being corrected, now, do you agree?
Simply beautiful expression Ms. Copeland
Misty,,Bravo,,,color doesn't barrier,,
Stellar. Just stellar, gorgeous. Ughhhhh I can't even.
you haven't seen a good performance,
or you're over looking the obvious. She is lacking good technique.
Watch some of the other ballerinas such as Svetlana Zakharova, Osipova or any of the other prima ballerinas and if you’re honest and have a trained eye you’ll see that Misty is the worst.
Athletes making each other want to rise to the occasion, and beautifully so!
Okay, just before 5:00, did I see him hesitate before doing a lift? This young man gets good reviews, but I keep noticing things...Did anyone else notice it?
I love how everyone is trying to say Misty is bad, but this male dancer is obviously not good!
She is average
This woman is physical perfection.
The most Beautiful ballerina ever!! 😍
Does any one know who the choreographer was?!?!?
Misty Copeland is BRILLIENT
stunning. moved me to tears.
I realize you meant well with the zoom, but if there is a next time please glue a thumbtack to the button.
this is alexei ratmansky's choreography for the act 2 pas de deux of abt's new nutcracker
Nali Gillespie Have to say I'm not keen on the choreography. It is awkward and in places almost ugly. That is not Misty's fault. Her partner seems to be worrying about partnering well. He by the way is seriously pretty. Maybe he just lacks experience. Misty is an excellent dancer and she tries really hard here to make this pas de deux work. No easy task.
Great Job Misty!! So proud of you.
The Nightmare!...🙈🙈🙈🤣🤣🤣
People don't understand how hard ballet really is
Many do understand and they know that Misty isn’t a good ballerina and doesn’t deserve the position she has in the company. We know a thing or two about ballet.
This is....sad. Not everyone can be a ballerina. Complete absence of grace or musicality.
"Grace" may just be your personal opinion. As for musicality, you are wrong there. Every move was in perfect sync with the music.
Since Americans are trying to force us to believe this woman is the "best ballerina ever" to the point they even claimed that she did better than Osipova, I had to watch her and it is disappointing. I thought this was school theater presentation or something. I guess if you sell a sob story you can go places. The Russians, I believe can't quite do that even when *hundreds of white Russian girl's dreams are chattered every year when they are told they don't have the proper body for ballet...* With the exception of gaining popularity before graduation because of a documentary and then the Mariinsky milks your anorexia story to make money (if you know who I am talking about).
Yes, if you sell a sob story to the Americans, they will buy into the hype. That's exactly what she is a Hype!
***** It shows and how she won competitions is beyond me because regardless of the choreography the technique is obvious. The best thing anyone can say is she is good for a late started but to go around saying she can go along with the best in the world (you can say she is the best American which honestly I do believe she could be lol) or be better than them is a lie and doesn't make her any favor (like I don't get the comparisons. I'm here because some idiot said she was better than Osipova.) As for diversity... the only thing people can do about this is introduce ballet to minorities everywhere and train them under the best schools to create quality ballerinas. You can't just have anyone in a top company because black or Asian or whatever. It is not honest and real. It is a lie to please PC stupidity.
***** "she has been able to create more opportunities for PoC, she is great because people saw her overcome so many struggles and in her doing so her career has opened doors for other people in similar situations." How exactly? If you have other people in her similar situation somehow they will have the same opportunities because of her? and even if they do will it be fair when there could be better technical dancers worth of principal positions? There were worries of Copeland losing roles to new dancers and I don't remember how that ended up, but I wasn't surprise at all. This is a highly competitive career.
***** Okay, that is more specific.
I do not think Misty Copeland is the best ballerina ever. I do think she is a fine classical dancer who has risen to the position she deserves on her own merits.
I feel that if she had worn a dress instead of a tutu it would have flattered the style cherography better. For example, during the drags and the cradles, that would have looked more romantic and it would as a whole make more since to have her in a dress. I think the style of cherography doesn't necessarily look the best with the classical tutu. Although, it is a very beautiful costume!
In any performance ,that scene always has the ballerina in a tutu ,not a dress. She is brilliant and beautiful.
+Heidi Miller
Oh I know that piece is typically performed in a classical tutu. I performed Sugar Plum for my Ballet School's Nutcracker the last 2 years. All I am saying, is that the cherography by itself in my opinion would be more complimented with a romantic dress style of costume. I think if you decided to go with such untraditional cherography for this iconic part then why not go ahead and choose an untraditional costume for her that would compliment the dance.
Everyone hates favouritism..when it is not their group being favoured. Misty has stage presence..I'd remember her performance I cannot remember or name one Russian or white ballerina at all before Misty.
she is amazing if only u really new her sad cuz she is amazing and I danced to this song for my recital
Hi! While I was very excited to see Misty dance, filming is not allowed for several reasons. Please respect ABT, and all other companies, in the future. 😊
Oh, fuck off.
He is so lucky to be wearing white and shiny tights in front of the girls. I wish it was me!
Im sorry but she's just not very good. At best, she's soloist material, but not prima ballerina. Ps. YES I AM A POC! I'M NATIVE AND BLACK SO THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RACE. I wish that truly great black ballerinas were actually showcased. Like precious Adams or michaela de prince. and i'm sorry, they don't get as much recognition because both ladies are dark skinned. however, they are so much more talented than this lady right here
also, her partner is not even trying.... that may be a large part of the clumsiness
Best ballet dancer ever🙀
Skylar Moton You have got to be kidding!
That''s what happens when non-ballet fans have an opinion on ballet.
They do great with their dancing
Her form is unbelievable. As for the comments about how she isn't prima material I have to disagree. She is quite athletic looking and it does distract as it veers from the classic dainty principal dancer appearance that everyone is accustomed to. But this woman is an incredible ballerina. Her performances are flawless. She clearly loves her art. And it shines beautifully when she dances.
this is Swan Lake, not the Nutcracker.
No?
I would love to see her have the opportunity to dance with Sergei Poulin or Carlos Acosta,these are giants and i am willing to bet, it would be glorious, i hope they both see this, they seem like the gentlemen who would be happy to dance with her, that is all she would need.
that would never happen .
they wouldnt dance with her.
dream on. She's not a great ballerina I don't care what color she is and if I were her I'd take this video off and dump it. What an embarrassment.
They wouldn’t dance with the likes of her. I feel sorry for any male dancer who gets stuck with Misty.
this woman is still principal and its more than any of you will accomplish in your insignificant careers
She is my Idol
By comparison, this is an example (of many) of outstanding ballet.
i'm sorry but is not classical ballet body.
i am almost at the end of the book
Извините, но по мне это просто корова. Кто восхищается Мисти, тот вообще никогда не видел балет. Где воздушность, где легкость,где линии,где графичность?? Ребята, это не балет. Наверное в современном танце она хороша, но в классическом...извините.
He's so afraid!!
I want Misy Copeland to turn me into a ballerina the tutu looks so comfortable I want to be a ballerina I love dancing ballet
Thank you so much for posting this! Do you by any chance have the coda as well?
Hi do you happen to know who choreographed this piece??
+Madeline Levy It's ABT's new version choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky:)