Subtitles are on the way! Дорогие друзья, в ближайшие дни появятся русские субтитры. Подписывайтесь на канал и не забудьте щелкнуть по колокольчику - тогда вы не пропустите новое видео или субтитры к старому.
@@Elena.v.p. Мой канал - про балет. Это вид искусства не нуждается в словах. А околобалетные темы... На каком языке их вести, чтобы быть понятным всему миру?
Thank you Maria and Sofia. You gave me my first laugh of the day. LOL. Your answer to the math question with the 32 fouettes was priceless. You both have a great sense of humor.
Walking 'parallel' and not turned out outside ballet is the best thing you can do for your body (stated by physiotherapists...), so your feet are being very wise.
Thank you for this video! You seem two little sunshiny souls and I really wish you the best in life🙏🏻 I wanted to ask you two questions: 1- how are you dealing with the current situation of the pandemic? Do you train at home? How it affected your professional life? 2- especially in classical ballet I think at school there can be a lot of competition among girls; how did you deal about it if you experienced it? I think sometimes it can be demotivating..
Vaganova is soo strict though like they won’t take you as you said if you don’t have good enough feet or natural body shape at the young age for the audition. Closest thing to how Balanchine is (since the dancing is so different)
8:18 I took it serious for a second and it got weird then I understood and laughed a lot... ahahahah I really enjoyed watching you guys are my idols love you and Sofia have nice dayyy:)
Karen Kain of Canada danced for about 45 years., if I recall correctly. Thank you. Stay Safe and Many Blessings to you Karen and all your family and friends. From Ontario, Canada, Jennifer. Спасибо
Mariaaaaa, can u PLEASE do a collab video with Sofya Plotnikova? Or maybe react to her? She’s a rly incredible artist and the Russian member of the Global Pop Group “Now United”. Global Pop is basically a new thing (created by Simon Fuller from the American Idol) where you have a group with singers/ dancers from different countries around the globe (Ik there are Latin pop groups, British pop groups, Asian pop groups and etc but they rly catch ppl from all of the 5 different continents)! Sofya is AMAZINGGGG, I’m Brazilian-Italian but I’m a huge fan of her!!! Now she travelled to Dubai to meet the group but she still lives in Russia (Moscow). If you could react to her/ to Now United or maybe even collab with her I would be soooo happy (since you guys are one of my fav artists). Huge kisses to you and stay safe!!! ♥️♥️✨
You both speak English beautifully. In fact, it is amazing how well you speak it. I expect the troll(s) who said you don't speak English don't speak Russian.
That's what I was thinking. I challenge those trolls to try to communicate fluently in a language other than their first language before insulting nice people like Maria and her sister.
Well said! These young ladies not only speak English well, they have excellent vocabulary and grammar. We all know trolls are in some way jealous.......
for their second language they speak brilliantly. I agree with you, I know some native English speakers who can learn a thing or two from these two ladies.
this has been asked a lot, i do not think she wants to do it because she most likely eats a certain way and does not want to promote different ways of eating. bc everyone eats a different way
@@yuliannak.5565 i do know that dancers burn a lot considering that i have danced professionally myself but the point is that she should anyways eat a lot more to be at a healthier weigh
The fact that Saint Petersburg has managed to keep alive two eminent institutions as the Mariinsky Theatre and the Vaganova Academy deserves praise and admiration from every art lover. The result of accomplishing such a difficult task is plain to see here; exquisitely refined ballet at the highest level without jeopardising the education of the ballerinas. Thank you for a wonderful time, I really enjoyed the video.
Thank you for the words, to understand which one has to reread the text several times - they are so deep and far from simple praise, but they indicate the goal, the main goal of life - perfection and joy. The joy of perfection.
I'm not a ballet dancer, but I truly love your channel and this video was so adorable! Best wishes for your already very bright future, and lots of love for your little sister too, I'm sure she will achieve great things. Stay safe!
Thanks a lot. If you've got ideas of what else could be interesting for non-ballet people please let me know. Sometimes it's difficult to break limits of our small world. 😇
@@MariaKhoreva First of all, it's a pleasure to interact with you! I feel so happy! Yes, I do have quite a few questions about your beautiful world! Let's just hope I won't come out as a totally ignorant person. 1) There is a frequent misconception about male dancers; according to it, they don't work as hard as ballerinas do. They just need to lift them up or hold them during "pirouettes", and that's it, their job is finished! While I know how ridiculous (and low-key disrespectful) this sounds, is it true that female dancers are "more important" than male ones, i.e. that there's a stricter selection in regards to ballerinas? 2) It is commonly said that if you study ballet, you can dance any other style that comes from it, from contemporary to jazz, but when it comes to so-called urban styles (like popping, locking, krumping...) ballet dancers look stiff and uncoordinated. While I do believe that it's normal that you won't have any natural advantages in hip hop styles, is it true that you have such a hard time learning them? 3) I know that, in past centuries, lines were straighter in ballet: they did not see all the (beautiful, in my opinion) hyperextensions and oversplits we see today. Some say that ballet is slowly turning in gymnastics, that we should go back to the previous, supposedly more healthy aesthetic. Do you have a personal opinion about that? Thank you so much for the opportunity to ask such questions! Have a wonderful day! : )
@@__Tiziana__ Hi Tizania, I hope you don't mind me answering some of your questions. Not sure if Maria has already answered them in another video, so I'll try to keep it brief. As a professional, she is far more knowledgeable than me but I have a background in ballet and dance history. I am also a bit of an artistic/rhythmic gymnastics enthusiast too :) 1. Ballet was invented by King Louis XIV in the 17th century and at first a lot of his 'ballets' were demonstrations of his beauty, posture, deportment etc. Other dancers were more to support and glorify him, which is understandable considering he was their ruler. For the most part after that, men really did fill the role of the lifter. But around the turn of the 20th century, there was this company touring outside of Russia called the Ballet Russes, which was a more experimental. They had a few big stars, most notably Vaslav Njinsky and Michel Fokine, who also choreographed. Nureyev and Baryshnikov after that helped spotlight and create the cult of the male dancer in the mid to late 20th century. Mariinsky Ballet, and other companies, still perform some of these ballets, which I find fascinating. 2. Urban styles developed out of street performers and so came out of mostly self-trained dancers. Ballet has been very codified from its inception. The Paris Opera Ballet school is the oldest in the world, dating back to Louis XIV's reign. Even other styles like Vaganova, Cecchetti, English, and Balanchine which came a little later have a systematic approach to them compared to urban dance. I think given how long ballet dancers spend in these systems, and the fact that urban dance styles are usually encountered later, it would be hard to drop the upright posture and aim for elegance. Especially when popping, krumping etc. Anecdotally, urban dance requires a lot of isolation and being able to jerk (stop and start) parts of your body, which goes against ballet training. I had some trouble with contemporary dance taking up B-boy style for this reason :) 3. Technical capabilities have grown rapidly since the mid-20th century. With better shoes and more understanding of biomechanics, dance is really athletic now. So I would say this plays a part in creating the lines we see now. Specifically though, a lot of people credit Sylvie Guillem with popularising the 'banana legs' look - hypermobile, hyperextended, slender. Her work with William Forsythe is an example of choreographers leaning into the look and capabilities of her physicality. Ballet kind of selects for this kind of body now, given the flexibility and athleticism needed to perform. Personally, I don't think ballet needs to worry about being too gymnastic, it has always been an art form focused around story-telling, but in competition circuits the (arguably misguided) attention to high legs can be a bit obvious. Hope this helps, Jane
I'd love to know about your education! Your English is perfect and you both seem so grounded and accomplished. Did you attend a traditional school in your country? Or with the academy where you trained? Or were you home educated? Very curious! ❤️
I think they both had their academic studies from the age of 10-11 at Vaganova. But their mother is an English linguist and she helps them with their English. Homeschooling in Russia isn‘t a thing (please correct me if I‘m wrong), as in most other European countries it is practically unknown.
@@mathildewesendonck7225 Thank you for sharing! You're correct about homeschooling though, especially in Russia - it's not illegal there as far as I know, but certainly not the norm as you mentioned.
@@mathildewesendonck7225 Oh ! Wie geht es Ihnen, Mathilde Wesendonck. And I am Francesca Gaetana Cosima Liszt von Bulow Wagner (same birthday, 25 December ) . :) :) :):)
@@mathildewesendonck7225 maybe it's not a norm in Eastern Europe but in the West and Central it's not a new thing and it's getting more and more popular these days. It works a bit better than in the US, you have to pass the exams so it's not possible to just leave a child alone and do nothing with their education or force some flat Earth bullshit.
Hello Maria! I am your fan of South Korea :) You'll be busy with your ballet schedule, but I'm always amazing and thankful for your videos that you constantly upload. You are so beautiful that you look like a beautiful doll when you ballet :) Among your videos, I like your ballet performances and ballet workout videos the most! :) Hope and thanks for your wonderful ballet videos in the future! :)
"you don't speak English". Your English is excellent. Your use of common conversational English was quite unexpected. Your command of the language is that of a native speaker.
Thanks for the video - it was very interesting. I am an American ballet fan. Please ignore the troll who criticized your English. I speak some Russian and I'm so jealous of your English because my Russian is not nearly as good as your English. Your English is pretty close to fluent. I worked in Moscow for 2 years with occasional visits to St Petersburg. St. Petersburg is my favorite Russian city. I've had several arguments with my Russian Moscovite friends who don't consider St. Petersburg to be a real Russian city. I cannot judge what makes a "real" Russian city. I can say that even though I enjoy Moscow very much, St. Petersburg is closer to my heart and I have several dear Russian friends there. It's very funny, my St. Petersburg friends consider Moscovites to be boorish and ill-mannered. It's all very amusing! I have a ballet question for you. Are there some ballet rehearsals/classes open to the public? I'd love to see some.
I notice that you pronounce Sofia's name as Sonja (Sonia). Is that for people who are close to her, like Masha for you? Could you explain how to pronounce/spell her name so we, strangers, can say her name accurately?
Russians have lots of nicknames or pet names for almost every name, and when they want to express that they are close to someone they use these nicknames. Quite often the names sounds completely different to us, like Sophia- Sonia, Olga- Olya or Leshka, Vladimir- Volodya, Natalia- Natasha, Irina- Arisha, etc. etc. Sofia is pronounced like in English, only difference is that in Russian the intonation is on the i and the a at the end is rather ya (there are two letters for a in Russia, a and ya (я). Sofia is spelled София and Sonia Соня. Hope that makes sense😉
@@russianballet681 Thanks. So, in Russia, is it polite for strangers to call people by their short-form names? If I met Sofia, would be impolite of me to call her Sonya?
@@normamimosa5991 it would be perfectly fine to call her Sonya , given her age , even if you have neve met. However, you can't call Tsiskaridze -Kolya , even if everyone around him refers to him by the short name. For the rest of the world he is Nikilay Maximovich
@@russianballet681 thanks. Think I will stick with Nikolai Tsiskaridze, or is that rude? You point him out, but I assume that applies for all adults -- not to call them by short names, unless you know them well?
I assume ballet dancers can't wear face covering on the stage. Are there anything you do to reduce the risk of infection? Most ballet company in my country have postponed the performances.
Twenty years ago, I attended a Dance Teachers Summer Seminar at the Vaganova School. We visited the Library, where there was a display of costumes and pointe shoes of famous graduates. Unfortunately for me, most of the descriptions were in Russian, with no one to translate. Perhaps a future video would be you doing a tour, and explaining these treasures? (Also, we visited the Abbey and saw Petipa's grave.) We were given ballet classes in the main studio, and that's how I found out its floor is raked (sloping at an angle, as you would find in theatres.) Back then, it had a wood floor, but very worn. I think dancing on such a rough surface would make you an even stronger dancer?
Thank you both! I would really like to know your experience of moving from local classes to the academy, and from a student to a professional context, with the things you've learnt personally and professionally to succeed at each stage, as well as pure dance skill.
Such a nice and insightful video! Thank you for giving us so much information about the life as a professional ballet dancer, it is so amazing to hear more about this beautiful art ❤️🩰
@@MariaKhoreva I started doing ballet as an adult about an year ago (I was 27 at that time). It is something I wanted to do for such a long time and didn’t got the chance when I was little and even if I know I am not going to become professional it is something I really enjoy. Seeing you and other ballerinas talking about ballet life and giving us tips and tricks on how to stretch and what sort of exercisies to do is really inspiring and useful. Thanks a lot guys!
Maria, it would be lovely if you did a video about the life at Vaganova Academy, how was your schedule, the teachers, the presentations, the graduation and so on :) love your channel, I'm a huge fan of yours!
Alessandra Ferri is another incredible ballerina she’s 58 and still dancing she and so many others show that you don’t have to retire at 40 or 42 you can continue past that it’s incredible ❤️
I always think you two speak excellent English. I have strong accent as English is my second language but your English is great. I also admire that you have been making videos professionally and you’ve got so much talent in many areas! You have inspired me a lot. Lockdown period of time, your videos helped me keeping me busy, and when lockdown was eased in my country, I continued to build ballet muscles. Thank you so much!
You guys are so sweet!! Lovely and interesting video, I was surprised by the answer to the painkiller question, I had no idea it was unfortunately a thing in ballet.
I’m so happy to know that you have a little sister in ballet! Having such a wonderful family member so close to you must be so wonderful! To always have someone around you who loves & supports you unconditionally must be so comforting! It also looks as if you both have similar body-types, which is great when you have the perfect ballet body!
I loved this so much. Maria you speak English so well, it’s amazing! So very nice to see you two together making a great video and answering all the questions. Hope to see more!💕💕💕💯💯💯💯🤗🤗🤗
Thank you! A delight to see you sisters together with enjoying the Q&A of dancers. I am always amused how the public seem to have a view of dancers being narrow to a personal life without an education and not given to a professional life in the arts. Perhaps the few book bios published of a few past dancers' anorexia or the movie industry slants a general public notion with never having attended a performance of a major company. I always say make one trip to an opera house to see a major ballet performance as the La Bayadere and even risk attending a grand opera. At least once in your life.
Love this video! You are so genuine and fun, and I love you're not taking yourselves too seriously :) I am amazed that some of the myths are still out there! Sending you good vibes from England :)
Thank you for this interesting video! And I also wanted to tell you guys that I think your English is so good! You‘re so eloquent and your vocabulary is huuuge 😮 many greetings from a ballet fan from Germany ❤️ please keep inspiring us!
Маша, как быстро ты выросла и стала прима!! Помню когда ты такая маленькая была в академии, я учился в 7-м курс! Ты всегда ходила и себя держала как балерина ;) !**))
Татум, спасибо огромное тебе за добрые слова!!!! Я тоже помню, как ты училась в Академии и мы всегда подглядывали на балконе за вашими уроками и хотели быть как вы! Радости тебе в новом году, пусть у тебя все будет хорошо!
Hey Maria your discipline and mental maturity is fascinating. I just started tuning in and recently became interested in Russian culture and ballet. Your English is impressive and I like how truthful you are. After years of basketball and soccer some of my joints crack too and it's not bad.
А на русском языке Вы больше не планируете записывать? Очень обидно, что русские балерины стали пренебрегать родным языком, упуская большую часть аудитории своих соотечественников!
Планирую. Со временем, однако, мы и для каждого англоязычного видео делаем русские субтитры. Что в этом вас обижает? "Родной" не должен значить "единственный". А знаете ли вы, что даже субтитры сделать - это 4-5 часов работы?
@@MariaKhoreva Мария, раньше Вы прекрасно справлялись с этой задачей, говоря на двух языках. Вам решать, кто ваша аудитория и как транслировать информацию, но на мой взгляд, говоря только на английском, Вы упускаете многих преданных поклонников. Если Вы создаёте контент, это подразумевает труд и большое количество времени, в этом у меня нет сомнений. Странно, что Вы как балерина рассказываете об этом зрителю.
maria you are my idol. I love love love your dancing, and you are so beautiful. These videos always make my day so much better, and I have learned so much from your workouts and videos. I always pick you whenever we have to pick our favorite ballet dancers. You really kept me going during this quarantine, and I think I did at least one of your workouts almost every single day during quarantine :) Thank you so much for these videos!
sorry for being a bit late watching this but I am so excited to see a Q and A and it was very nice to meet your sister Maria, I hope you are doing well : )
I loved your analysis, especially your comments about her wearing Bloch! My first pointe shoes were actually Bloch, but actually found them too soft after my first year. Tried Gaynor Minden and Sansha for a few months, and then fell in love with Grishko and never looked back.
You forget the beautiful and highly technical Madam Margot Fontaine. She danced at least until 60 years old. But I totally agree with the legendary Maya Plisetskaya and Kolpakova. I also have seen a beautiful performance by Nina Ananiashvili in older age but not sure the exact age of her last performance. I think it was well pass 40. Thank you so much for this interesting video. 👍❤️
You are very sweet and funny and of course a great dancer (!) and you do a good job on your videos but ok, have to say, you are very thin and didn't talk but a few words about food. Is that a sign?
If a person has completed their class 12 from a high school and they join a ballet school at the age of 18 years , do they have to study the general education subjects in the ballet school ?
This was a very fun video! Love videos like this that are more about you and not only focused strictly on ballet. Obviously though the ballet content is awesome!
Subtitles are on the way!
Дорогие друзья, в ближайшие дни появятся русские субтитры. Подписывайтесь на канал и не забудьте щелкнуть по колокольчику - тогда вы не пропустите новое видео или субтитры к старому.
@@Elena.v.p. Мой канал - про балет. Это вид искусства не нуждается в словах. А околобалетные темы... На каком языке их вести, чтобы быть понятным всему миру?
Maria, if you are not turned out do you think it is possible to dance ballet? (not professionally of course)
Мария, у вас очень хороший английский. Где и как вы изучали язык? Потому что хочу также уметь разговаривать, как вы :)
@@decli5010 You can improve by doing ballet. You don’t need 180 degree turnout to do recreationally. Just dance for joy!
@@sunmicsunmic4471 из фильма я помню только те моменты, как Муравьева работала с дикцией. Про английский язык запамятовала. Можете напомнить?
You should do "A day in my life as a dancer with the Mariinsky theatre"
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yesss!
i love your video greta work love this pag e
Thank you Maria and Sofia. You gave me my first laugh of the day. LOL. Your answer to the math question with the 32 fouettes was priceless. You both have a great sense of humor.
Walking 'parallel' and not turned out outside ballet is the best thing you can do for your body (stated by physiotherapists...), so your feet are being very wise.
🙏 for your honesty .... and sense of humour 👍🏼💕💖🍀🕊
Thank you for this video! You seem two little sunshiny souls and I really wish you the best in life🙏🏻 I wanted to ask you two questions: 1- how are you dealing with the current situation of the pandemic? Do you train at home? How it affected your professional life? 2- especially in classical ballet I think at school there can be a lot of competition among girls; how did you deal about it if you experienced it? I think sometimes it can be demotivating..
Vaganova is soo strict though like they won’t take you as you said if you don’t have good enough feet or natural body shape at the young age for the audition. Closest thing to how Balanchine is (since the dancing is so different)
Ballerinas eat!! Yes girls!!
Yes, from time to time😂
@@MariaKhoreva 😂of course. Kiss from France
just do it !
I love this videos! Thank you for your amazing content and spending time in creating inspiring videos!
You and your sister are amazing☺️🥰
8:18 I took it serious for a second and it got weird then I understood and laughed a lot... ahahahah I really enjoyed watching you guys are my idols love you and Sofia have nice dayyy:)
Karen Kain of Canada danced for about 45 years., if I recall correctly. Thank you. Stay Safe and Many Blessings to you Karen and all your family and friends. From Ontario, Canada, Jennifer. Спасибо
i´m very early! Excellent video I loved it... can you make a video for beginner pointe class? It would be very helpful for me.
Thank you. Do you mean the whole class?
@@MariaKhoreva Yes! That would be excellent!
You’re my IDOL ❤️❤️💕
Oгромное спасибо за субтитры 😊
Ignore all of the bad reviews. I think you are brilliant, talented and very very strong 😊
It was so interesting, thank you ✨ You guys are so cute ✨
Mariaaaaa, can u PLEASE do a collab video with Sofya Plotnikova? Or maybe react to her? She’s a rly incredible artist and the Russian member of the Global Pop Group “Now United”. Global Pop is basically a new thing (created by Simon Fuller from the American Idol) where you have a group with singers/ dancers from different countries around the globe (Ik there are Latin pop groups, British pop groups, Asian pop groups and etc but they rly catch ppl from all of the 5 different continents)! Sofya is AMAZINGGGG, I’m Brazilian-Italian but I’m a huge fan of her!!! Now she travelled to Dubai to meet the group but she still lives in Russia (Moscow). If you could react to her/ to Now United or maybe even collab with her I would be soooo happy (since you guys are one of my fav artists). Huge kisses to you and stay safe!!! ♥️♥️✨
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Spanish subtitles please🙏
21:28 how we would say in my country:
“Are u dumb or are u dumb?”
You both speak English beautifully. In fact, it is amazing how well you speak it. I expect the troll(s) who said you don't speak English don't speak Russian.
That's what I was thinking. I challenge those trolls to try to communicate fluently in a language other than their first language before insulting nice people like Maria and her sister.
Well said! These young ladies not only speak English well, they have excellent vocabulary and grammar. We all know trolls are in some way jealous.......
for their second language they speak brilliantly. I agree with you, I know some native English speakers who can learn a thing or two from these two ladies.
You should do a "what ballerinas eat in a day" with your sister! Sending lots of love your way.
this has been asked a lot, i do not think she wants to do it because she most likely eats a certain way and does not want to promote different ways of eating. bc everyone eats a different way
She probably eats quite little considering that she is so skinny so she doesnt want to share her diet because of that
@@yuliannak.5565 i do know that dancers burn a lot considering that i have danced professionally myself but the point is that she should anyways eat a lot more to be at a healthier weigh
@@yuliannak.5565 she quite clearly is underweigh as of most ballet dancers are
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Can we talk about how pretty and sophisticated they are. Goals honestly.
truee
Their posture is so good
Love how extremely elegant and well spoken you both are. Great examples for this generation to follow. Love your channel! :)
How are you guys amazing! Could you and Sofya also do a video on how you sew and prepare you pointe shoes? You guys are incredible!
Thanks a lot. We'll think about it
@@MariaKhoreva Hmmm...don't many professional female dancers come to hate darning their pointe shoes and sewing on ribbons continually ??
The fact that Saint Petersburg has managed to keep alive two eminent institutions as the Mariinsky Theatre and the Vaganova Academy deserves praise and admiration from every art lover. The result of accomplishing such a difficult task is plain to see here; exquisitely refined ballet at the highest level without jeopardising the education of the ballerinas. Thank you for a wonderful time, I really enjoyed the video.
Thank you for the words, to understand which one has to reread the text several times - they are so deep and far from simple praise, but they indicate the goal, the main goal of life - perfection and joy. The joy of perfection.
yes thanks or the cool fact
I'm not a ballet dancer, but I truly love your channel and this video was so adorable! Best wishes for your already very bright future, and lots of love for your little sister too, I'm sure she will achieve great things. Stay safe!
Thanks a lot. If you've got ideas of what else could be interesting for non-ballet people please let me know. Sometimes it's difficult to break limits of our small world. 😇
@@MariaKhoreva First of all, it's a pleasure to interact with you! I feel so happy! Yes, I do have quite a few questions about your beautiful world! Let's just hope I won't come out as a totally ignorant person.
1) There is a frequent misconception about male dancers; according to it, they don't work as hard as ballerinas do. They just need to lift them up or hold them during "pirouettes", and that's it, their job is finished! While I know how ridiculous (and low-key disrespectful) this sounds, is it true that female dancers are "more important" than male ones, i.e. that there's a stricter selection in regards to ballerinas?
2) It is commonly said that if you study ballet, you can dance any other style that comes from it, from contemporary to jazz, but when it comes to so-called urban styles (like popping, locking, krumping...) ballet dancers look stiff and uncoordinated. While I do believe that it's normal that you won't have any natural advantages in hip hop styles, is it true that you have such a hard time learning them?
3) I know that, in past centuries, lines were straighter in ballet: they did not see all the (beautiful, in my opinion) hyperextensions and oversplits we see today. Some say that ballet is slowly turning in gymnastics, that we should go back to the previous, supposedly more healthy aesthetic. Do you have a personal opinion about that?
Thank you so much for the opportunity to ask such questions! Have a wonderful day! : )
@@__Tiziana__ Hi Tizania, I hope you don't mind me answering some of your questions. Not sure if Maria has already answered them in another video, so I'll try to keep it brief. As a professional, she is far more knowledgeable than me but I have a background in ballet and dance history. I am also a bit of an artistic/rhythmic gymnastics enthusiast too :)
1. Ballet was invented by King Louis XIV in the 17th century and at first a lot of his 'ballets' were demonstrations of his beauty, posture, deportment etc. Other dancers were more to support and glorify him, which is understandable considering he was their ruler. For the most part after that, men really did fill the role of the lifter. But around the turn of the 20th century, there was this company touring outside of Russia called the Ballet Russes, which was a more experimental. They had a few big stars, most notably Vaslav Njinsky and Michel Fokine, who also choreographed. Nureyev and Baryshnikov after that helped spotlight and create the cult of the male dancer in the mid to late 20th century. Mariinsky Ballet, and other companies, still perform some of these ballets, which I find fascinating.
2. Urban styles developed out of street performers and so came out of mostly self-trained dancers. Ballet has been very codified from its inception. The Paris Opera Ballet school is the oldest in the world, dating back to Louis XIV's reign. Even other styles like Vaganova, Cecchetti, English, and Balanchine which came a little later have a systematic approach to them compared to urban dance. I think given how long ballet dancers spend in these systems, and the fact that urban dance styles are usually encountered later, it would be hard to drop the upright posture and aim for elegance. Especially when popping, krumping etc. Anecdotally, urban dance requires a lot of isolation and being able to jerk (stop and start) parts of your body, which goes against ballet training. I had some trouble with contemporary dance taking up B-boy style for this reason :)
3. Technical capabilities have grown rapidly since the mid-20th century. With better shoes and more understanding of biomechanics, dance is really athletic now. So I would say this plays a part in creating the lines we see now. Specifically though, a lot of people credit Sylvie Guillem with popularising the 'banana legs' look - hypermobile, hyperextended, slender. Her work with William Forsythe is an example of choreographers leaning into the look and capabilities of her physicality. Ballet kind of selects for this kind of body now, given the flexibility and athleticism needed to perform. Personally, I don't think ballet needs to worry about being too gymnastic, it has always been an art form focused around story-telling, but in competition circuits the (arguably misguided) attention to high legs can be a bit obvious.
Hope this helps,
Jane
I'd love to know about your education! Your English is perfect and you both seem so grounded and accomplished. Did you attend a traditional school in your country? Or with the academy where you trained? Or were you home educated? Very curious! ❤️
I think they both had their academic studies from the age of 10-11 at Vaganova. But their mother is an English linguist and she helps them with their English.
Homeschooling in Russia isn‘t a thing (please correct me if I‘m wrong), as in most other European countries it is practically unknown.
@@mathildewesendonck7225 Thank you for sharing! You're correct about homeschooling though, especially in Russia - it's not illegal there as far as I know, but certainly not the norm as you mentioned.
@@mathildewesendonck7225 Oh ! Wie geht es Ihnen, Mathilde Wesendonck. And I am Francesca Gaetana Cosima Liszt von Bulow Wagner (same birthday, 25 December ) . :) :) :):)
@@mathildewesendonck7225 maybe it's not a norm in Eastern Europe but in the West and Central it's not a new thing and it's getting more and more popular these days. It works a bit better than in the US, you have to pass the exams so it's not possible to just leave a child alone and do nothing with their education or force some flat Earth bullshit.
Hello Maria!
I am your fan of South Korea :)
You'll be busy with your ballet schedule, but I'm always amazing and thankful for your videos that you constantly upload.
You are so beautiful that you look like a beautiful doll when you ballet :)
Among your videos, I like your ballet performances and ballet workout videos the most! :) Hope and thanks for your wonderful ballet videos in the future! :)
Their posture is impeccable!
"you don't speak English". Your English is excellent. Your use of common conversational English was quite unexpected. Your command of the language is that of a native speaker.
Thanks for the video - it was very interesting. I am an American ballet fan. Please ignore the troll who criticized your English. I speak some Russian and I'm so jealous of your English because my Russian is not nearly as good as your English. Your English is pretty close to fluent. I worked in Moscow for 2 years with occasional visits to St Petersburg. St. Petersburg is my favorite Russian city. I've had several arguments with my Russian Moscovite friends who don't consider St. Petersburg to be a real Russian city. I cannot judge what makes a "real" Russian city. I can say that even though I enjoy Moscow very much, St. Petersburg is closer to my heart and I have several dear Russian friends there. It's very funny, my St. Petersburg friends consider Moscovites to be boorish and ill-mannered. It's all very amusing!
I have a ballet question for you. Are there some ballet rehearsals/classes open to the public? I'd love to see some.
Your English is INCREDIBLY FLUENT!! So brilliant. Fantastic to hear both of you answering all of these funny questions! Thank you both....
I love this Video!!! Thank you for making such videos as well. They’re really interesting and entertaining 😍🥳🥰
Thank you, we love making such videos.))
And your English is excellent!! Pay no attention to that comment! Lol!
You should do a dance things haul !
Oh, it's so hard 😂
That would be amazing :)) or a reaction to unpopular ballet opinions
Yes, this would be so cool
I notice that you pronounce Sofia's name as Sonja (Sonia). Is that for people who are close to her, like Masha for you? Could you explain how to pronounce/spell her name so we, strangers, can say her name accurately?
Russians have lots of nicknames or pet names for almost every name, and when they want to express that they are close to someone they use these nicknames. Quite often the names sounds completely different to us, like Sophia- Sonia, Olga- Olya or Leshka, Vladimir- Volodya, Natalia- Natasha, Irina- Arisha, etc. etc.
Sofia is pronounced like in English, only difference is that in Russian the intonation is on the i and the a at the end is rather ya (there are two letters for a in Russia, a and ya (я). Sofia is spelled София and Sonia Соня.
Hope that makes sense😉
Sonya is short for Sophia , as Masha for Maria. Same in English: Bill - William , Robert- Bob etc.
@@russianballet681 Thanks. So, in Russia, is it polite for strangers to call people by their short-form names? If I met Sofia, would be impolite of me to call her Sonya?
@@normamimosa5991 it would be perfectly fine to call her Sonya , given her age , even if you have neve met. However, you can't call Tsiskaridze -Kolya , even if everyone around him refers to him by the short name. For the rest of the world he is Nikilay Maximovich
@@russianballet681 thanks. Think I will stick with Nikolai Tsiskaridze, or is that rude? You point him out, but I assume that applies for all adults -- not to call them by short names, unless you know them well?
I assume ballet dancers can't wear face covering on the stage.
Are there anything you do to reduce the risk of infection?
Most ballet company in my country have postponed the performances.
Most of us have already had covid. It's part of our profession in these times...
@@MariaKhoreva Sorry to hear that.Please stay safe and healthy.I wish you all the best of luck.☺️☺️
You two have the sweetest relationship. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and ideas!!
Twenty years ago, I attended a Dance Teachers Summer Seminar at the Vaganova School. We visited the Library, where there was a display of costumes and pointe shoes of famous graduates. Unfortunately for me, most of the descriptions were in Russian, with no one to translate. Perhaps a future video would be you doing a tour, and explaining these treasures? (Also, we visited the Abbey and saw Petipa's grave.)
We were given ballet classes in the main studio, and that's how I found out its floor is raked (sloping at an angle, as you would find in theatres.) Back then, it had a wood floor, but very worn. I think dancing on such a rough surface would make you an even stronger dancer?
Thank you both! I would really like to know your experience of moving from local classes to the academy, and from a student to a professional context, with the things you've learnt personally and professionally to succeed at each stage, as well as pure dance skill.
Sonya has such a baby face 🤗 love your videos! 💙
Such a nice and insightful video! Thank you for giving us so much information about the life as a professional ballet dancer, it is so amazing to hear more about this beautiful art ❤️🩰
It's our life and we love it
@@MariaKhoreva I started doing ballet as an adult about an year ago (I was 27 at that time). It is something I wanted to do for such a long time and didn’t got the chance when I was little and even if I know I am not going to become professional it is something I really enjoy. Seeing you and other ballerinas talking about ballet life and giving us tips and tricks on how to stretch and what sort of exercisies to do is really inspiring and useful. Thanks a lot guys!
@@onefortears19 Be careful. If you get caught by ballet, it will never let you go.
@@MariaKhoreva God help it, I wanna keep getting caught❤️🩰
Maria, it would be lovely if you did a video about the life at Vaganova Academy, how was your schedule, the teachers, the presentations, the graduation and so on :) love your channel, I'm a huge fan of yours!
Alessandra Ferri is another incredible ballerina she’s 58 and still dancing she and so many others show that you don’t have to retire at 40 or 42 you can continue past that it’s incredible ❤️
Omg I love her!!!
Masha, thank you for this video, it was so fun and I love your channel!!! you and sonia are very inspiring 🥰
I love hearing your stories and your super sense of humour. Thanks girls.
I always think you two speak excellent English. I have strong accent as English is my second language but your English is great. I also admire that you have been making videos professionally and you’ve got so much talent in many areas! You have inspired me a lot. Lockdown period of time, your videos helped me keeping me busy, and when lockdown was eased in my country, I continued to build ballet muscles. Thank you so much!
Oh I missed it, but I would have said, "you danced little Masha in The Nutcracker when you were little?" Is that one true?❤️❤️❤️
Loved every second of it ❤
Thank you Maria & Sofya for always inspiring us!
💕👍🏻 beautiful girls and beautiful sisters.
I didn't send any assumptions, but great interesting video! the Khoreva sisters are the best :)
You guys are so sweet!! Lovely and interesting video, I was surprised by the answer to the painkiller question, I had no idea it was unfortunately a thing in ballet.
Dumb, what? Masha and Sofya are pretty smart! I would like to see part 2 😁
I love these sit down videos!
They are adorable, so delicate, respectful and caring for each other. Love them both
I’m so happy to know that you have a little sister in ballet! Having such a wonderful family member so close to you must be so wonderful! To always have someone around you who loves & supports you unconditionally must be so comforting! It also looks as if you both have similar body-types, which is great when you have the perfect ballet body!
lol the tears going into the hand reminds me of one of my professors and she would do that during class after giving a correction sometimes lol
Ballerinas seldom have tears....
Yes, I'd never seen that before and it was really funny!
I loved this so much. Maria you speak English so well, it’s amazing! So very nice to see you two together making a great video and answering all the questions. Hope to see more!💕💕💕💯💯💯💯🤗🤗🤗
Part 2! Loved it! I wish you could answer mine 🥰
Ahahah LOVE this video and LOVE YOU TWO! You’re such amazing at...everything 🤗💞😘😘😘
Thank you! A delight to see you sisters together with enjoying the Q&A of dancers. I am always amused how the public seem to have a view of dancers being narrow to a personal life without an education and not given to a professional life in the arts. Perhaps the few book bios published of a few past dancers' anorexia or the movie industry slants a general public notion with never having attended a performance of a major company. I always say make one trip to an opera house to see a major ballet performance as the La Bayadere and even risk attending a grand opera. At least once in your life.
Love this video! You are so genuine and fun, and I love you're not taking yourselves too seriously :) I am amazed that some of the myths are still out there! Sending you good vibes from England :)
I had to crack my joints when you were talking about cracking, I couldn't help it...
🤦♀️🤷♀️😂
This was a great video, I feel like you guys really showed your personalities!
20:25 I immediately crack my joints haha
Great video, maria and sofya! You two are very lovable 🥰
Thank you for this interesting video! And I also wanted to tell you guys that I think your English is so good! You‘re so eloquent and your vocabulary is huuuge 😮 many greetings from a ballet fan from Germany ❤️ please keep inspiring us!
Маша, как быстро ты выросла и стала прима!!
Помню когда ты такая маленькая была в академии, я учился в 7-м курс! Ты всегда ходила и себя держала как балерина ;) !**))
Татум, спасибо огромное тебе за добрые слова!!!! Я тоже помню, как ты училась в Академии и мы всегда подглядывали на балконе за вашими уроками и хотели быть как вы! Радости тебе в новом году, пусть у тебя все будет хорошо!
@@MariaKhoreva сладкая Маша! улыбаю! 😘 Как мне очень приятно услышать! и поминать этот время!! Надеюсь, что скоро увидимся снова, beautiful girl!***)
Lovely sisters 💓
Fabulous video girls great for the public to know what us dancers do we do live normal lives love your videos 😘😘😘
Hey Maria your discipline and mental maturity is fascinating. I just started tuning in and recently became interested in Russian culture and ballet. Your English is impressive and I like how truthful you are. After years of basketball and soccer some of my joints crack too and it's not bad.
А на русском языке Вы больше не планируете записывать? Очень обидно, что русские балерины стали пренебрегать родным языком, упуская большую часть аудитории своих соотечественников!
Планирую. Со временем, однако, мы и для каждого англоязычного видео делаем русские субтитры. Что в этом вас обижает? "Родной" не должен значить "единственный". А знаете ли вы, что даже субтитры сделать - это 4-5 часов работы?
@@MariaKhoreva Мария, раньше Вы прекрасно справлялись с этой задачей, говоря на двух языках. Вам решать, кто ваша аудитория и как транслировать информацию, но на мой взгляд, говоря только на английском, Вы упускаете многих преданных поклонников. Если Вы создаёте контент, это подразумевает труд и большое количество времени, в этом у меня нет сомнений. Странно, что Вы как балерина рассказываете об этом зрителю.
@@Elena.v.p. Спасибо. Надеюсь, что наш голос будет услышан и Мария исправит свое упущение 🙏
It's actually safer to walk turned in otherwise you overuse your turnout muscles :)
maria you are my idol. I love love love your dancing, and you are so beautiful. These videos always make my day so much better, and I have learned so much from your workouts and videos. I always pick you whenever we have to pick our favorite ballet dancers. You really kept me going during this quarantine, and I think I did at least one of your workouts almost every single day during quarantine :) Thank you so much for these videos!
Love this video! Thank you for all the tips!
Yes! Part twoooooo!
Could you do a video on all your ballet leotards?
😘❤️😘
I love all of your videos. I would love a leotard collection video! Or al of the outfits you wear to balletclas.
Спасссииибо❤️вы замечательные👏🏼 and I also can improve my English with you:)
Very Charming, elegant and very gracious ladies of the Legendary Mariinsky right here chatting with your fans. Perfect Day!
ну вы всех секретов то не выдавайте!
наш балет потому и лучший в мире.
:)
А есть ли вообще в этом мире секреты, кроме "делай, что должен и будь, что будет"?
@@MariaKhoreva фатализм?!
:)
уууххх!
"Глубочайшие реки текут с меньшим шумом"
Thank you very much! It was wonderful video.
I my conservatory i have clasical dance at 7:45. Its very bad form my sleep.
I really liked the more chatty lighthearted humorous video! And you should definitely do a video on what you eat in a day
sorry for being a bit late watching this but I am so excited to see a Q and A and it was very nice to meet your sister Maria, I hope you are doing well : )
ahah as a dancer as well, I am in LOVE with sugar and sweets. Great video!!
I loved your analysis, especially your comments about her wearing Bloch! My first pointe shoes were actually Bloch, but actually found them too soft after my first year. Tried Gaynor Minden and Sansha for a few months, and then fell in love with Grishko and never looked back.
Please do a day in the life with your sister! LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!
Lovely video you are sweety and charming ❤️. I didn't listen the most interesting question: "Is Maria engaged ?"
Dear Andrea, I try to avoid personal questions on my channel but I can tell you by secret: No, I'm not😉
@@MariaKhoreva And then I could teel you a secret that I'll dream and wait a little miracle to meet you
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I laughed so hard at your response to "You are so dumb"! Lol, nice job ladies. You're eloquent and witty!
You forget the beautiful and highly technical Madam Margot Fontaine. She danced at least until 60 years old. But I totally agree with the legendary Maya Plisetskaya and Kolpakova. I also have seen a beautiful performance by Nina Ananiashvili in older age but not sure the exact age of her last performance. I think it was well pass 40.
Thank you so much for this interesting video. 👍❤️
My name is also Maria!! Love you both ♥️♥️♥️
You are very sweet and funny and of course a great dancer (!) and you do a good job on your videos but ok, have to say, you are very thin and didn't talk but a few words about food. Is that a sign?
That was soo funy and lovely. 😚❤️🙈
If a person has completed their class 12 from a high school and they join a ballet school at the age of 18 years , do they have to study the general education subjects in the ballet school ?
really enjoyed this vid also i would love to see a leotard collection❤
This was a very fun video! Love videos like this that are more about you and not only focused strictly on ballet. Obviously though the ballet content is awesome!
Love this video! Love the 32 fouetté joke!!!!
Привет! Маша, я читала , что у тебя была травма, если это не очень личное, не могла бы ты рассказал об этом немного?
Если это интересно, можно будет поговорить и об этом.