“Ballet is important and significant – yes. But first of all it is a pleasure.”
– George Balanchine
Aurelie Dupont rehearse Swan Lake
Photo © Ann Ray
Choreography: J.C. Martinez
Photo: Jesús Vallinas
Dancer: Cristina Casa
“Ballet technique is arbitrary and very difficult. It never becomes easy; it becomes possible.”
– Agnes De Mille
Swan Lake, Bolshoi Ballet
Corps de ballet, Opera de Paris
Choreography: José Carlos Martínez
Dancer: Cristina Casa
Corps de ballet, Opera de Paris
Stunning Alena Kovaleva with the Bolshoi Ballet, graduate of Vaganova 2016
Corps de ballet, Opera de Paris
“Learning ballet is wonderful for children even if they never become dancers. It is wonderful because it teaches discipline, grace, and manners.”
– Anna Paskevska
Swan Lake, National Dance Company, Spain
Choreography: Lev Ivanov
Music: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
DANCERS: Seh Yun Kim and Esteban Berlanga
Photo: Jesús Vallinas
Aurelie Dupont rehearse Swan Lake
Photo © Ann Ray
“Ballet is created on beautiful lines and shapes. If what you hear and what you see mesh, there’s a very thrilling experience.”
– Martin Fridmann
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