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Oxana Skorik as Giselle, Mariinsky Theatre
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“Someone once said that dancers work just as hard as policeman, always alert, always tense, but see, policeman don’t have to be beautiful at the same time.”
—George Balanchine
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Olga Smirnova on pointe
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Kristina Kretova rehearsing Giselle
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Kristina Kretova rehearsing Giselle
Photo © Ekaterina Vladimirova
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Oxana Skorik as Giselle, Mariinsky Theatre
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