Hope Garden Ballet - "Bluebird"

[Chocolatejellybeanz]

Tis time for new shoes. Amazing arches by the way.

[Dp3dancer]

Absolutely amazing arches. Wish I had feet like that

[JenyaZ14]

She is beautiful!!! And the version is more harder than the fast one!!!!

[iMusely]

Amazing girlie keep on dancing

[fyshdanser]

Excuse me? Do you even know how much gut it takes to get up on a stage and dance? This is beautiful and I bet half of you can't dance as well as she can.

[aselby478]

it's too slowwww

[dfc5359]

got arches??

[breyergirl2011]

Will all haters shut up! shes amazing

[danceurpantsoff13]

i know pointe shoes are spendy trust me but if my ballet insturctor would have seen pointes that bad on me he would have killed me! gaynor all the way (if your not professional) whenever i would try russian pointes of grishko they would be broken and worthless after a 2 hour pointe class :( damn you strong feet!

[danceyselena]

the muusssiiiccc iiisss sssooooo ssslllooowwww

[mrsquim1]

see who is gracious and beautifull in her first contest

watch?v=IdGtoXfwjcM

[pottermoreFUIM]

did any one else see around 1:08 after her arabesque she did her bourree on demi pointe instead of full pointe in her POINTE shoes? is that part of the choreography and im just out of the loop or what

[philsmartcool]

@pottermoreFUIM i think she should have taken her time rolling through the landing of that arabesque, particularly on the arabesque foot, and then she would have ben able to step up onto it, as opposed to starting on demi. a very good eye on your part.

[kathrynblogs]

It looks like she's really struggling to get on top of the box....

[likeafirstday]

not bad ..

[cucumers789456]

Um that's not the best she could do is it?

[OHliviaAAlivia]

Love that she doesn't look anorexic, and love even more that she doesn't look anorexic and dances WONDERFULLY.

[GlenHelenGHOfeeder]

@OHliviaAAlivia Excuse ME?! when was this ever about her weight? It's about her dancing!

[TwilightIsBest1234]

Finally, a ballerina that looks HEALTHY. All the others look like they're about to wither away.

[ariannahannah]

Her and I are built EXACTLY THE SAME. Strong, muscular legs (I've been dancing for 12 years) and a tiny upper half. It comes in handy, and it's attractive. Not every ballerina has to be a stick, this is gorgeous.

[Mrsdanceaholic14]

@ariannahannah im the same way!!! haha i've been dancing for 12 years too n ballet is my stronger dance :)

[nevroth]

omg SHE'S NOT FAT! I don't see any rolls or chubby arms or ripples of chub moving about when she dances. I like it this slow, it was very sweet :3

[0iron0maiden]

i like her. as for her body you guys seem to debating about sooo much, yes i agree she dosent exactly look like your steryotypical ballerina, but i personally think coumpanies should start hiring more people like her... stong looking and not so gaunt. i think she looks amazing but of course you people always have something to say...

[esswrig]

I was so afraid her ankles were going to snap or something :/

she was way over the box, it scared me!

Lovely otherwise!

[2010girlsrock]

very nice - I'm so glad she's not a twig! She looks so strong!

[CrazyNerdProduction]

I can do all that stuff... but nice work :D

[KADancerrr]

@CrazyNerdProduction then upload a video and show us

[kmaelan112]

her ankles and feet look damn strong.

[Balletlove282]

she has a pretty ballet smile

[Autumngce]

ICK! more practice?

[prn4ustat]

shes gorgeous!! great ballet and figure

[danzemuzik]

heavyyyy

but ok i guess.

[AKB48kasiwagiyuki]

すげ～～～

[LelainaBallerina99]

she's kind of fat....i think thats why it looked awkward to me

i don't know she looked awkward to me for some reason? like she was holding back or something and her legs could be higher?

[Bwwbe]

Funny, you´re right. The music is so slow. So you can see her level very good. To dance it so slow, she needs more practise and the mind also. So everythings needs time. She can be a good dancer in the future if she has the will.

[thefourandonly1]

she has suuuuuuuch good feet feet O.O

[cuteannabanana]

@thefourandonly1 AGREE :)

[BalletTapJazz]

Why did people clap in the middle? And i saw a teensy bit of sickle in the middle.

[louiseduvee]

My first glimpse of this dancer. (She's going places, even I can see that: practise will tell.) Strange hat the like/dislike ratio is roughly even. Whatever she's doing, she is right on the razor's edge... Thank you!

[hillalu]

she has good arches but the manner in which she dances makes her feet seem very weak and her movements are quite heavy..

[IndiaHicks1]

Yeah it's suppose to be alittle faster but not where your speeding through the movements all sloppy but yeah it is to slow.

[prettygabby]

nice arch

[Sholabumbah]

Just for you to know, ballet is much more difficult when danced slowly. This is a widely known fact.

[IndiaHicks1]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY TO SLOOOOOOOOOOOW. I can't stand how some people alter the music to there speed and liking.I'm like either learn it to the speed it is or don't dance it.But she was good although it dragged.She did everything in slow mo though.

[burreiro17]

beautiful feet and lovely arms.. loads of potential

[burreiro17]

beautiful feet

[TheHQueen]

This is one of my favorite variations!!!!!!

[xodanceshawtyx23]

gorgeoussss feet! I want them! & She actually was pretty enjoyable to watch... unlike some people in competitions like yagp. Good épualement

[loveballet17]

OH. MY. GOSH..........HER FEEEEETTTTT!!!!!! THEY ARE AAAMMMAAZZIINNGGGGG!!!!!!!!

[TeoKaiHui]

Very nice. I LUV IT

[SophieYoung96]

it doesn't matter what your weight is as long as you have the grace and poise of a dancer

[pblandon]

now I think she's wonderful and her feet look so soft but I notice she's a bit plump other than that bravo!

[courtsthegymnast]

@pblandon i think its very rude of you to call her plump shes a beautiful dancer with a wonderful figure!

[nutckrackerlover]

this is done well, but its a very simplified version of the variation

[ThePrimaBallerina1]

WOW!!!!!!! Her FEET. They are GORGEUS!!!!!!

I dance this solo and it is different but i am not as good as her

[IndiaHicks1]

But I do agree though her legs are kinda of heavy for a ballet dancer but her foot is in shape clearly.

[IndiaHicks1]

She has great technique.I think at 1:11 she fell off her bourre.

[valenresh]

this is so sweet:)

[MasaLuna96]

i really don't like this one... i don't like here legs....

[IndiaHicks1]

Couldve been better.

[Esprit6]

People, I think it's the angle/width of the camera that's distorting her. Sometimes the lens makes the image appear wider than it actually is. When it closes up on her, you can see that she's actually pretty tall and lean, legs included!

Either way, she's beautiful! This was a performance, not a competition, so just appreciate it for the art that it is. What does it need? Just a brighter tempo with the music.

[bolshoiboy8]

u are SO beautiful good god!

[jaylor000022222]

she is really good

[jngwatson]

Lovely dancer. One of the very few ballerinas that don't look anorexic.

[cnharrison123]

@jngwatson you're a bitch. we're not anorexic. Intense training from a very young age causes a dancer's body to develop in a certain way. That's why most professionals are very thin. So lay off.

[jngwatson]

Excuse me? I gave the dancer a compliment. I believe thou protest too much!

[cnharrison123]

I'm not disputing that you gave the dancer a compliment. She's good. But you also insulted a lot of dancers in the process.

[ravegods]

@jngwatson If you think being a size 4 or even 2 is "anorexic", you have problems (and I bet they're related to weight)

[jngwatson]

@ravegods I responded to "cnharrison123" a year ago. Apparently you both have issues. There is a saying that only a moron would argue with a horse's ass. Since I'm neither a moron nor a horse's ass, I have nothing more to say.

[ravegods]

@jngwatson If you don't want anyone to respond to what you've had to say, then delete the comment; otherwise it's still valid, isn't it. Don't worry though - I don't see the point either in discussing weight with someone who thinks a size 10 is "healthy" ;)

[EAJBlack]

@jngwatson

SHUT UP EVERY ONE THINKS WE ARE ANOREXIC MY OWN DAD THINKS I AM!!!

WE ARE NOT I TELL YOU NOT!!!!!!!!!!!

[NickaeBaybee]

@EAJBlack I agree! Just because some dancers are skinnier than others doesn't mean they are anorexic!!

[ssextto]

niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Poumoudou]

Ils l'aplaudissent pour rien . Même a la fin ....!

[TheDanceJunkie]

dont be critical No she isnt fat. Her legs r just chubby shes really thin so yea :D shes great

[TheDanceJunkie]

Ur a great dancer for a student :D just some practice. at 1:10 u can tell that ur shoes r TO soft and not strong enough

[laurelballerinafly]

get some stronger shoes you can hurt yourself dancing in those

[friarfanatic2]

musics a little slow but she's really good for just a student..really graceful and pretty to watch

[GRRiTSELeNA]

too slow!

[birbanto24]

isnt that plate just too big?

[dancer5616]

ok ur an awsome dancer! your legs r beuatiful and your feet are absolutly gorgeous in those pointes, but the way you danced this variation i didnt quit like to tell u the truth. it was like you looked heavy

[Usober]

she's not a professional, so please dont be so critical of her.

[tinkerbellerina134]

It's not that you're bad nessacarily because yi aren't, but it could use some work. Myave actually jump on the envoyte's (I can't remember how to spell that for the life of me, sorry!) And the music was really slow

[emmyclaire100]

no offence bt this is awfull !!!

[dancin4god01]

you need to work on your turn out. I could do this sleeping. In fact i did it at my spring show and it was a blast. and straighten your knees for crying out loud!

[dtadancer95]

whoa, everytime she goes up en pointe she goes over the box :(, the music is very slow but shes still very good :)

[snowleopard89]

The music is painfully slow!!

[dancer5616]

yes it is! the music is so slow it makes it look like shes heavy dancing this

[ballerina9325]

wow ive never seen bluebird done this way! it was cool though

[emmyclaire100]

on 0:31 is her leg ment to be in attitude??

[MissGxoX]

oh hell no she does not have big legs.. i think that she has a lovely body, shes not stick thin but she is no where near fat.. there should be more dancers like us.. :)

[dancebea92]

her weight is fine but whats up with her shoes..are they dead..its like shes going wayyyy over her box.and she isnt bad at all

[jordakitty]

she probably has a really high instep and short toes... and the shoes are probably close to dead... if they were dead she'd roll right over though... I have the same problem on pointe.

[JaeBallet]

Well She needs work but ballet isnt about fat or boney its just a type of dance anyone can do with hard work.

[idinaBALLET]

She is not a bad dancer, but her turn-out sucks and her legs are enormous.

[bxexcxkxyx3]

uhm--

you think her legs are big?!

[Balletpixi]

What the hell do you want her to do??? Starve herself?

Trust me, I've tried, and she's not getting any smaller...Muscles are pretty necessary when it comes to dancing.

[pinkapplejl]

Not everyone can have stick-skinny legs

[Beam261]

nor should

[mothafukingprincess]

fuck you! her legs are not enormous and her turn out isnt that bad. maybe you should stop starving yourself and understand what ur seeing.

[xoangie03]

your brain tumor is enormous.

her legs arent as skinny as they could be, but at least she's not one of those dancers that is going to retire at age 25 because they get injured to to not eating well.

[superkiwi1000]

it was ok but the gracefulness looked forced and u cud kinda see the stress in her arms they arent natrually moving gracefully

sry but sarah is best so far

[prettygabby]

you know i like better Sarah Lamb's pointes, steps and tutu are so beautiful. I wish i could try to dance bluebird. :)

[krazykitty12]

heheeee weird

[Clockmouth]

is this by any chance enig... from ddn?

[kaihuiteo]

SHE WAS SO TURNED IN!!!! I can do something like that but on soft shoes. I prefer Sarah Lamb.

[TheodoraCarolina]

Beautiful dancer.

[balletdancer247]

i found she was quite turned in!!

[dancr4life394]

the music is sooooooooo slow why did they do that??? but another question why did they like clap in the middle when she like didnt evan do anything really big?

[rosalierox247]

I know. there was this girl doing an esmeralda variation and she did five perfect pierouettes. and no one did anything. but then for another esmeralda they clapped when she did like 2

STUPIT

[Beam261]

I guess it depends on what they can expect from you. If it's an ordinary ballet school with children who do ballet as a hobby,then obviously 2 pirouettes is great. It's different for dance companies...people have paid to watch professionals and aren't easily amazed.

[1251madz]

@dancr4life394 Try doing the combination that you think "isn't anything really big"

[ssextto]

i dont like her dress hehe..

[KateeAmeliaa91]

i dont like this variation...

[eamileak]

I do!

The music is so sweet sounding, and the variation itself is very delicate looking- just like a bluebird. Personally I think the music sounds just fine slow, although she didn't have much energy...

Anyways- I love this variation; especially when they don't cut out the hops in attitude.

[balletexpert101]

She's such an amazing dancer, the tempo should have been must faster, and i think the difficulty level could have been raised a bit, it's not like she wouldn't be able to keep up

[LizzieBum]

why is this so slow? shes good but it would have been better at a faster speed i reckon :) not like she isnt capable!

[indianacote]

I didn't particuarly like this...music too slow, no jump, no offense. :)

[tinkerbellerina134]

I agree. WHen I did this dance there wasn't a second to stop for anything. I mean, shes a good dancer but it was way too slow. I'm sure she could've done it faster. And besides that was an easier variation than I did

[indianacote]

yeah, i can do a version of this dance and this version is REALLY fast and i can do it pretty good.

[Hausisse]

Hm... I don't prefer this performance. Her pointes look... dead. And the music is slow, which I dislike, but that's just me.

[tinkerbellerina134]

the music was WAY slow

[Devastatingballerina]

her shoes look WAYYYYYY broken and her legs look very chunky and she doesnt jump..................you say she is from Russia????

[mimoo612]

her legs are chunky because she is using the wrong energy while training...

mine are starting to get chunky too but i just try to use the other kind of energy

it takes hard work!

[LipSync4ME]

she looks kind of lazy because of the music...

[CabbyProductions]

the music is sooo slow compared to the original.

:P

[ashiepooh38]

shes good. her shoes look dead though. or is it just me?

[HGBallet]

she is 16 here, it is our school performance and she is a guest from the Kirov Academy of ballet. That is the music they use...so slow!

Fran Ichijo, artistic director

[decentgirl01]

it was pretty but felt somewhat lacking. i guess because it can't be grandly staged like the royal ballet or whatever but it was still nice.

[danzzr]

i agree with dancerina.

shes alright.

maybe i didnt like it because i like the other versions of this variation much more.

[enpointe245]

at 0:29 seconds it looks like she is saying. i can't hear you. like the signal thing.

[BooRosie08]

whoa that music is soooo slow

[TheDancerina]

everyone will probably hate me now, not that i care, but i don't think she is so amazing as everybody says.

[snowgirl1052]

That tutu is beautiful, I love that shade of blue!

[diamantexo]

are there lots of diff versions of this variation? cuz this one seemed slightly different

but wow, i wish i had half the skill she does :)

[mochabubble]

yup. each company seems to have its own twist. =) this one is the russian version. The one with the developpe a la seconde is the english version.

[TheDancerina]

why is the music so slow? :/

[pianopl8er]

at least she is good

[Tap1Snap1]

WOAH! Nice feet! While being on pointe with such flexible feet do u get alot of injuries? just wondering. Im 10 and on pointe but my feet arent very flexible. again, Great Job!!

[xobananaxgirlx3]

SICK FEET!!!!

[BFFSisourname12345]

harmony!! ur a great dancer and a great teacher!!!

[rathburnscott]

she does a double and they clap WOW PPL

[sugarplumcherry6]

it's really slow...

[Bekahx727]

dudeee your feet are fricken amazinggggg

[leisifsbrito]

nossa precisa melhoar Querida !

E muiiiTooo....

sorry...

[buggycutie]

whole upper torso inculding arms are robitic but legs are great and feet great

[balletchickie95]

great feet! keep up the good work! very well presented!

[MaddieMaddieMooMoo]

When she was doing her retires she looked like she wasn't on pointe properly.

[wigglebells]

she was prob going over her shoes, her feet are so good.

[igggg46]

she has really nice feet but her tutu was a little too bouncy for my likings

[aninha123bailarina]

prescisa ser mais leve

[balletlover949]

she really needed to turn out her knee on the pique turns. If she would have done that it would have made all the difference!

[Lexi961]

its a really pretty dance but some of the lines are out in the arabesques... sorry. it was well presented though and lovely feet!

[befferina]

did they slow down the music a bit? if so, it's nice because she could hold all of her balances. she's got a lot of potential.

[aggusiap]

realy nice feeet, you just have to work a bit harder on your techniquea nd it will be nice!

[wigglebells]

she has such long legs and gorgeous feet, that makes people forget about her weight. WHO CARES!!

[bolshoiboy8]

wow... what great talent from a regional ballet school.... GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!

but unfortunately in this profession u must be a bit more fit... it will also improve ur pointe work so u dont hav so much weight on ur toes... i dont mean 2 be mean AT ALL but thats the way it is and i'd also recommend a boarding ballet school 4 u...

[balletbunhead777]

there are alot of regional ballet that have very talented young dancers they arent only from boarding ones. at my studio everyone is pretty thin and every at YAGP at least one person from our school places in each category and almost every year someone from our school gets the Grand Prix award. so ya it isnt just at boarding schools... but i do no where you are coming from

[bolshoiboy8]

thanx... ur so mature... you would b surprised how many adults would get a childish attitude with me...

[the1100th]

ahhahahahah wait wat do u mean???

[balletbunhead777]

oops that was my brothers account but wat do u mean?

[SonyaNatalia]

bolshoiboy8,

Your profile says you are only fourteen years old.

I do not think a child is in any position to make such revolting comments about the weight of someone who is not even big!!

[bolshoiboy8]

i think she is lovely and in my opinion she is one of the best dancers i've seen at her age... ok... and 2 my comment wasnt revolting... i jus told her she should b a bit more fit... not get down and throw up and lose 80 pounds...

[bolshoiboy8]

companies... some got kicked out becuz they weighed more than 90 POUNDS!!! i say thats ridiculous but i was givin her the heads up becuz i care!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and wut the hell does my age hav 2 do with anything..

[balletbunhead777]

ur right

[balletbunhead777]

hes right so stop hating and start getting real

[bolshoiboy8]

thank you.

[bolshoiboy8]

and i REALLY didnt know that my profile had my real age on there lol.

[anouk149]

you didnt look very confident doing it