Sleeping beauty Pas de deux

[boboandjacob]

Love watching Makarova. She's so strong and precise, veritably starched and ironed, just like her tutu. Monumental in quality. But she seems a bit mismatched with Baryshnikov, who is grace, lightness, and fluidity. And he may be a little small for her. He seems to shudder under the weight of a lift. Still, love to watch this one. Two greats performing extremely well.

[hfskgalaxy]

Thanks for the video, could you please upload rose adagio and dream scene, thanks very much.

[Miska8713]

is there coda??????

[orenrable]

Boy , were pants .

[bestmaster3]

I believe that Makarova danced only Florine at the Kirov. I think that her variation on this dvd shows why. Everything is quite glorious except the magnitude - it is like a dollhouse miniature of, for example, a Kolpakova or a Sizova recorded performance of the same variation.

[nitra769]

@bestmaster3 Thank you! This is exactly true! Bot these great dancers are NOT suited for this ballet, when one thinks of Petersburg's magnificent tradition

[ShadowFoxLuna]

I know at one point that Mischa is thinking "God, I hate this tutu!!!"

[TheVicky843]

Eu tambem sou bailarina e sonho em um dia fazer uma apresentação assim!

[manderson610]

Baryshnikov is like, "Screw you, gravity!"

[chocolatfire]

this one truth will always be true. Real Men wear tights, and are fine with doing so.

[sassylatina808]

MAGNIFICO, ESTUPENDO, BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[shaughnie18]

can anyone tell me where this appears in the running order?

[mvm2004]

Nao existe outro bailarino que chegue aos pes de MISCHA ,e com Natalia Makarova esta perfeito.Isto tambem vale para sua performance em DOM QUIXOTE,Baryshnikov esta PERFEITO.

[hairyeahyeah]

Stunning

No one does the white tights like Mischa!

Thanks for sharing

[Leonnidik]

A miscast crown wearing queen in a princess role. The Pas' is an under rehearsed mess. It should have been Kirkland. Perfect Misha.

[Pywacket2]

His partnering sucks here. He's not correcting her tilts.

[DanceActSing4life]

she's why i dance:)

[QueenMAB418]

5:11 to 6:25, BEST PARTS, Mikhail soloing, now THAT'S Dance. He literally had to carry her through her parts, even during the lifts, she's walking 89% of the time. Sad, sad, sad.

[rglinNewMex]

There's so much more to Baryshnikov than his brilliant artistic ballet technique. He does very well when it comes to romancing women, and to me, that's also a big plus. But many people who are unfamiliar with ballet do not realize that dancers like Baryshnikov also are great athletes. Ballet demands that, and many people recognize that his athleticism would have made him a star in many sports. Makarova was still very good, but she lost something after giving birth/

[2cuteftw]

Nice ass.

[icarrus4u]

Bar's ass wow!

[parzifal40]

Sheer beauty and poetry in motion. Tchaikovsky's music is one of the greatest gifts to the civilized world....

[GABYCONSTANZA]

@parzifal40 I certainly agree with that!!

[maldoror26]

the two genius.thanks.

M.

[jengirl2]

@maldoror26 well said.

[mermew]

IMO, Natasha is one of the BEST prima ballerinas of all time! - not just of 'her generation'. She was elegant, fluid and technically flawless. (FYI, in 1965 she won the Gold Medal at Varna.) Although slight and fragile looking, she had strong legs and feet; and her ethereal arms are legendary. Her roles included Sleeping Beauty, both with ABT and the Royal Ballet, which she also stages. I saw her dance live in the '70s-'80s at ABT, partnered equally well by Baryshnikov and Bujones.

[mysticmeg111]

who is Natasha?

[mysticmeg111]

@mermew I believe Natasha is Natalia Makarova?

[mermew]

We were so agog over Russian defectors in the '60's-'70's we failed to appreciate someone who came from our own backyard: Miami-born FERNANDO BUJONES. In 1974 he won the Gold Medal at Varna in the adult category - at age 19! (Also received a special award for technical achievement.) Bujones is now recognized as one of the greatest classical danseurs of the 20th C - along with Baryshnikov - and deservedly so. I saw both dance live with ABT in the '70's-'80's so I know whereof I speak.

[biagioantonioschem]

quale misterioso spunto creativo ha ispirato pagine di tanta bellezza ?

[taurusbs]

Not her role, but she's always "divina"

[9415908]

Love this. This to me was ABT's golden age, the had so many great dancers. And much better productions than McKenzie's cut up versions.

[talkwithyourhips55]

i know this pas, and believe me it is pretty hard. these two make it look so easy. its flawless!

[jewceyfrewt08]

Flawless at every minute. I have always thought Natalia and Mikhail have always made a perfect pair. Wonderful!

[dancingsy]

Makarova and Baryshnikov. they're amazing!!!

[daniellesdancin6]

best classical dancers to ever live.

[TheDancerChic]

Two of the most talented dancers that ever lived! So beautiful!

[dancersrule1]

I share a B-Day with Baryshnikov. January 27th. he's like . . . waaaayyy older, but it's still awesome to think that.

[OriginalMoonbeam]

Perfection! Her arms are wonderful...

[bayadere27]

fyi: it's the wedding pas de deux. epic!

[BalletLoverA]

Baryshnikov is THE BEST EVERR!!!!!!!!!

love him soooooooo muuchh!!!!!!

[krazysonn]

Her dancing has always been expressive !

Never cared for her too low , crossed passe lines while turning !

[pirategirlfan301]

OMG, it's Mikhail Baryshnikov!

[pirategirlfan301]

Mikhail Baryshnikov! wow!

[oflahertie2]

I love ballet too, what's even more of a shame is I am 85.

[cubanmiamiboy]

A shame...? That's a blessing, my friend...

Keep enjoying it...

[Fantasygold]

I LOVE ballet!

It's sad that I'm 14 and to old to start :(

[ThatGymnastBecca]

don't say that!

i started when i just turned 13 and i got put straight into a grade 5 class because that was were everyone else my age was, and i just took the grade a couple of weeks ago! :)

[FessdapFrisc]

You're never too old! You may be too old to take it as a career! But as a hobby it would work beautifully! You could still tell your children you were En Pointe!

[revia1970]

my son started 15 and he jumped straight to the top boys class. and is the best boy in the school of many people´s opinion.

[BlurredMacabre]

Too bad he didn't start young enough to make a career of it

[mermew]

Fantasygold, if you REALLY want it, at 14 yrs you're not too old to start. FYI, Nureyev didn't really 'start' until he was 17!

[paloma108210]

I love that ballet!!!

[Andante735]

Ballerina assolutas- Galina Ulanova, Maya Plisetskaya, Alicia Alonso and Margot Fonteyn. As far as I'm concerned, it's an absurdity that Makarova wasn't awarded this title.

[tigereyes5]

there was another danish (?) called eva something that was a ballerina assoluta as well

[Andante735]

Not too my knowledge, or any of the resources I've checked. The originals were Pierina Legnani- who by the way was the first to perform 32 fouette, and Mathilde Kschessinska. Thanks for the question, because now I'm totally curious.

[Lidewijke]

I think tigereyes5 means Eva Evdokimova, she wasn't Danish but she did study in Denmark for some time, I think. Her La Sylphide is perfect, you can find some fragments here on youtube.

[Roxi6000]

i go 2 ballet n now we practice pas de deuxs with my teachers son n trust me its not as easy as it looks

[dmpfc]

The fish dives are not usually done in the Kirov

"Russian" version

[ktpj]

I love ballet and these dancers. I claim no expertise and know that choreography can be even substantially changed for the classics. Still, I'm surprised that a prima ballerina assoluta like Makarova doesn't perform the sequence of three fish dives here. She dances the alternative choreography beautifully, but I would have liked to see her do the dives as I've usually seen them performed. Does anyone know who choreographed this ABT production? I'm curious is all and not interested in debate.

[balletgoer]

I think it was David Blair, who had staged Swan Lake for ABT earlier. In the 70s they were doing his version of SL (which by the way was much better than the current one -- there is an out of print video of it with Ivan Nagy and Makarova).

[merluzasfritas]

Excuse me, since when is she a prima ballerina assoluta?

[ktpj]

I believe that global consensus was established and deserved quite early in Natalia Makarova's career. Nevertheless, you are excused.

[merluzasfritas]

Thanks, but assoluta where at the Kirov? I am searching all my ballet books and on internet and I cannot find anything related to the subject. Please, can you advise?

[bebel61]

It was staged by Mary Skeaping in 1976.

[Bnesque]

I always love her in swan role, but Makarova's Aurora is amzingly elegant and charming!

[xoKriStiAnExo]

o my god it's mikhail barishnikov

[payodes]

his perfect technique, his energy, his interpretation...simply phenonenal!

makarova so gracefull and elegant!

[dancekitty135]

i don't particularly like the sleeping beauty pas de deux... in my opinion, the choreography and music are a bit stale compared to don q, corsaire, bayadere, or pharoah's daughter. (what can i say, i'm russian = glamor, virtuoso, and theatricality hehe)

But Makarova and Baryshnikov really make this worth watching!

[LifeAboveTheClouds]

KBrown:

There are videos here on YouTube of Baryshnikov's contemporaries dancing; Vasiliev, Soleviev and Panov. Watch their dancing filmed at about the same time.

Baryshnikov's influence on the world of dance is still being felt. He is the standard to which all other aspire.

[merluzasfritas]

obviously u understand a lot about ballet....

in your dreams!!

[bongar007]

Gosh, who the hell are you? KGB? Idiot, dont open your mouth because whats coming out of it, thats FILTH!!! Bum

[konktothextreme]

haha

[ECBarnes3]

I am sorry but Baryshnikov is one of the most amazng male dancers ever, there are Principals of today who still can't do that variation like he.

[seesaunboo]

U know nothing about art, obviously. Makarova and Barishnikov are demi-gods!

[ytu78]

Oh My God!

[jenknermario]

This is what I love about ballett

[kitri]

I think she looks taller because baryshnikov is not that tall

[ballerinette1]

wasn't she only 5'3" ? she doesn't look as short as in other videos...and she's SO skinny

[aharper12]

I couldnt ask for a better pair. Russia's best (at the time).

[1psoas9]

It's just fantastic to be able to see this. such interesing detail -- the shoulder sits,the way she brings her arm down past his cheek when she does her penche.... She looks so stylized.

[snowgirl1052]

Does anyone know what Natalie Makarova is doing now? Is she teaching or just retired? I wish ballet had as much press as sports!

[flabailarina]

Mr. Baryshnikov can't be a partner!

But they're the most brilliant dancers!

[ecj177]

Thank you msjr11! This is some of the greatest ballet ever made!

[baritono81]

Love his expression at 6:35, "yeah, I can't believe im that good either" lol!

[tasu07]

Wonderfull!!! they are the most great dancers in all times.

[janejones11]

So, so beautiful. What year is this from?

[numberonefilmfan]

20 May 1981

[Andante735]

God I've always loved them together! This is Ballet Royalty for sure. Thank you Msjr11!

[lopitrax]

and the coda ?:S

[MorganoftheFaeries]

I agree 100% with gbendanny1. And where did msjr11 get this? I MUST find it!!!

[maldoror26]

speachless... thank's!

[tovictorianna]

dear 26 ~~ Wonderful to see 2 emigre millionaire dancers

what are they doing to help less well off & young dancers Ms 26 please

[Andante735]

In addition to being totally irrelevant to watching 2 of the greatest dancers ever to step on a stage, do you know for certain that they're not helping less well-off, younger dancers? I find your line of thinking bizarre and ignorant. Please stick to the subject at hand, or find another venue to express your views.

[sylphida]

you are awesome, thanks once again for another great post

[msjr11]

Of course. Thank you for watching...THANK YOU ALL. Stay tuned for more...

[sayedhaddad]

@sylphida Thank You

[davidquimate]

Wonderful Makarova! thank you very much msjr11. Who has got her Don Quichotte pas de 2 performed with her partner Bujones at ABT in the 80's??? Recorded for a special evening TV. Thanks.

[msjr11]

I have it! I will post it soon.

[qbendanny1]

MSJ,every serious balletomane owes you a great bow of thanks for this post. I believe this is the Mary Skeaping production from 30yrs. ago. The new ABT production by Kevin McKensie and Gelsey kirkland looks like a nightmare after eating too much chinese food.

[evilAniron]

im in heaven thank you! im able to see this thanks to you!

[Shikayo]

Oh wow, thank you ever so much!

This is a rare treat. Two Russian legends!