9/9 35th Mezentseva Birthday Semenov Kirov Mariinsky Class Zaklinsky Kulik Pankova Vaziev Vorontsova

[myshsamsiri]

Does anybody know what happened to Elena Vorontzova? Did she have a successful carrier? I never heard of her before, but just watched "Children of the Theater Street" and very much interested. thanks!

[russianballetvideo]

She primarily danced in corps de ballet and small soloist roles. Never danced in any principal roles. Today, she is one of the most popular coaches among the dancers, inside the Mariinsky Theatre.

[sylviajp]

Why does the young lady pull her pointe shoe to her mouth at 1:53? Does anyone know?

[Bnesque]

Maybe someone who's there can tell you why.

I can only tell you her name Yelena Pankova who was a very light & beautiful ballerina at that time.

[russianballetvideo]

I was there, but I cannot tell why.

[Bnesque]

Well, you were just focusing on the birthday girl, not Yelena or Margalita, I should know.

[russianballetvideo]

It was only manual focus, no automatic focus.

[Bnesque]

Wow that's a heck of job.

Thank you for your great work as always.

[tutus4life]

@sylviajp she blew into her shoe to warm it up

[sylviajp]

Wow, that makes sense! It must be pretty much cold up there in the north!

[ponderings123]

1) She may have blown into her shoe to warm it up. 2) She pulled on the drawstrings on the vamp with her teeth to make them tigther.

[Bnesque]

Two great primas chatting casually besides young Pankova!

Now my eyes are blurred with tears.

Thank you for sharing this great, great class!!!

[russianballetvideo]

Like me, you like to cry.

[Bnesque]

And it's a good cry.

[mlmpg]

Very nice class, thank you very much!

I didin't now about Vitaly Yurevich Tsvetkov,I'm so sad!