"Swan Lake" Part 14 Makarova & Nagy 1976 (Coda Black Swan PdD)

[theluckynames]

Natalia is amazing as always but I hate the orchestra in this for some reason...

[ChispaCreacion]

increible la última parte, excelente actuación :D

[dreamingofastranger]

Is it just me or is the orchestra a little.... off?

[drowned3]

@dreamingofastranger It's not you, I got the same sensation -as far as the dance, even got an excellent technic, black swan coda needs more allegro, dynamism for the occasion.

[Lyndybop]

Holy shit that guy can get height on his grande jetes!

[traslaverdad1]

do not like this choreography at all.

[loulie1997]

I know she's a true legend but i don't particularly like this video of her... she looks so awkward and a little clumsy. I really admire her but this just looked a little messed up...

[jacobsimon]

Makarova is the most wonderful ballerina I have seen in my life. The appreciative roar of the audience is the coup de grace to her performance. And Nagy ain't bad either.

[AnaOlivera2009]

dat was gay

[avesraggiana]

@AnaOlivera2009 What was gay about it?

[powerfulpowerzz]

great but gillian murphy did it better i think

[cnharrison123]

@powerfulpowerzz You've got to be kidding me. These dancers are world renowned. Have some respect.

[powerfulpowerzz]

@cnharrison123 i have plenty of respect and believe firmly that dancers like these were trailblazers and set an example for others to follow. that doesnt mean there arent better dancers around today. everyones entitled to their own opinions. have some respect. ;)

[alexwhrrulesrocks]

I think people does indeed start to know about the fouettes spins thanks to Black Swan. But hey! don't get mad about this, it's good that thanks to movies people starts to get interested in Arts, such as Ballet.

[aragorn1780]

thumbs up if you knew of the famous spin and DIDN'T see the movie Black Swan! (I myself am guilty, :P lol)

[teenovels]

wow! great spoting hope i can do fouette turns like THAT some day! then again i am only 12 and just started on point , but man! she is such a good dancer!

[boggydance]

okay let*s get somethig clear. there are two types of fouettes. The "french" ones and the "russian" ones . It is a matter of school and musicality. the frech ones are the ones with the rond de jamb and there are usually done on the 3/4 tact count one opens front, cout two rod with releve a la seconde cout three turn (best example coda from Bayadere) russian fouettes are done on 2/4 tact meaning count one opens side count two turn. it is a matter of style and ability but both are legal

[100percentSPAZ]

she just keeps going and going and going and going

[SugrPlum326]

it looks like shes about to fall over!!

[devadasi]

Did she move a little to the right or did the camera angle change?

[Juventina1005]

haha i love how the audience freaks out after her fouettés! it's great when people acknowledge it that enthusiastically.

[Leonnidik]

It should have been Gregory and Bujones.

[MariaCaIIas]

Although technique does evolve, Her balances stand out against any dancer of today...

[55werther]

Acabadisima muestra, De Gran Arte, De Gran Calidad. Makarova Magistral.

[Shaghayegh11]

seems like she is even more precise and articulate than the orchestra

[teenovels]

im only 12 and started dancing on pointe ubout a year ago but WOW i no talent when i see it!

[Alch1st]

Hi Dad...Steph Endo

[dancergirl182]

In my pointe shoes I can get 25 fouettes, but doing the Russian ones, I can only get about three! They are SO hard!

[devadasi]

@dancergirl182 I don't know much about ballet, what makes Russian fouettes different?

[evangelion53]

@devadasi With the Russian ones, the leg that spins out just touches the knee when it comes back in, rather than doing that extra little corkscrew motion.

[devadasi]

@evangelion53 Thanks! Does the corkscrew motion make it easier to spin?

[stebast]

i dont like the russian technique.

[Balletdancer980]

@stebast , What kind of comment is that? It's just..so, random!

[foropera]

The traditional 32 fouettés "alla russe" are like a reverse of french ones. Makarova opens her leg in 2nd position when French open it in 4th (in front ). It is much harder I think the way russian do it because less natural. Have a look at Letestu'sone, they seem more confortable.

[taurusbs]

Natasha wasn' a "virtuoso" ballerina.

So her fouettès weren't enough brilliant.

Russian school start with teaching them a la seconde and after with a sort of demi rond.

When dancersa don't masterize they do simple version with one tour every time.

But Natasha was always so splendid that she could stay in place doing nothing !

[foropera]

No problem, everybody recognises her wonderful talent of romantic ballerina!

But it is strange how technique can evoluate in time, because at first I suppose, these classic tours de force came from Petipa, who is french.

[taurusbs]

It was not a critic against you or against Natasha's fouettès.

But is easier starting in school to learn them a la seconde.

Then you can do them with the demi-rond.

It needs a different accent of mouvement.

Down by side

Up by rond

[neptunelogic]

@foropera he was french, but he was simply exploiting the circus-like tricks of the italian ballerinas he had on hand....

[qbendanny1]

Pop the Champagne!!!!