WOW. her jetes at the beginning were breath taking! she was literally flying out of the wings. and her pirouettes. oh my goodness. one thing she made me realise about a lot of more recent dancers, is that their spotting doesn't seem to be as quick anymore. her spotting was amazing
I've seen this so many times and I never and will never get tired of it! Cynthia Harvey is a true talent! Thanks biagiopato for sharing this! BTW, do you have the other variations from this same performance? There used to be some on youtube but I can't them anymore!! Such a pity!!
Music History - originally the "Paquita Grand Pas" consisted of only 1 variation - this one. It was written by Minkus for Ekaterina Vazem in 1881 when the Grand pas was added to "Paquita" by Petipa. It was Mathilde Kschessinskaya who bnegan teh tradition of having a large suite of variations - when she performed in the Pas at Peterhof in circa 1910, she invited her fellow ballerinas to participate as well by bringing their favorite solos from other ballet.
This is the "original" variation for the lead Ballerina of the "Paquita Grand Pas" - it was composed in 1881 by Minkus for the Ballerina Ekaterina Vazem. Anna Pavlova was the 1st to dance the variation which is now traditional for the lead Ballerina in the "Paquita Grand Pas" in 1904. That variation is by Drigo, & was originally composed for the ballerina Vavara Nikitina when she danced the lead in Petipa's 1892 revival of Taglioni's original "La Sylphide".
lindoo lindoo ameii ...
deni535 1 week ago
Perfeição, é. *u*
JinxPennyweather 2 months ago
BEST pequita ive seen WOW
1992mth 2 months ago
Look at her jetés! Beautiful entrance.
theamazingsoter 3 months ago
Cynthia Harvey is AMAZING!!! I love her
MarcilioPaulo 3 months ago
meu deeeeeeeeeeeeeeus um dia eu danço assim!!
MissSaliba12 6 months ago
Bravo! Her stage presence is absolutely wonderful for this variation. One of my favorite versions from YouTube by far
bolshoiballet1 6 months ago
dammit! the girl turns a lot!!!! beutifullllll
22daiaa 7 months ago
WOW. her jetes at the beginning were breath taking! she was literally flying out of the wings. and her pirouettes. oh my goodness. one thing she made me realise about a lot of more recent dancers, is that their spotting doesn't seem to be as quick anymore. her spotting was amazing
jinpitakki33 7 months ago
now i know......i suck.....
brunajubs 8 months ago
The day that I dance this dance will have an apocalipse, she is such good
edfujijr 9 months ago
afff falta muito arroz com feijão pra eu fazer uma coisa dessas rsrsrsrsr
rqlhappy1 9 months ago
A joy to watch.
jngwatson 9 months ago
wowwww she has everything under control!!!!!!
sszlucky056 10 months ago
Do you have the one with Susan Jaffe?
tutus4life 10 months ago
just fantastic!! I don't have words to describe this!! It's just perfect, the best ballerina I have ever seen here in Youtube
Giubalisa 10 months ago
Who is the dancer? I LOVE HER!!!
jean1995jean 10 months ago
beautiful split leaps ! ;))
Stagringleap 11 months ago
I've seen this so many times and I never and will never get tired of it! Cynthia Harvey is a true talent! Thanks biagiopato for sharing this! BTW, do you have the other variations from this same performance? There used to be some on youtube but I can't them anymore!! Such a pity!!
BalletCava 1 year ago 3
SHES SO STRONG 0_0 I WANNA BE THAT STRONG!
a2l4y7 1 year ago
WOW SHES AMAZING!!!!!! My favorite ballerina is Paloma Herrera and man.... she is great like her!!!!!
jackhunnybear 1 year ago
WOOOOWW!! her legs are so freakin' longgg!!
mssari101 1 year ago
HOLY SHISDLFASD!! I wish I could be that amazing. I swear I think I forgot to breathe... she's SO beautiful
DazzIeBerry 1 year ago 2
Oh.
My.
God.
I NEED TO GO TO HER CONSERVATORY IF SHE HAS ONE.
Five stars.
Gkg3692 1 year ago
This is Cynthia Harvey, former principal with ABT.
shutthatmouth 1 year ago
truly amazing! wonderful! how i wish i am half as good as she is... ):
cheryls94 1 year ago
Excellent. It looked like slow motion.
stewarta56 1 year ago
BRAVA! :)
lisadesanti 1 year ago
that was amaaaaaazzzzinng!!!!
funkydancer1 1 year ago 2
NOW THAT'S FUCKIN BALLET!
sorry for the profanity, but damn, she's good..
porcelain100 1 year ago 3
great poise
bambutt123 1 year ago
WOW
e2489 1 year ago
perfect!!
wandressasavaris 2 years ago
The was perfect and beautiful!
balletfreak160 2 years ago 2
BREATH TAKING!!! that was just bloody amazing!!! now i wish i had those jumps and her bloody pirouettes!!! oh how stunning!!!
prn4ustat 2 years ago 19
that was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!
whatsafalafel 2 years ago 7
maravilhosa
nes15sinha 2 years ago 4
wow!!!
dancebea92 2 years ago 2
flawless
llcooljosie 2 years ago 3
THAT was Cynthia Harvey of ABT almost 20 years ago. She's a wonderful ballerina.
snewton15 2 years ago 20
love her tutu
Livdances2538 2 years ago
umm, excuse me while i go faint of shock.
that. was. PERFECTTT!!!!!!!!!!
xoKriStiAnExo 2 years ago 5
0:15 WOW
oknajsasuke 2 years ago 2
OMG
XBallerina4evaX 2 years ago
amazing!
twincherrybff 2 years ago
awesome!
Stephie204 2 years ago
wow. let me just die that was amazing.
ballerinnnna 2 years ago
wow. that is ridiculous.... amazing!!!
northstargirls 2 years ago
very difficult piece!! shess a lovely dancer!!
sandrasdg1 2 years ago
woah, she's magnificent!
Redshoed 2 years ago 4
Cinthia genia!
yanabilo 2 years ago 2
Muito lindo...
Gracioso e bem executado
jujupn 2 years ago
stupenda... *_*
fancy187 2 years ago
spettacolareee!
CaFtheBest 2 years ago
amazing!!! she's so wonderful!! i love paquita
peaceluvdance1 2 years ago
Cynthia Harvey rocks!!
BDaviWA 2 years ago 5
...thats a 7 turn pierote
nianinini 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
its good but not brilliant
urranuss 2 years ago
wow this is one of the most technically demanding variations i've seen
js32192 2 years ago 7
She makes honor to her name. She`s really a bird
Audrey2877 2 years ago 7
I am taking notes before i go to the royal accademy winnipeg! SOO EXITED!
balet11 2 years ago 3
awesome! good luck!
DriveMeToTheCullens 2 years ago 6
She is amazing!
swde12 2 years ago 5
Lindíssimo!
rayssaleal03 2 years ago 2
she is absolutely perfect! wow i wish i could dance like that..
balletgirl5396 2 years ago 2
I agree 100% with you, michaelmichaelhart!
Bravo!
Atlantaballerina 2 years ago 2
absolutely unbelievable every note in the music was perfectly expressed and her technique is definately unbeatable overall a perfect 10 out of 10
michaelmichaelhart 2 years ago 6
Absolutley perfect and beautiful. Wonderful stage presance and Precision.
I love Cynthia Harvey! :DD
MLHBallet972 3 years ago 6
sarpado :|
moviendooelezqeletoo 3 years ago
i really like cynthia in paquita she looks so beautiful!!!!
ballet4evernever 3 years ago 5
I love the way this variation is played...it is a little bit unusual, with some added surprises, but very fun! And of course Cynthia is explosive.
shrimpyballerina 3 years ago 8
yea! me too! she's AMAZING! i like her grand jetes!
BalletCava 3 years ago 2
lindo!!
jujupn 3 years ago
oh wow! shes amazing! :D
Clockmouth 3 years ago 2
wow who is this? i've never seen her before
Clockmouth 3 years ago
This is Cynthia Harvey from ABT.
Kaderderz137 3 years ago
WOW
naezza123 3 years ago
stupenda..*_*
Lucy050593 3 years ago
cinthya harvey....nn ci sono parole...perfetta
toniadancer90 3 years ago 2
LOVE HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER
bebel0512 3 years ago 2
nice =P
RonMz 3 years ago
BABEEEI,
linda demaais, gente!
letsskitri 3 years ago 2
perfetta!
yukari00 3 years ago
i adore Cynthia Harvey. in don q with Baryshnikov she is unbelievable.
madisizzle 3 years ago 6
Music History - originally the "Paquita Grand Pas" consisted of only 1 variation - this one. It was written by Minkus for Ekaterina Vazem in 1881 when the Grand pas was added to "Paquita" by Petipa. It was Mathilde Kschessinskaya who bnegan teh tradition of having a large suite of variations - when she performed in the Pas at Peterhof in circa 1910, she invited her fellow ballerinas to participate as well by bringing their favorite solos from other ballet.
mrlopez2681 3 years ago 3
Questa ballerina e ... Bravissima!
polveredifata12 3 years ago 4
this is my variation! its really hard =(
watchmexo 4 years ago
esta variacion es una entre las ultimas del segundo acto de paquita.
acqualuna83 4 years ago
She's fantastic!
todanceXtolive 4 years ago 4
what is the title of this song?
anyone noe where i can get it?
please?
animeluver91 4 years ago
es muuy hermoso este video........
creo que lo he visto unas 1000000 veces, jaja.
alguien sabe cual es la musica o el numero de
la variacion?????
Ya se que la musica de Paquita es de Minkus, pero.-.-.-.-.
kti93 4 years ago
not to criticize on her dancing (which was ah-mazing) but is something going on with her fingertips or is it just me?
ballet81895 4 years ago
beautiful!!!!
shirleytemple224 4 years ago
LOVE HER!
bebel0512 4 years ago 2
hermossisima!!!!!!1
Me encanta esta variacion!!!
bsitos
wandis88 4 years ago
wow.
her turns are amazing.
and her control is beautiful.
well done.
blueeyedblonde1029 4 years ago 4
omg her control is unbelievable!!!
tickledpink22 4 years ago 5
OMG! she's wonderful! I <3 this video! SHE DANCES SO PERFECT! LOVE IT!
lupi94 4 years ago
Woooooooooooooow......... *drools in amazement*.
akiidoka21 4 years ago
Oh! I remember her from Don Quixote with Mikhail! (: She is so lovely.
yonjooheero 4 years ago
Cynthia Harvey is fabulous!
ecj177 4 years ago 3
that was wonderful!
lovelydancer18 4 years ago
if i did those turns i would probably kill myself
irenaponisova 4 years ago 5
that was goooooood.
ballerinnnna 4 years ago
I love her legs!! and her jumps and pirouettes. :)
12lilli 4 years ago 2
WOOOW.. NO COMENTS
bebel0512 4 years ago
Perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!
jehdeli 4 years ago
è Cynthia Harvey....bellissima
danyumbe 4 years ago
This is the "original" variation for the lead Ballerina of the "Paquita Grand Pas" - it was composed in 1881 by Minkus for the Ballerina Ekaterina Vazem. Anna Pavlova was the 1st to dance the variation which is now traditional for the lead Ballerina in the "Paquita Grand Pas" in 1904. That variation is by Drigo, & was originally composed for the ballerina Vavara Nikitina when she danced the lead in Petipa's 1892 revival of Taglioni's original "La Sylphide".
mrlopez2681 4 years ago 5
Which variation is this? Is this the soloist variation?
superdancer14 4 years ago
Nope, the soloist variation is the 5th, this one is the 3rd. However, Opera de Paris' solist dances this one..!
biagiopato 4 years ago
that was beautiful!
Mernah 4 years ago
wow amazing!! wheres she from? is she a pro cos she looks like it ! x
swandancer 5 years ago
sorry i forgot to say, she's from ABT
biagiopato 5 years ago 2
Cynthia Harvey
genzano 5 years ago
WOW THOSE TURNS!
brn2dance 5 years ago
really really nice!! I love this variation! :)
danscze 5 years ago