She died with her costume to this dsnce in her hands...her last words were "Play the last measure very softly ." She was the best dancer that ever lived
no-one listen to that solidpanther person. they're lying about her being their grandma. she didn't have any kids and it was only really a rumour that she was married. she never confirmed it. that person is only looking for attention, don't give it to them.
my teacher told us that this was performed at time, when the modern dance came up. There were some people around Isadora Duncan that were strongly against ballet and they gathered in that theatre with the aim to throw eggs and stuff at her. But when they saw her dancing nobody spoke nor did anything.. it must had been amazing!
looking at her makes it seem so easy shes so amazing. i read like 10 books on her and refused to read the last chapter of her death. it look like shes a swan. like the real odette in swan lake. so good just soooooooooo good
@TheDobbsart it's just the way things were filmed in the 1920s. things went very fast when played which is why those really old charlie chaplin movies were so fast. they didn't do it on purpose, it's just the way it is.
compared to the stickly russian ballerinas of now, anna pavlova is a stuffed pig. but yet she dances as good, if not better than alina somova and other principal dancers. this prooves you don't have to be thin to be good.
Remarkable - 2 questions I have are that movies till about 1925 were shot at a different speed and would appear faster in today's videos - early silent comedies are a classic example - is that the case here too? further, videos then had no sound - so how was sound captured here?
@volbox That's such a beautiful insight--"just feel it". A NY ballerina commented that watching ballet is like looking at abstract art, just admiring the shapes and movements from the dancers.
this version of the music is faster than others i've heard.... im surprised that theres a video of this, what with technology being so bad back then. but im glad there is, nontheless!
@missnell22 Yeah I was wondering about that... The cameras then could only capture a certain amount of frames per second... so every film during a certain era was especially fast... I'm sure that to keep up with the sped up footage, the music had to be sped up a LOT.
@cate98gymnast No, Anna Pavlova died in 1931! She was not a gymnast (unless I am very much mistaken). There is a gymnast today called Anna Pavlova, but they are not the same person. ^^
Simply amazing. Ballet wise, Anna Pavlova is definitely an inspiration. I have bad turnout, but I will still hope that I will eventually be able to dance as well as the legend.
@PrimaOnPointe Try studying/reading/watchingTV/even sleeping with your legs "like a frog", I mean, lying down on your belly and putting your feet togheter with your legs bent and your knees facing out.. Did I make myself clear?? haha I think I kind of didnt.. anyways, if you get the pose, try doing it as much as you can an your turn out will improve. I'm not a natural "en dehors" girl but I have gotten reaaallly far doing what I just told you.. Hope I can help :)
she's awesome, but the cello should work on his intonation...
drnnwldr 4 days ago
This is so beautiful, it makes me want to cry.
There's something beautiful about her awkwardness. I really love this.
RawrWhxre 6 days ago
you are fantastic,popu,
aimnottheonly 2 weeks ago
The beginning of contemporary dance...
CrystalineEyes 2 weeks ago
She died with her costume to this dsnce in her hands...her last words were "Play the last measure very softly ." She was the best dancer that ever lived
MsSwaggeriffic 1 month ago
no-one listen to that solidpanther person. they're lying about her being their grandma. she didn't have any kids and it was only really a rumour that she was married. she never confirmed it. that person is only looking for attention, don't give it to them.
sophmeister303 1 month ago
my teacher told us that this was performed at time, when the modern dance came up. There were some people around Isadora Duncan that were strongly against ballet and they gathered in that theatre with the aim to throw eggs and stuff at her. But when they saw her dancing nobody spoke nor did anything.. it must had been amazing!
KENZeichen 1 month ago 3
looking at her makes it seem so easy shes so amazing. i read like 10 books on her and refused to read the last chapter of her death. it look like shes a swan. like the real odette in swan lake. so good just soooooooooo good
mcthedancer15 1 month ago
Just the movement of her arms from 1:04-1:11 almost broke my heart. So heartbreaking.
ariesfire084 1 month ago
Lindo demais...
yannafirmino 1 month ago
I didn't see Anna, I actually saw a dying swan
marianaer 1 month ago
sadly we have 4 idiots here...
francykitty 1 month ago
This is just a treasure. <3 This is simply beautiful...
LetsDanceInTheSky 1 month ago
Lindo...
jackbhte 1 month ago
omg i i was crying i almost taught it was a movie that sad
leana616 2 months ago
amazing!!! despite the awfull analysis and colours you can still get the magic of ballet
3mopaido 2 months ago
I've been doing ballet since I was two...
my dream is to become like this beautiful dancer...
smileyfaceyay112233 2 months ago
why is this so fast??
iLolo2345 2 months ago
@iLolo2345 The old films were always that fast. Why, cause of the old technology ! lol
alexakaluigi214 2 months ago
@alexakaluigi214 ooooh ok thanks:D
iLolo2345 2 months ago
this is in fast motion!
TheDobbsart 2 months ago
@TheDobbsart it's just the way things were filmed in the 1920s. things went very fast when played which is why those really old charlie chaplin movies were so fast. they didn't do it on purpose, it's just the way it is.
sophmeister303 2 months ago
The Original Odette ♥ -- Classic vintage footage. Thanks for uploading.
PlayIt4MeAgainSam 2 months ago
Whats the name of the song?
alejandr4ag 3 months ago
@alejandr4ag It's "The Swan" from the "Carnival of Animals" composed by Camille Saint-Saëns.
alexakaluigi214 2 months ago
WOW. I'm doing a video project on her.. first video I've watched. Just wow
KotoniJapan 3 months ago
Русский балет лучший в мире!! Анна Павлова-это и есть балет!!!
JenyaZ14 3 months ago
Потрясающе, что мы можем это увидеть сегодня!
natvitmur379 3 months ago
hey 4everyone that is nice and says good things about her you are my freinds.That is my great great great grandma :Anna Pavlova!
solidpanther19 3 months ago
@solidpanther19 she can't be because anna pavlova had no children, none adopted, or fostered, so ur lying :p
jademusic97 3 months ago
@solidpanther19 When did Pavlova marry/have children?
MrKLT1945 3 months ago
@MrKLT1945 She never had children.
PrimaOnPointe 2 months ago
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sophmeister303 2 months ago
@solidpanther19 no, she isn't.
sophmeister303 2 months ago
I have loved Anna Pavlova since I was a young girl. I'm now 41 and I'm still haunted by her soulful grace and bewildering beauty.
spotterlynn 3 months ago
"Play the last measure very softly" that's the last thing she said while holding her Swan costume...
Dancing this was probably the last thing she imagined as she dyed.
</3
VampsAreLovee 3 months ago
The swan can swim while sitting down.
For pure conceit she takes the crown.
She looks in the mirror,
over and over,
and claims to never have heard
Of Pavlova.
-Ogden Nash
saullouis 4 months ago 2
compared to the stickly russian ballerinas of now, anna pavlova is a stuffed pig. but yet she dances as good, if not better than alina somova and other principal dancers. this prooves you don't have to be thin to be good.
CrazyForPianosGirl 4 months ago
I've seen many versions of this but this is the best wow! as a teenager I was completely obsessed with Anna Pavlova....just her face, her eyes
lauraalta 4 months ago
@lauraalta me too!
vlissingse 3 months ago
pavlova is the dying swan, her arms fluttering ,and the struggle the swan has to stay alive is portrayed so beautifully by her,wonderful.
yorkshirelass46 4 months ago
Remarkable - 2 questions I have are that movies till about 1925 were shot at a different speed and would appear faster in today's videos - early silent comedies are a classic example - is that the case here too? further, videos then had no sound - so how was sound captured here?
KailasanadhaV 4 months ago
INCREÍBLE... ES un cisne!
Dedalde0ro 4 months ago
@sigsauer94 it's now 40k by a span of 5 months. :)
potynaughty 4 months ago
Who's the jerk that disliked it?
theball3rina 5 months ago
@sigsauer94 One thing's for sure: It tripled within 4 months
Kindiakan 5 months ago
This is incredible. Just... God. Incredible.
mariastrobel 5 months ago
just WOW.
thecottingleyfairy 5 months ago
To the person who disliked this: "Forget" you.
PrimaOnPointe 5 months ago
I almost cried, my god
raditudedude 5 months ago
@sigsauer94 cuz most of the people are ignorants of true art and are watching biebiers vids?
TrixyExen 5 months ago
this is the most passionate thing ive ever seen
meatyveggies18 6 months ago 3
magnifique!!
MissAurlyy 6 months ago
who can do art like the russians? ;)
ekookycrumz 6 months ago 7
es increible como la danza puede transmitir emociones como lo es esta! que hermoso!!!
valeryaleja 6 months ago
It IS a DYING swan...
nikandnana 6 months ago
Why does this cut off at the end? There's like another ten seconds of music...
Bananna219 7 months ago
wonderful. i love it. <3
Nachtmahrgirl13 7 months ago 2
Speaking as a guy who likes sports and rock and doesn't know anything about ballet, this was amazing.
A good friend of mine who was a dancer once told me not to try to understand it, just feel it.
volbox 7 months ago 38
@volbox That's such a beautiful insight--"just feel it". A NY ballerina commented that watching ballet is like looking at abstract art, just admiring the shapes and movements from the dancers.
RavenofSorrow13 7 months ago
She is so beautiful!!! She looks like she is floating!!
AG4everAndAlways 7 months ago
beautiful is an understatement
puppybunnyhorsefreak 7 months ago 2
This is simply perfect. But I think the word "perfect" doesn't seem to suit something so artistic.... So I'd rather say: this is soooooooo beautiful~
jennyluvballet 7 months ago
I love this woman.. So much.. She'd rather die than stop dancing?! Wow.. <3
twinchomckeith 8 months ago
this version of the music is faster than others i've heard.... im surprised that theres a video of this, what with technology being so bad back then. but im glad there is, nontheless!
missnell22 8 months ago
@missnell22 Yeah I was wondering about that... The cameras then could only capture a certain amount of frames per second... so every film during a certain era was especially fast... I'm sure that to keep up with the sped up footage, the music had to be sped up a LOT.
Dragonmuphin 8 months ago
isnt she a gymnast too?
cate98gymnast 9 months ago
@cate98gymnast No, Anna Pavlova died in 1931! She was not a gymnast (unless I am very much mistaken). There is a gymnast today called Anna Pavlova, but they are not the same person. ^^
DreamsontheWater 9 months ago
she performed this 4000 times!
powerfulpowerzz 10 months ago 3
Beautiful
1992happygirl 10 months ago
uma pessoa é cega.... Pavlova era INCRIVEL!!!!!!! :)
liliTchaikovsky 10 months ago
no one does it better. this dance was originally made just for her
jasch21 11 months ago 2
Simply amazing. Ballet wise, Anna Pavlova is definitely an inspiration. I have bad turnout, but I will still hope that I will eventually be able to dance as well as the legend.
PrimaOnPointe 11 months ago 2
@PrimaOnPointe Try studying/reading/watchingTV/even sleeping with your legs "like a frog", I mean, lying down on your belly and putting your feet togheter with your legs bent and your knees facing out.. Did I make myself clear?? haha I think I kind of didnt.. anyways, if you get the pose, try doing it as much as you can an your turn out will improve. I'm not a natural "en dehors" girl but I have gotten reaaallly far doing what I just told you.. Hope I can help :)
Guadalupefan 9 months ago
@Guadalupefan Haha, I do that sometimes when I stretch by myself during dance class. It's kind of funny looking at others doing it, for some reason!
PrimaOnPointe 9 months ago
u can't say tha its a human dancing it looks like a real swan the movement of her hands legs the postures so gud so so so gud
selenagomez161043 1 year ago 51
This is wonderful and so emotional. No one else could even come close to her in this dance
nastashka1 1 year ago 2