Elizabeth Platel performs Aurora's solo from Sleeping Beauty

[chamuda610]

THAT is classical ballet.

[Deneb235]

Sublime!!!

[KarmaNicole94]

Wow, She's amazing! I almost didn't even catch the stumble.

[amusagete]

epitome of classic lines...beauty in action!

[wendyverdades]

I think it's wonderful one of the best dancers because the director of the Ballet!

She knows what she's doing.

[dogsrcool099]

Beautiful Dancing!!!



[Kata397533]

aaggh....i looove french ballet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AutumnGoddess1023]

it's beautiful, yeah, but her face is irritating me :D

[FyreBalletDancer]

@AutumnGoddess1023 what's wrong with her face ?? :S

[blov123]

it is so beautiful

[carosoto16]

her epaulement is simply marvelous

[Nienyalie]

Her port de bras is so gorgeous, and her preciseness in her dancing is a joy to watch.

[palubob]

Superb indeed!! Another interesting clip, available on DVD, shows her being coached in this role by the late Rosella Hightower around 1981. How beautiful she was!! THose who love classical ballet can breath a sigh of relief that she has been appointed Director of the Paris Ballet School.

[mags102755]

Fabulous!

[TheGalassio]

Very beautifull...!!!!

[xanglat]

Extraordinaire !

Wonderful !

Les mots me manquent !!! Ineffable de légèreté, de beauté et de grâce !

Quel talent !

Merci pour ce bel apport des plus prestigieux !

[ballettina]

Perfect,really perfect.

[leinaalaomeliac]

Her arms! Those beautiful arms! So, so graceful and lovely, I just love her elegant style.

[danbytheriver]

The feet is what stands out apart from anything else. Why do the French have the best trained feet in the world?

[kdub10009]

Classicism at its purest and most refined. Any dancer approaching the role of Aurora should study this.

[Pearlaceous]

I too love her gorgeous port de bras! But I think what I love the most about her is the way in which she uses her head and, in particular, her eyes. It's just so distinctive to her. Wonderful expressiveness and intelligence.

[Pearlaceous]

Fabulous - she is so refined!

[MYRHAH]

magnificience de la danse française: technique impeccablement précise, élégance, classe, lisibilité...E.P. fait de la danse classique un langage: elle nous parle, nous la suivons, nous la comprenons...

[shaul122]

Charmant ha ha ha

[Pearlaceous]

Oui - elle est superbe ici!  Magnifique!

[SPACETIMEBEAUTY]

Cent nest pas la Danse Francaise. Cest la danse!, style academique (noble), interprete par une danseuse francaise. Les americains, Les Russes, Les Cubains, Les Anglais, Les italiens;- tous interprete La Belle. Le Ballet cest academique et universel comme language.

[MYRHAH]

ce que je nomme "danse française" dans le cas présent, c'est un style, une école, parfaitement illustrée ici: élégance et sens. Sinon, la danse classique académique, aujourd'hui internationale, a fixé cependant ses bases sous Louis XIV à Versailles : la "belle dance"...et elle s'apprend toujours dans le monde avec le vocabulaire français...

[SPACETIMEBEAUTY]

Le terme "la Danse Francaise" suppose une sorte de danse qui est tipiquement frencaise comme, par example une danse francaise folklorque. "La danse francaise" destininee a tipifier une style (francaise) est sans evidence.

[odilefatale]

I didn't know before Platel, and now i'm amazed with her.

This is pure art, and her elegance... my god.

[Fea86]

Просто великолепно!!!!

[krazysonn]

Does she slightly trip at 2:07 ??

Still lovely though. Purely classical in its approach and manner.

[theAnnafilms]

@krazysonn that's part of the choreography

[Yuy87]

OMG, I can´t believe how BEAUTIFUL Elisabeth is!!! This was definetely ballet at its best!!

I enjoyed watching this so much!!

[odile77]

this has to be the best I´ve seen of her... absolutely beautiful, and her port de bras, wow!

[kdub10009]

I remember this clip well - it's from the wonderful Makarova-hosted series on A & E, 'Ballerina.' I must've watched the entire series a thousand times. Check out the quadruple pirouette at the end.

[lawzzzzzie]

haha she did tooo! but beauiful anyways

:)

[etoiledelkirov]

beatifulll

[egomi24]

She was so beautiful! She has the beautiful port de bras and style! And technique! ahhh:)

[isastruve]

Love her

[ballerina1612]

very elegant and graceful!

oops she tripped a little at 2.07 but she hid it very well hihi:D

[ABTBluebird]

lol I noticed that, amazing recovery!!! lol

[ballerina1612]

haha yeah! she hid it very professionally! :)

[pointemeout]

wow.

i'm happy to say that this performance was ok.

[gisellinda]

A beautifl princess....she's THE elegance!