Natalia Osipova (Bolshoi)

[511dobby]

Ugh!She is just soooo AMAZING!!Yep,I definitely have a new favorite ballerina!Her technique is crazy,and her acting too!

[69Paulinou]

J'adoooore cette vidéo!! Osipova danse vraiment très bien!!

[0Angelfromheaven0]

OMFG! If she is really just 19 years in here, then what the hell can we expect from here in a couple of years when she got more experience and training?! Omg... she is really going to be one of the worlds most remembered ballerinas if she continues like this....

[26LGL26]

She just... has fun. That's what the others ballerinas didn't understand for Kitri

[Peterpom1]

wow i love her in this variation but i didn't like the first and second jump

[AndDanielaSays]

I am so obsessed with Natalia Osipova it's insane.

[69Paulinou]

J'adore cette vidéo, c'est tout simplement magnifique!!!

[balletlover119]

my role model. i want to be just like her :)

[flaviakonig]

the most athletic and powerful prima ballerina! speechless

[barbieisabella]

wow she does it perfectly- best kitri ever!

[Bwwbe]

Best Don Quixote dancer!I love thos power and grace. The russians are the best, it´s the perfect balance they reach every time!

[verizonstinks1]

She has so much fire! It's about more than just doing the motions, it's about ACTING and she has it!

[balletlovergirl]

I have watched this literaly over 100 times and it still takes my breath away.

[cutedanzr4]

exciting to see a ballerina with such energy like her

[eleftheria93]

i want to do this variation in my ballet!!!!

wish me good like :-)

[manderson610]

Loving her energy here :D

[wigglebells]

I love that little head thing she does at 0:05, it's like she's saying "HA!"

[cooperneely]

its amazing how fast and far she moves with just a little jump at 0:15

[LiveAndBreatheBallet]

Natalia Osipova and Irina Dvorovenko will always be my two favorite Kitris!!

[smaaaaaaaalll]

@LiveAndBreatheBallet Take a look at silvie guillem

[LiveAndBreatheBallet]

@smaaaaaaaalll Omigosh Ik!! She's incredible! Another amazing Kitri.

[staronella]

She is wonderful. Far away from a dancing robot like Zakharova. Bravo Natalia for showing so much joy, emotion and technical masterclass. You are the hope for todays dance. A unique artist.

[lps773]

I believe she is wonderful. But she does not play the castinets :-( Maybe this makes it easier to express the character without having to be concerned about playing two instruments while dancing.

[fsul1]

i bet you she can't do odette and odile in swan lake. I bet you that is her flaw.

[svetlanaram]

Nataliya Osipova is the best Kitri after Maya Plisetskaya and Ekaterina Maksimova.

[letsskitri]

absolutely gorgeous

[kfmcmahon]

she just gives herself over to the music ... to the audience. Its so inspiring and she portraits the character so well

[wowvanessawow]

I have been here only it was a bit different

♥♥!!Love~It!!♥♥

[TayPFisher]

She is incredible. Never thought I'd see a ballerina match up to Maximova's spunky and flirtatious Kitri, but she does it and then some. I saw her perform this live yesterday and she was incredible. Hope I get the chance to see her perform again

[ballettina]

Small ballerina but huge capacity of communicate her feelings. Perfect.

[MRenom86]

veramente fantastica!!

[taohermione]

I like her doing this variations best because she did it completely in every possitions

[rvela64]

I forgot to mention another ballerina who could dance this variation with great bravura: Maximova.

[rvela64]

I have watched many ballerinas doing the same variation and only Osipova can match the bravura that Plisetskaya marked to this role.

[AlinaBallet]

best kitri ever. i love her

[taohermione]

Powerful!! and I guese that everyone must feel her energy althogh we're not at the theatre :D BRAVO!!!!!

[balletislife123]

i LOVE this!!!!!

[FedoraRoberts]

bravooooooooooooooooo so flawless!!!!!

[SuperHellskitchen]

her jumps, turns, everthing tech is amazing, but even more wonderful is her spirit in the role - yes, bravo!

[kurichka]

Absolutely!!! More than her perfect technique, I love how Kitri she is!!

[VeryBallerina95]

stupenda...e ke espressività!!!

e poi adoro questa variazione...

[BiMbEtTiNaHoUsE]

odio questa variazione è orrenda! ma lei l ha fatta divinamente

[IjumpIpromise]

ma non è per niente orrenda!

[borstain]

When DQ Godesse Maya Plissetskaya stopped dancing, everyone thought that Don Quixote died forever (and so it was during 50years

What we see here is simply amazing in every aspect: extremely long & high jumps, excellent stretch, happyness & joy, "absolute" domination of technical difficulties... Too long to list... She's simply the best Kitri the world has seen for last 50 years (after MP).

If Miss Plissetskaya saw this clip I'm sure she would entirely agree with me.

Hats off... Bravo... Bravo

[marym499]

Go Gypsy Girl Go!!

[tatiluvsny]

AMAZING!!!!!!

[myagk]

Osipova es la mejor!!!BRAVOOO!!!

[FrencyBatt]

la kitri + perfetta che sia mai esistita

[ballet4evernever]

is always a pleasure to watch osipova as kitri shes the best kitri since plisetskaya theres no ballerina than match these two amazing ballerinas in bravura.

[alilovesyouu]

absolutely amazing amazing amazing

[scorpionika13]

beutifulness in pure form...

[littlerussiangirl1]

она мне напоминает плисецкую

[maisumnomundo]

that's more than perfect

[odile77]

this is good, after Plisetskaya...

[mallysaa]

omg she dance like she`s in fast foward lol

[BalletGrl12]

she is amazing! ive never seen someone jump as effortlessly as her and with so much energy!

[kissobsessed]

I practically have an orgasm whenever I watch this.

[rucututantantan]

SHE IS THE BEST (2)

[kdub10009]

Always so exciting to watch :). I'm hoping it's the video, though, that's making her appear so un-musical/off the music. Would love to see her perform this live.

[Moutonetteuh]

Jmen lasserais jamais !=O

de toutes les variations d'autres danseuses postées sur YouTube, c'est vraiment celle de Natalia qui ressort (L'

J'admire

[ziggystardust759]

Well then I guess that's just how she holds her hands for this character! She is beautiful.

[JDIAMONDDancer]

haha.....i just remembered when you were like"OMG!! can i comment on it??" haha good times lawl

[ziggystardust759]

Is she holding castanets?

[ballerina0118]

no she isnt

[ziggystardust759]

SHE IS THE BEST.

[Roccarocks]

OMG! and she was still in the corps de ballet when she did this!

[JDIAMONDDancer]

I love her jumps the russian jetes or whatever are REALLY high she is so graceful yet FIERY... she is definitely the best Kitri since Maya Plisetskaya! She has so much energy!

[ballerina0118]

This is one of my favorite variations and she does it sooo good!!

[ug1969]

bella bella bella

[nininha92]

THE BEST!

[balletchick9088]

RIGHTT on top with Sylvie Guillem. no doubt. and thats reallyy hard to reachh too. so great job gurll:D

[LilacQueen406]

Shes so good!! The best Kitri eva!!! lol

[kitri15]

Natalia Osipova deleita con su energía y con tan maravillosa técnica e interpretación.

[waitrescats]

バレエってこんなに力強く踊れるんですね！

ステキです！

[anima7j]

one of the greatest....no doubt about it!

[amarinaballerina]

she has this really amazing way of looking like shes going to go out of control and yet staying completely and 100% IN control...if that makes any sense :)

[spookygirl28]

wow just so lovely

[eliromano]

me encanta su fuerza y la manera que transmite el personaje de kitri, es espectacular!!

[katinkaballerina]

I love the face at the end!! pure joy and passion!!

[jan880824]

Woooow! Es una gran bailarina, en verdad transmite muchas emociones cuando una la mira danzar.

[balleriansole]

hi,can you please tell me how can i dwonload a vidio,for example this one?

[tutus4life]

love her!!! i really like the way she started her turns with snapping the castenete before she turned around for the pirouettes

and when she started the variation, she made that face like "rawr!" pure joy

[XsevenXtearsX]

I think Kitri is her best role. -nodnod-

[ninafabri]

She's just PERFECT.

[timestep19]

I've seen many different variations of this dance, and Natalia Osipova's version is BY FAR the best. She is so strong, and her jumps are just some of the best I've seen! I am definitely one of her biggest fans!

[tcarboneau]

This woman IS Kitri.

[icarrus4u]

Yes she IS. I feel the fire even from my computer screen, lol;)

[craziestperson]

she's so talented. i'm a big fan of her. her moves are clearly strong and powerful, yet beautiful. especially her pirouettes! lol

[cheshirelady]

Just to show how talented she is: by the time of this recording, she was still a member of the corps de ballet.

[AllegroBallerina]

Perfect Kitri!!!

[Selvaggianr1]

she is just perfect and this is pure ballet!

[felixthecateika]

thats just crazy. only 47 seconds, but she must be EXHAUSTED!!!

[sander075]

She has such a clean technique and she looks so strong .. and still she projects personality and flair as a artist and actrice (instead of a robot - there seem to be too many robots active in ballet already): I love her!

[whiteballet]

To whom it may regard.

I am certain people who sit in front of computers and negatively criticize ballet dancers performances so easily are more than capable to get on stage and perform ten times better. Problem is I have never seen anyone actually doing it.

[maisumnomundo]

since 1869, when one of the most important people in ballets history, Marius Petipa - who also created, Swan Lake choreography - created it...U must be a really good dancer to criticise him...

This is the problem about internet .. any stupid idiot can come and any shit that comes in his head..

[maisumnomundo]

dj080607, WHY do u think this is not BALLET? Can u explain that to me? Do u intend to create a new way to dance ballet, because,as far as I kow, this ballet has been "considered" ballet and has been danced

[katinkaballerina]

sorry panyatna i accidently marked your comment as spam so i'll repost it just in case.

I have seen Osipova dance several times, and I have also met her several times. I believe her dancing not only genuine, but something new, exciting, and incredibly personal. She dances as if the stage were hers. \and, most of the time, it is.

[jetsetjason]

I saw this at the coliseum in london and was SUPERB

[Natasha050187]

If one wants to see this art form as high leg kicks, athletic jumps, tighten fists and positively sloppy arms, then Osipova is your type of a dancer.

[panyatna]

I have seen Osipova dance several times, and I have also met her several times. I believe her dancing not only genuine, but something new, exciting, and incredibly personal. She dances as if the stage were hers. \and, most of the time, it is.

[balletbabe1999]

Eh... how about some ballet for a change?

[paperjuicebox]

she's so energetic.

i love her <3

[diedra]

She's the best I have ever seen in a long long time. An energetic ballerina with an ethereal spark of creativity ...just beautiful.

[dj080607]

She is either runs or she jumps, but this is not ballet. Cirque du Soleil is better!

[adballet]

I saw some beautiful turns also. Was that an allucination?

[phantasma616]

that's the style of the kitri's variation. its an intense part.

[KirovFan]

Osipova appears to be a throw-back to the age of Lepishinskaya with its sanctioned optimism. The problem is that at the age of Lepeshinskaya this Soviet-style bravura was the real thing, while Osipova only fakes it. But she fakes it well.

[fornolina]

Very insightful

[emprfreel]

Fantasic. She has a lot of energy, and she clearly puts it all into her dancing. She looks like she has a good time doing, it, too. And she can really slip into character.

[KatyaNaLodye]

I saw her in London! She was amazing!

[ballerinnnna]

wow i love her

[littleballerina93]

i saw her in washington last febuary.

it was amazing to see her live =]

[dancer8475]

quelle énergie, quelle rapidité, elle est formidable, la meilleure interprètre de Kitri, sans hésitation!!

[tenderbloodrose]

fabulous!

[Biaballetefantasma]

Uhuuuu!!!!

Brava!!!

[tovictoriana]

why not make plans to be in London 9th Aug 2007

to see her amazing live performance

She is so friendly after performances to sign fans programmes

discuss her performance & pose for photos ~~ She is a real charmer

[roygbiv86]

she really is very very good. so much energy and presence. together with vasiliev an amazing duo. the thing i like about these two is that they are both technically brilliant but also have life and guts in their performance.

[mojojojo121]

errmmmm well... maybe ehse doing weird things coz thats the dance maybe ???? :S:S:S:S:S

[g7b7h7]

She does some really "strange" things in this version, but sort of gets away with it because she is so vital and high energy.

[annamicro]

Certo! ;-)La vedrò dal vivo tra una quindicina di giorni: ti farò sapere!

[ilenina]

Che energia questa ballerina, davvero una perfetta Kitri! BY Ile, capito chi sono ;)