Way to many turns to count. Spot.... Spot... Spot.... Spot... Spot.... :) Love Don Q. My favorite varation EVER. And she does it soooooooo much better than me :P. Keep dancing my friends!
Natalia's my idol! Wish I could meet her. :( When her and Ivan were performing Fredrick Ashton's Romeo and Juliet in London they had meet and greet tickets, I sooo wish I could have gone but I'm up in Liverpool and didn't have the money for the train down at the time, dammmmn.
Osipova dances with tremendous abandon and excitement! I've never seen anyone with such "attack", even as Kitri, which demands so much vivacity. She sparkles. And those fouettés! She is a remarkable ballerina. Her heart and soul shine through every step.
Natalia Osipova es quizas una de las bailarinas mas rapidas en movimientos,pero el problema es tambien que su velocidad a veces no se coordina con la musica . Al final del video ella termina su prsentacion pero la musica continua Por1que ?/ Porque ella no danza conforme a la velocidad de la musica, ella va mas rapida, Claro que va hacer la mejor del mundo por su detreza , los errores teniocos los ira superando. Vean a la Rusa Alexandrova en esta misma pieza y veran la diferencia
@adrian8188 Debes saber que cuando la bailarina baila acompanada de orquesta esas cosas no pasan pero cuando es con grabacion si pasan. Natalia es unas de las bailarinas mas musicales que he visto, y, he visto bastante.
Wow, nice piece of work. As i always say, Ivan has shoewd me that it doesn't matter if you don't have the best feet or anything, you CAN still look sensational. It's amazing the emotion and passion both of them share at the stage...And i hadn't realized until now, but Natalia is gorgeous! I didn't noticed until now, but what a beatiful women...and what a dancer she is...Wonderful!
At last we can see a real fiery, impulsive and alive Kitri! Bravo Natalia! I think she should do wonderfully in all the roles that require passion and temperament. Not so sure about Giselle or Odette/Odilia, those whould better suit Svetlana Zakharova, who is cool and precise.
I find it absolutely astounding how she remains so humble, so self-effacing when speaking about her dancing. She is obviously a remarkable prima ballerina, clearly a star - yet there is not a hint of it in her speech. Wonderfully refreshing.
I find it absolutely astounding how she remains so humble, so self-effacing when speaking about her dancing. She is obviously a remarkable prima ballerina, clearly a star - yet there is not a hint of it in her speech. Wonderfully refreshing.
wow people! every place, country and training has its pros and cons. let's focus on the pros. osipova is divine! and we can all be divine too. i'll never be osipova, but thank heavens. if i were her, then where would i be? so just be yourself and make it beautiful.
@townhouse21, I was at that performance too! I thought it was absolutely amazing. Natalia and Ivan have such spirit; I've never seen an audience enjoy a performance so much.
there was quite a lot of debate about whether this addition to the choreography was just 'showing off' on the ballet.co.uk forum (along with full summaries and reviews of the whole Bolshoi 2010 London season).
we have just watched Don Quixote with V and O in London. On Vasiliev's second one handed lift, he then went into what my 11 year old son described as an arabesque on demi-point ! and that's NOT something we have seen in the Darcy Bussell 'Book of Ballet' :)
as for how they get that good, my son learns in a school owned by a former Bolshoi principal Dancer, and by a russian trained at the Moscow Choreographic, and the process starts early, and involves a lot of work and dedication.
yes - he started with the one handed lift as normal in DQ, then went onto one leg - and Osipova had to adjust balance, then he went onto demi-point, and she adjusted again... it was quite something. But quite a few purists said it was a bit too much, and was showing off.
This video filmed in real time shows both Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev being interviewed and you can see their faces up close. The interviews are in Russian and there is no translation into English but these two young phenoms dancing Don Quixote is world class ballet! Enjoy their brillance! Ivan can lift Natalia over his head with one hand and he does it several times in Don Quixote. I'm waiting for the Bolshoi to release a HD DVD of these two dancing this ballet.
I saw Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev dance Don Quixote live on stage in 2009---I have never seen anything comparable to these young phenoms who were 18 and 21 when I saw them--BRAVO! They are predicted to be the premier ballet stars of the next decade internationally.
There's something about her... that's just not right... i don't know how to explain it, but her movements... sometimes look too fast and she looks a little... funny... it does help her in kitri, but if you take a closer look, she looks veeeeeeeeeeery funny , she just EXPLOTES and DOES NOT ACT at all, her technique is perfect, obviously, and her jumps are not from this world, but then again... her giselle doesn't even compare to Alina Cojocaru's, Natalia doesn't control her energy AT ALL
@Dancermaniac47 I truly think he is as gifted as her... watch their debut in La Bayadere as Nikya and Solor, he is absolutely fantastic there, jumps you won´t believe,. they area fantastic young couple, and I really don´t know if it is available already but I read somewhere he recently did Acteon in an outstanding way...
i've never seen a great balanchine performance by the russian/french/british... trained, only the american trained can do him, why? not because the technique, but because they had to dance his works. u first train to do the work, and then the work train u as a performer. when the russians dance balanchine they look like they can't hear the music...because their tradition requires them to hear differently...
i think it is tradition!!! her kitri was so boring just a year ago in a competition...but her kitri is great here, why? i think it's the tradition kept in the theatre companies, the understanding of the drama, the music, and the role...you only get the 2nd or retired opinions in schools..u must be in the frontline to improve. you have great dancers in usa, but the traditions in the theatre are different.
She is the best ballerina I have ever seen!!! I have NEVER seen anyone put as much EXCITEMENT into her dancing as this dancer. She is the best I have ever seen!!
haha yepp in OC! i saw it first on thursday night, but it was different cast (an understudy whos not even in their company!) but then i was fortunate enough to get 2 free tix in ROW D! and got to see osipova and vasiliev. seriously, amazing, stunning, and words seriously cannot even describe. i will never forget it for th e rest of my life.
i got to see this in person today, and i seriously cannot even describe in words how unbelieveably incredibly breathtaking they both were. the two best dancers in the entire world right here.
@foreversummer94 Very good? Yes, by all means. But, the best in the world? Perhaps in this ballet, she displays talent equal to the best dancers.. But, put her up against Gregory and Markarova in rating the best in the world, and you're making a real stretch.
They are both great. And the mistery of Russian ballet dancing is like all over Europe young ongoing artist are being trained to be an ambassador of art.
So the master is all over all the art and
not the artist- the message is more important than the messenger.
did you know.....she really wanted to do gymnastics, she only switched to ballet because of a back problem......but it turns out she loves ballet! it says so on natalia's website!
wow! i love Natalia Osipova! She is the greatest dancer of all time! I really love her and how she has the feel for her dance! It would be an honor to meet her! she is my role model! You should see her in Flames De Paris!!!! She is the most beautiful person!!! i love her! she is soooo pretty!
Bolshoi Ballet has always been known for their wild abandon approach to ballet. Look at how she just throws herself into these movements! And into her partner's arms! She has to trust him completely. It's like they perfect the technique and then just let go and dance. And this makes for that reckless quality to their dancing and it's so exciting to watch.
USA and West look, does this not show that our technical ballet training is lacking some essential element? Our dancers do not look this good, sure these are some of the best artists but I know that their corp dancers are superior to most of our soloists in the USA and West in general. Its not just tradition, the Russians would be wise to treat their training as a trade secret for clearly they are doing somthings that we in the West miss utterly. I think I know what some of those secrets are.
I couldn't agree more. Not that USA dancers are bad, but you definately can see the differences in technical abilities and in artistry. Its because there is somewhat of a lack of discipline in USA. In America, many dancer teaches give students the whole, "You did your best, and thats what counts." bit. Russian teachers would never say that to their students, they just keep pushing them until they reach near technical and artistic perfection.
Its not just the instructors attitude, its their UNDERSTANDING of what we are trying to do with daily class: Develop the muscles and the body as a whole working form. Artistry will come with the techical and physical development. If Rudy were born in America, he would not have become the dancer that he was. The West "system" of dance training does not exist, its more a catch/can process so that very very few adequate dancers are made; even a 'fat' form can be beautiful if properly trained.
@NDBCdancer It's also the discipline of the studentscause eventually there's only so much a teacher can do.Plus the European way of teaching is that your talentedor your not goood enough and they make you work.
@USABEAT Big difference between "artists" and "technicians." I think its a bit naive of you to generalize all of America's ARTISTS based on a video of Don Quixote which can confuse acrobatics for classical ballet. America's artists DO look this good, even in Don Quixote, have you seen all of America's artists? Do you think Osipova would look better than Julie Kent in Romeo and Juliet? How about Ivan compared to David Hallberg in "Afternoon of a Faun?" How would they do in a Balanchine piece?
@jaguar715 My comment is about the general level of training. Ballenchine was trained in Russia, humm, any connection with his success? The secret of their success is not just one thing, but several: training, example, discipline, selection. Specifically theirs is the proper use of the head and arms, which will immediately make or break any classical dancer. I think I have worked out an understanding of this important element, only I can't describe it in the remaining 10 characters!
@USABEAT I dont understand what you're telling me. Are you saying Americans dont have decent port de bras training? Did you decide the Russian use of port de bras is proper? There are many, many American dancers with beautiful use of their "head and arms." Natalias and Ivans use of port de bras is NOT their specialty.
@jaguar715 I am telling you that pdb is the sign of proper develpment.Yes.Yes with stipulation that Russian pdb is proper because that is the way the human body is.N&I's use of pdb is exactly how it should be.The point is that they experienced its proper manner in their beginning years and inculcated it into everything else they learned.Technically a tondu and every other motion is never properly executed without a pdb being engaged.(pdb is not just head/shoulders/arms/hands but heart & soul)
@USABEAT - there are a plethora of American dancers who dance with HEART AND SOUL AND have perfect technique. I can't help but see my your comments that you are insisting no matter how much Vaganova training (or Cecchetti for that matter) a young ballerina gets in the states it just doesn't appeal to YOU. You are entitled to your own opinion but you really shouldn't be making all these blanket statements about how "dreadful" you think American dancers are. Very narrow-minded way of thinking.
@jaguar715 I am not basing my opinion this on this one sample, this is not acrobatics either, this is how jumping turning should be.Yes.Yes.They would do fine. I have seen and experienced first hand what passes as classical ballet class here in the West and it is more times then not, dredful, totally inadequate to produce anything other then busy time and takes students money.We should be asking WHY is the russian method so superior?I think I know why but again can't convey in 3 characters.
@LoveHellgren All who enter ballet engage in hard work, but is the work hard or are they hardly working the right things? Example and experience are super important, as is understanding of the proper use of head and arms.
@balletmaster002 I believe I discovered the Axioms of classical dance. Takes more then 340 characters to explain, but the 1st axiom is that ballet is basically balance that balance is expressed in the three segments of the form: HEAD, MIDDLE, LEGS each of these has their own center of gravity but united. I wrote a 71 pg book for full detail here available at lulu.com called "The Axioms of Classical Dance" there are at least 10 other Axioms (self evident truth - irreducible primary element)
@USABEAT - just to see, was this book translated into English from Russian or was this by an American author? Hmm.. maybe that's a hint. American ballerinas are not as "dreadful" as you make them out to be. If you really don't like American dancers then fine, w/e, but enough of the bashing already. BTW, I had a math teacher who was a former Russian ballerina and LEFT Russia b/c she told me it paid LESS than what it does here in the USA.
@Aldosfuturewife1 I wrote the book! I am an American, I believe my discoveries can open the door to establishing a truly American method of ballet training. My only complaint about Russian training is that it takes too long! I see no reason why it cannot be achieved in 2-4 years, rather then 8-12.
@balletmaster002 You want to know THE main secret? I just discovered in the last two months, (after 25 years of doing it the other way) the secret is we are not training the muscles WE ARE INSTEAD TRAINING THE NERVES. There is no such thing as "muscle memory" there is only nerve memory. Also the importance of the TURN OUT has never been fully understood, I have figured out its true import. But let me ask you first what do you believe or understand the importance of the turn out is?
@USABEAT I think it's mostly because in the USA, ballet is mostly for moms who want there little girls to be pretty... they dont take it seriously. In Russia and other countries, it's a life. You devote everything to ballet. You live, eat, and breathe it. And after your taining, if you don't get a job, it's the most devistating thing because you have nowhere else to go.
@XxBallerina4ChristxX Those "little girls" take their ballet very seriously, they just run into the barrier of instructors not fully understanding the basics of how to make a dancer. There are lots of broken hearts in this art. Get this, every pose in ballet is not made because "it is pretty" but they are pretty because they have utility! (use) example, the Arabesque pose shows the largest step that a human being can make... THAT is truly why its appearance is lovely and interesting etc. etc.
@USABEAT My point is, most people in the US don't understand what it takes to be a dancer, and the teachers don't know how to teach it well (not all of course). In America ballet, like everything, is a business, and if the teachers are "mean" and too hard then the parents get mad and take their child out of it. Therefore the "business" goes out. So teachers have to lower their standards to appease the parents, which is sad because in turn creates bad dancers.. dancers who may have a lot of
@USABEAT potential, but dont have a way of increasing their talent. Of course, not every studio in America is quite like this, but it is a big problem. And this is why the Russians thrive in ballet... it isn't a business. It IS their life. Dancers devote everything to it, and they know the cost. It isn't play time... it's either sink or swim. Work hard or you're out. And so the teachers are better, the dancers work harder, and in the end magnificent dancers are created.
@XxBallerina4ChristxX - you are 100% correct in both postings. It's true. Unfortunately we have that problem of turning this beautiful art into a "business". I am a ballet teacher myself and I cannot be as hard on my students as I would like to be b/c of all these "laws" of what constitutes child abuse, verbally or physically.
@XxBallerina4ChristxX - Also, a big thing that Russians LACK is that they don't do any cross-training to strengthen other muscles in the body. They do not do pilates or yoga. They only do excercises that improve turnout. They stretch of course, and take class but that goes w/o saying if you're a dancer period.
They also emphasize on extensions of the leg which are gorgeous, no doubt about it, however they miss out on the benefits from pilates and yoga that is strongly emphasized in the USA.
@USABEAT i really think it's just the question of how much effort students (and teachers) are willing to pay into the training. i'm not a ballet student but i'm attending college in usa, and i really think students are having a good time - they will not accept any work-load that is considered unreasonable, whereas in the eastern world it's normal for ordinary students to spend 15 hours a day on their schoolworks. let alone those students of special field such as dancing
@nicolezly Well you partly stumbled on the problem with today's dancer training, too much effort is wasted putting muscles through exercises. I think it can learned without all the wasted motion. The Russian system is the best, but it just takes too long 8-10 years! That is because no one really knows what the heck they are doing! There is a lot of mystery about this art, I hope to change that with my findings written in booklet form at lulu.com "Axioms of Classical Dance"
@USABEAT So your 71 page self-published book is going to just solve everything? David R. Smith? Never heard of you... What's your connection to dance? And Classical is not the only form of training, and there are plenty of amazing American dancers out there... perhaps you just haven't looked? There are also many more companies here in America, and much wider access to Ballet. While there are many students who are not focused and just having fun, there are others who work hard all day long in
@Dancerman01 My booklet is the first ever attempt at figuring out the Axioms of Ballet, I'm aware that most people do not look at dance this way but I found that it is possible. An axiom is a self evident irreducible primary elemental truth, its a clear statement of the way 'things' are. I find that if we understand those axioms then it could helps us achieve our goals in this field. As I was saying, clearly our Western approach to ballet has too many failures, my task was to figure out why.
@Dancerman01 Ignoring your snide remarks, let me point out that not everyone in ballet is star. Performers focus on performing others focus on understanding the whys and hows of ballet,, why tendu? why the 5 positions of the feet? how do these exercises lead to development of classical dancer? Are there better faster surer methods of training ? These questions are important and must be answered. Who is working on this? That aspect of ballet has been stagnant for 50 years, since Vaganova.
@USABEAT order to become successful dancers in American companies. As a student in the USA I am offended by your comments. I work extremely hard at what I do, and I know many others who work just as hard. And you have to "train your muscles" in order to make them strong enough to carry out the difficult steps of ballet, and to train them to accomplish what is necessary. Most exercises at the barre and in classes have a purpose refined through many generations of teachers and students.
@Dancerman01 I suggest work smarter not harder. I wasted the best years of my dance life on direct muscle training, I want to prevent others making same mistake. There is easier way to do this. That is a good thing. Most instruction is personally carried on but some of the most important reasons have been lost. I recovered a BIG one under the purpose for WHY we must turn out! Believe me, this is MAJOR and must be known. I will disclose this lost purpose but want to retain full credit for it.
@USABEAT Muscle memory (which is a term referring to the nerve pathways built by repeating steps over and over again) is also very important, as when you are in the Coda of a classical ballet you are often too tired to think everything through, and you rely upon the nerve pathways built through years of training to ensure that you execute the steps correctly. Another important part of training for many years is that it builds Artistry-- when you have built up the muscle memory
@Dancerman01 You are already understanding what I am saying, good. You described the body's 'experience' and that is what training needs to focus on EXPERIENCE - experience for the body is defined by joint placement, not muscle movement or muscle experience! There is much more to say about this, but knowing this fully leads the way to a method of training FASTER. The only thing wrong with Russian method is it takes too darn long. I say 2 years should be plenty.Time is wasted training muscles!
@USABEAT to correctly execute all of the steps, you focus more on the artistic aspects, and creating a smooth flow from one step to another. Also, in almost all of the larger schools, TURN OUT is emphasized from a young age, while in most recreational schools it is not as important because students are only there to have fun. I would also challenge you to observe upper level classes at any of the large, by audition only, schools. in the US and let me know what you think...
@Dancerman01 OK but even in top schools the instructors (all professionals) have LOST the most important reason for turnout! They instinctively know it is important but can't tell us why to turnout! Nor can the Russians (though they sure apply it) Today we have amateur participants and beginners and teachers actually fearful of "turning out" believing that doing so will injure joints. That idea is FALSE! Turn out MUST be done fully and can be w/o injury - joints are strongest part of body.
@MrApollo45 Line is secondary reason for turnout. There is primary reason for it, and that reason has been, lost or never explicitly stated... until I figured it out. I know its true function, and knowing this simplifies ballet and speeds training. I describe it in my booklet at lulu dot com 'Terpsichore tips' the axioms of classical dance. I resist disclosing it to make point that ballet world DOES NOT KNOW THIS -after it is revealed all will say "We knew that all along" but it is NOT KNOWN.
@USABEAT perhaps observe some BALANCHINE technique at the School of American Ballet? American ballet dancers also have a much larger repertoire... while Russians focus almost entirely on classical ballet, most American companies require dancers well versed in other styles of dance, from Forsythe to Balanchine. I would love to see Russian dancers attempt Dove's Red Angels or Wheeldon's After the Rain Pas de Duex.
@Dancerman01 Russians do it. Could the reason why Americans don't focus on classical ballet rep be because they know they don't do it well enough? The poses in ballet are NOT done BECAUSE they are "pretty" they are pretty because they show utility (ex: Arabesque is largest step a human can take) "Abstract classical dance" is almost an oxymoron. I have not thought too deeply about this. You do not yet understood the depth of passion inherent in straight classical ballet. Not your fault.
@USABEAT American dancers are typically much more holistic than many Russians, and focus on performing a wider variety of styles than solely classical story ballets. While Russian dancers on the whole have amazing classical technique, to write American dancers off completely as you did is downright offensive. Have more respect for those who have dedicated their whole lives to the study, performance, and pedagogy of Ballet in the United States.
@Dancerman01 I know how hard it is, that is why there is room for improvement. It is right to want to dance, why? Because we are alive and same impulse that makes us sit up, crawl, stand-up, walk, run, jump and even love is the same impulse we follow when we strive to dance.Ballet is NOT a frivolous activity it is a vital necessity to humanity and I think that ballet makes us smarter and greater and is even on the path of our evolution-as I write in my booklet (lulu dot com) we ARE Terpsichore.
@USABEAT I understand your point however it's also known as the strictness of communist Russia...Irina Dvorovenko came to dance with my ballet company and she said that she had no choice in it whether she wanted to dance, she was simply selected and put to work, which is pretty much the definition of soviet russia
@bonzaidancer Sure but she loves it (in general) afterall, every dancer must put their own heart into their work. In U.S. we have thousands of persons who truly want to dance, however, the deck is stacked against us because the basics of this art have not been analyzed /codified like I do with "Axioms of Classical Ballet" on 3w lulu dot com for preview /purchase. It's wrong that it takes super group effort to maybe teach any individual to dance ballet. I am making American method to fix that!
she has so much energy! Its unbelievable! and tops to him for that amazing lift where she literally jumps into his arms from about 2 metres away I sware!
That first grand jete in her opening solo is a moment for the ages...she hangs in the air high enough and long enough so that we can see her sculpt her back and head and shape arms to complete the picture at the top of her jump. Just breathtaking...
I love how she really pushes her technique and yet remains faithful to the musique - in my opinion, there are far too many dancers out there who go for the 'tricks', which is fine, and impressive provided they're done well, but it really irks me when they're done at the expense of musicality. She's gorgeous. And I thought Sylvie was untouchable!
Oh my gosh! Vasiliev is the best! He has such fire! He is the best dancer at the bolshoi, ballerinas including! I just hope he gets more stuff to dance, like more prince roles! he hold this ballet all by himself, I really don't like this production.
I don't want to be a nudge but her rhythm is wrong from 2:50 to 3:04...she finishes before the music. It's the same story with the Coda Fouettes. I watched other dancers from Bolshoi (ex: Ekaterina Krysanova, Maximova *RIP*) and they finish it on the second the music finishes...other than that her dancing is very good.
There is only one thing in this entire 9 minute video that I don't like. In the Grand Pas De Deux, during the preparation for her a la seconde turn en dedans, she bends her back leg just a bit. But that's only when I'm really looking to nit pick. I really love her Kitri.
best?! I dont know... Zhakarova has best feet and best torn out and " everything" i've ever seen.. SO WHY do I prefer much more seeing OSIPOVA dancing?? I guess it has something to do with heart, shes got passion, its like shes got fire in her blod when she's dancing, you can see in her face that shes having fun, shes so gracefull so powerfull... To me she has totally captured and showed what ballet is about..
Its weird but it almost looks like near the end of this video in her fouettes her passe leg is turned in.... it might be just me though, i've watched this video a couple times because I love to watch Osipova so much but that's the first time i've noticed. don't worry i'm not trying to bad talk her or disrespect her talent before someone makes some kind of angry response! I think she's AWESOME but i was curious if it appeared that way to anyone else or maybe its just the way her style/body is.
I don't think it's her turnout so much as she doesn't have a very "winged" foot, so instead it just looks like her feet aren't as turned out as they should be. A few other top ballerinas have feet like this, on them i just find it annoying but on natalia I don't notice it, maybe because I'm too busy figuring out how she jumps so damn high! Maybe this is what you see?! not sure, but I love natalia!
Arnull40- I saw Osipova in Giselle tonight at the MET in New YOrk City(6-13). She was otherworldly,light,airy,with a sautee assemble that has no equal.The MAD Scene was devistating,heartbreaking, and real. I heard sobs in the audience.The initiation was a tornado circling.She got huge ovations.A Historic first Giselle in New York.
I saw that performance too. Her jump and traveling turns are exceptional, her technique flawless.
But I feel that she needs polishing up in dramatics. Her mad scene felt forced. Also what seemed like sobs was probably this jerk a few rows from me who wouldn't stop coughing. But I could be wrong :)
I prefer Xiomara Reyes & Alessandra Ferri as Giselle. While their technique can't beat Osipova's they capture/d the essence of Giselle in a way I can't put in words. She'll get there though. ;)
è bravissima!!!!!ha una tecnica formidabile...non per niente viene dal Bolshoi Ballet e la qualità si vede!!!!!e poi è giovanissima....farà molta strada!!!!!La adoro......(-:
"Only Kitri (in the world)"
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she's the only real Kitty in the whole ballet world! and i can'teven imagine how it's possible to love Zakharova in this role, for example
ersteerste 3 weeks ago
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ersteerste 3 weeks ago
what's the name of the first variation?
mariaBal2 1 month ago
Ivan's turns are amazing xx and I can't even use words to describe Natalia xx
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CyhPontual 3 months ago
They don't dance it like this anymore... Inevitable, I suppose.
oldoperafan 4 months ago
Ivan looks so YOUNG in this video! he's grown so much as an artist these past few years. can't wait to see how much further he will go
GloToIt 5 months ago
Way to many turns to count. Spot.... Spot... Spot.... Spot... Spot.... :) Love Don Q. My favorite varation EVER. And she does it soooooooo much better than me :P. Keep dancing my friends!
THEAWESUM700 5 months ago
Natalia's my idol! Wish I could meet her. :( When her and Ivan were performing Fredrick Ashton's Romeo and Juliet in London they had meet and greet tickets, I sooo wish I could have gone but I'm up in Liverpool and didn't have the money for the train down at the time, dammmmn.
Lucyballet1994 5 months ago 3
Osipova dances with tremendous abandon and excitement! I've never seen anyone with such "attack", even as Kitri, which demands so much vivacity. She sparkles. And those fouettés! She is a remarkable ballerina. Her heart and soul shine through every step.
moushka26 6 months ago 15
damn, that energy she exudes is just so amazing.
pinkprincess795 6 months ago 2
Natalia Osipova es quizas una de las bailarinas mas rapidas en movimientos,pero el problema es tambien que su velocidad a veces no se coordina con la musica . Al final del video ella termina su prsentacion pero la musica continua Por1que ?/ Porque ella no danza conforme a la velocidad de la musica, ella va mas rapida, Claro que va hacer la mejor del mundo por su detreza , los errores teniocos los ira superando. Vean a la Rusa Alexandrova en esta misma pieza y veran la diferencia
adrian8188 6 months ago
@adrian8188 Debes saber que cuando la bailarina baila acompanada de orquesta esas cosas no pasan pero cuando es con grabacion si pasan. Natalia es unas de las bailarinas mas musicales que he visto, y, he visto bastante.
1900RitaGret 6 months ago
ahhh this gave me chills
ballet23 7 months ago
who is better in this role? paloma herrera or natalia osipova? angel corella or ivan vasiliev?
dReAmBeLiEvEsHiNe98 8 months ago
@dReAmBeLiEvEsHiNe98 Osipova owns this part, she is "the" Kitri - and if dancing with Vasiliev? The better!
KalikaInLeather 6 months ago
Wow, nice piece of work. As i always say, Ivan has shoewd me that it doesn't matter if you don't have the best feet or anything, you CAN still look sensational. It's amazing the emotion and passion both of them share at the stage...And i hadn't realized until now, but Natalia is gorgeous! I didn't noticed until now, but what a beatiful women...and what a dancer she is...Wonderful!
Oshemat 8 months ago
@Oshemat my feet are even badder than his, but i'm a girl ballet dancer, who doe pointe... it's a struggle
but that's ballet...
theAnnafilms 6 months ago
@theAnnafilms truth after a half hour class my feet r dead :P Wish i was her.
Best of luck on our toes! :D
THEAWESUM700 5 months ago
what is she speaking? it is so beautiful!
hiphopson 9 months ago
@hiphopson- She's speaking Russian. And, yes, it is beautiful. :)
soyuncatacol 8 months ago
At last we can see a real fiery, impulsive and alive Kitri! Bravo Natalia! I think she should do wonderfully in all the roles that require passion and temperament. Not so sure about Giselle or Odette/Odilia, those whould better suit Svetlana Zakharova, who is cool and precise.
tourmali45 9 months ago
Congratulations Natalia & Ivan !!! You're just S*U*P*E*R*B !!!
Congratulations Bolshoi, thanks for editing.
vitorvff 11 months ago
i prefer cynthia Harvey and the supreme kitri maya plisetskaya but she's still great!!
lmi88 1 year ago
holy crap she just soars through the air. the laws of gravity do not even apply to her.
rebeccaxx145 1 year ago 9
I find it absolutely astounding how she remains so humble, so self-effacing when speaking about her dancing. She is obviously a remarkable prima ballerina, clearly a star - yet there is not a hint of it in her speech. Wonderfully refreshing.
lua1971 1 year ago
I find it absolutely astounding how she remains so humble, so self-effacing when speaking about her dancing. She is obviously a remarkable prima ballerina, clearly a star - yet there is not a hint of it in her speech. Wonderfully refreshing.
lua1971 1 year ago 2
wow people! every place, country and training has its pros and cons. let's focus on the pros. osipova is divine! and we can all be divine too. i'll never be osipova, but thank heavens. if i were her, then where would i be? so just be yourself and make it beautiful.
theLionHorse 1 year ago
USABEAT- I wrote you a message b/c the comment section keeps telling me there is an error and it won't post.
Aldosfuturewife1 1 year ago
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jjdance4ever1 1 year ago
Best dancer for Don Quixote! Amazing how much power and grace she has!
Bwwbe 1 year ago
I adore Natalia, she is just beyond human
dancer4freakinlife 1 year ago
@townhouse21, I was at that performance too! I thought it was absolutely amazing. Natalia and Ivan have such spirit; I've never seen an audience enjoy a performance so much.
onabalona1 1 year ago
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onabalona1 1 year ago
it's HER role : )
MissBeautydelight 1 year ago
@gadgetyman23
yes, she adjusted her balance perfectly.
there was quite a lot of debate about whether this addition to the choreography was just 'showing off' on the ballet.co.uk forum (along with full summaries and reviews of the whole Bolshoi 2010 London season).
townhouse21 1 year ago
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townhouse21 1 year ago
we have just watched Don Quixote with V and O in London. On Vasiliev's second one handed lift, he then went into what my 11 year old son described as an arabesque on demi-point ! and that's NOT something we have seen in the Darcy Bussell 'Book of Ballet' :)
as for how they get that good, my son learns in a school owned by a former Bolshoi principal Dancer, and by a russian trained at the Moscow Choreographic, and the process starts early, and involves a lot of work and dedication.
townhouse21 1 year ago
@townhouse21 that sounds amazing! I still don't get what you are saying though... he actually was holding her with one hand on one leg?...
SuperBalletgirl101 1 year ago
@SuperBalletgirl101
yes - he started with the one handed lift as normal in DQ, then went onto one leg - and Osipova had to adjust balance, then he went onto demi-point, and she adjusted again... it was quite something. But quite a few purists said it was a bit too much, and was showing off.
townhouse21 1 year ago
she's not jumping-she's flying!!!!
andraballet 1 year ago
incredibles dancers so fantastic
tartinovich9 1 year ago
incredibles, fantastic dancers
tartinovich9 1 year ago
The 2010 presentation of Don Quixote in Calif. was mind boggling!
Ole el arte!
jr
4mrstuntman 1 year ago
This video filmed in real time shows both Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev being interviewed and you can see their faces up close. The interviews are in Russian and there is no translation into English but these two young phenoms dancing Don Quixote is world class ballet! Enjoy their brillance! Ivan can lift Natalia over his head with one hand and he does it several times in Don Quixote. I'm waiting for the Bolshoi to release a HD DVD of these two dancing this ballet.
vrosan1 1 year ago
I saw Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev dance Don Quixote live on stage in 2009---I have never seen anything comparable to these young phenoms who were 18 and 21 when I saw them--BRAVO! They are predicted to be the premier ballet stars of the next decade internationally.
vrosan1 1 year ago
There's something about her... that's just not right... i don't know how to explain it, but her movements... sometimes look too fast and she looks a little... funny... it does help her in kitri, but if you take a closer look, she looks veeeeeeeeeeery funny , she just EXPLOTES and DOES NOT ACT at all, her technique is perfect, obviously, and her jumps are not from this world, but then again... her giselle doesn't even compare to Alina Cojocaru's, Natalia doesn't control her energy AT ALL
88888Di88888 1 year ago
I looooooooooooooove watching her dance. gives me goosebumps!!!!
marym499 1 year ago
she looks more American to me than Russian when she dances because of the attack she puts into her performances.
fsul1 1 year ago 2
he just cannot keep up with Ospiova...she is way too good for him!
Dancermaniac47 1 year ago
@Dancermaniac47 I truly think he is as gifted as her... watch their debut in La Bayadere as Nikya and Solor, he is absolutely fantastic there, jumps you won´t believe,. they area fantastic young couple, and I really don´t know if it is available already but I read somewhere he recently did Acteon in an outstanding way...
odile77 1 year ago
i've never seen a great balanchine performance by the russian/french/british... trained, only the american trained can do him, why? not because the technique, but because they had to dance his works. u first train to do the work, and then the work train u as a performer. when the russians dance balanchine they look like they can't hear the music...because their tradition requires them to hear differently...
unsatura 1 year ago 2
i think it is tradition!!! her kitri was so boring just a year ago in a competition...but her kitri is great here, why? i think it's the tradition kept in the theatre companies, the understanding of the drama, the music, and the role...you only get the 2nd or retired opinions in schools..u must be in the frontline to improve. you have great dancers in usa, but the traditions in the theatre are different.
unsatura 1 year ago
Bravo, Bravo, Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
frigolilla 1 year ago
robots!
neptunelogic 1 year ago
Osipova is so good.
SuperMMAFightFan 1 year ago
She is the best ballerina I have ever seen!!! I have NEVER seen anyone put as much EXCITEMENT into her dancing as this dancer. She is the best I have ever seen!!
marym499 1 year ago 22
she´s the best kitri i´ve ever seen...!!
carmenpraa 1 year ago 3
i saw these two in OC, they were so incredible!!! They both dance with so much energy i love it!
LaughingTiger17 1 year ago 4
haha yepp in OC! i saw it first on thursday night, but it was different cast (an understudy whos not even in their company!) but then i was fortunate enough to get 2 free tix in ROW D! and got to see osipova and vasiliev. seriously, amazing, stunning, and words seriously cannot even describe. i will never forget it for th e rest of my life.
foreversummer94 1 year ago
This is simply gorgeous!
goldstep999 1 year ago
i got to see this in person today, and i seriously cannot even describe in words how unbelieveably incredibly breathtaking they both were. the two best dancers in the entire world right here.
foreversummer94 1 year ago 3
You must have seen them in Orange COunty. I did, too!! It blew my mind. They were amazing!!!
ecj177 1 year ago
@foreversummer94 Very good? Yes, by all means. But, the best in the world? Perhaps in this ballet, she displays talent equal to the best dancers.. But, put her up against Gregory and Markarova in rating the best in the world, and you're making a real stretch.
rglinNewMex 1 year ago
They are both great. And the mistery of Russian ballet dancing is like all over Europe young ongoing artist are being trained to be an ambassador of art.
So the master is all over all the art and
not the artist- the message is more important than the messenger.
This is the secret and they struggle.
amonasro100 1 year ago
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amonasro100 1 year ago
did you know.....she really wanted to do gymnastics, she only switched to ballet because of a back problem......but it turns out she loves ballet! it says so on natalia's website!
TheTwisterCane1 1 year ago
wow! i love Natalia Osipova! She is the greatest dancer of all time! I really love her and how she has the feel for her dance! It would be an honor to meet her! she is my role model! You should see her in Flames De Paris!!!! She is the most beautiful person!!! i love her! she is soooo pretty!
TheTwisterCane1 1 year ago
Bolshoi Ballet has always been known for their wild abandon approach to ballet. Look at how she just throws herself into these movements! And into her partner's arms! She has to trust him completely. It's like they perfect the technique and then just let go and dance. And this makes for that reckless quality to their dancing and it's so exciting to watch.
CedricsMom 2 years ago 3
USA and West look, does this not show that our technical ballet training is lacking some essential element? Our dancers do not look this good, sure these are some of the best artists but I know that their corp dancers are superior to most of our soloists in the USA and West in general. Its not just tradition, the Russians would be wise to treat their training as a trade secret for clearly they are doing somthings that we in the West miss utterly. I think I know what some of those secrets are.
USABEAT 2 years ago 39
I couldn't agree more. Not that USA dancers are bad, but you definately can see the differences in technical abilities and in artistry. Its because there is somewhat of a lack of discipline in USA. In America, many dancer teaches give students the whole, "You did your best, and thats what counts." bit. Russian teachers would never say that to their students, they just keep pushing them until they reach near technical and artistic perfection.
NDBCdancer 2 years ago 7
Its not just the instructors attitude, its their UNDERSTANDING of what we are trying to do with daily class: Develop the muscles and the body as a whole working form. Artistry will come with the techical and physical development. If Rudy were born in America, he would not have become the dancer that he was. The West "system" of dance training does not exist, its more a catch/can process so that very very few adequate dancers are made; even a 'fat' form can be beautiful if properly trained.
USABEAT 2 years ago 2
@NDBCdancer It's also the discipline of the studentscause eventually there's only so much a teacher can do.Plus the European way of teaching is that your talentedor your not goood enough and they make you work.
AFdancergirlio 2 years ago
Cynthia Harvey ABT, is still the most wonderful dancer in this ballet...
al155bb 2 years ago
@USABEAT Big difference between "artists" and "technicians." I think its a bit naive of you to generalize all of America's ARTISTS based on a video of Don Quixote which can confuse acrobatics for classical ballet. America's artists DO look this good, even in Don Quixote, have you seen all of America's artists? Do you think Osipova would look better than Julie Kent in Romeo and Juliet? How about Ivan compared to David Hallberg in "Afternoon of a Faun?" How would they do in a Balanchine piece?
jaguar715 1 year ago 11
@jaguar715 totally agree!
88888Di88888 1 year ago
@jaguar715 My comment is about the general level of training. Ballenchine was trained in Russia, humm, any connection with his success? The secret of their success is not just one thing, but several: training, example, discipline, selection. Specifically theirs is the proper use of the head and arms, which will immediately make or break any classical dancer. I think I have worked out an understanding of this important element, only I can't describe it in the remaining 10 characters!
USABEAT 1 year ago
@USABEAT I dont understand what you're telling me. Are you saying Americans dont have decent port de bras training? Did you decide the Russian use of port de bras is proper? There are many, many American dancers with beautiful use of their "head and arms." Natalias and Ivans use of port de bras is NOT their specialty.
jaguar715 1 year ago
@jaguar715 I am telling you that pdb is the sign of proper develpment.Yes.Yes with stipulation that Russian pdb is proper because that is the way the human body is.N&I's use of pdb is exactly how it should be.The point is that they experienced its proper manner in their beginning years and inculcated it into everything else they learned.Technically a tondu and every other motion is never properly executed without a pdb being engaged.(pdb is not just head/shoulders/arms/hands but heart & soul)
USABEAT 1 year ago
@USABEAT - there are a plethora of American dancers who dance with HEART AND SOUL AND have perfect technique. I can't help but see my your comments that you are insisting no matter how much Vaganova training (or Cecchetti for that matter) a young ballerina gets in the states it just doesn't appeal to YOU. You are entitled to your own opinion but you really shouldn't be making all these blanket statements about how "dreadful" you think American dancers are. Very narrow-minded way of thinking.
Aldosfuturewife1 1 year ago
@jaguar715 I am not basing my opinion this on this one sample, this is not acrobatics either, this is how jumping turning should be.Yes.Yes.They would do fine. I have seen and experienced first hand what passes as classical ballet class here in the West and it is more times then not, dredful, totally inadequate to produce anything other then busy time and takes students money.We should be asking WHY is the russian method so superior?I think I know why but again can't convey in 3 characters.
USABEAT 1 year ago
@USABEAT Hard work...
LoveHellgren 1 year ago
@LoveHellgren All who enter ballet engage in hard work, but is the work hard or are they hardly working the right things? Example and experience are super important, as is understanding of the proper use of head and arms.
USABEAT 1 year ago
@USABEAT what are the secrets, please
Dmitri Roudnev
balletmaster002 1 year ago
@balletmaster002 I believe I discovered the Axioms of classical dance. Takes more then 340 characters to explain, but the 1st axiom is that ballet is basically balance that balance is expressed in the three segments of the form: HEAD, MIDDLE, LEGS each of these has their own center of gravity but united. I wrote a 71 pg book for full detail here available at lulu.com called "The Axioms of Classical Dance" there are at least 10 other Axioms (self evident truth - irreducible primary element)
USABEAT 1 year ago
@USABEAT - just to see, was this book translated into English from Russian or was this by an American author? Hmm.. maybe that's a hint. American ballerinas are not as "dreadful" as you make them out to be. If you really don't like American dancers then fine, w/e, but enough of the bashing already. BTW, I had a math teacher who was a former Russian ballerina and LEFT Russia b/c she told me it paid LESS than what it does here in the USA.
Aldosfuturewife1 1 year ago
@Aldosfuturewife1 I wrote the book! I am an American, I believe my discoveries can open the door to establishing a truly American method of ballet training. My only complaint about Russian training is that it takes too long! I see no reason why it cannot be achieved in 2-4 years, rather then 8-12.
USABEAT 1 year ago
@balletmaster002 You want to know THE main secret? I just discovered in the last two months, (after 25 years of doing it the other way) the secret is we are not training the muscles WE ARE INSTEAD TRAINING THE NERVES. There is no such thing as "muscle memory" there is only nerve memory. Also the importance of the TURN OUT has never been fully understood, I have figured out its true import. But let me ask you first what do you believe or understand the importance of the turn out is?
USABEAT 1 year ago
@USABEAT I think it's mostly because in the USA, ballet is mostly for moms who want there little girls to be pretty... they dont take it seriously. In Russia and other countries, it's a life. You devote everything to ballet. You live, eat, and breathe it. And after your taining, if you don't get a job, it's the most devistating thing because you have nowhere else to go.
XxBallerina4ChristxX 1 year ago 3
@XxBallerina4ChristxX Those "little girls" take their ballet very seriously, they just run into the barrier of instructors not fully understanding the basics of how to make a dancer. There are lots of broken hearts in this art. Get this, every pose in ballet is not made because "it is pretty" but they are pretty because they have utility! (use) example, the Arabesque pose shows the largest step that a human being can make... THAT is truly why its appearance is lovely and interesting etc. etc.
USABEAT 1 year ago
@USABEAT My point is, most people in the US don't understand what it takes to be a dancer, and the teachers don't know how to teach it well (not all of course). In America ballet, like everything, is a business, and if the teachers are "mean" and too hard then the parents get mad and take their child out of it. Therefore the "business" goes out. So teachers have to lower their standards to appease the parents, which is sad because in turn creates bad dancers.. dancers who may have a lot of
XxBallerina4ChristxX 1 year ago 3
@USABEAT potential, but dont have a way of increasing their talent. Of course, not every studio in America is quite like this, but it is a big problem. And this is why the Russians thrive in ballet... it isn't a business. It IS their life. Dancers devote everything to it, and they know the cost. It isn't play time... it's either sink or swim. Work hard or you're out. And so the teachers are better, the dancers work harder, and in the end magnificent dancers are created.
XxBallerina4ChristxX 1 year ago
@XxBallerina4ChristxX - you are 100% correct in both postings. It's true. Unfortunately we have that problem of turning this beautiful art into a "business". I am a ballet teacher myself and I cannot be as hard on my students as I would like to be b/c of all these "laws" of what constitutes child abuse, verbally or physically.
Aldosfuturewife1 1 year ago
@XxBallerina4ChristxX - Also, a big thing that Russians LACK is that they don't do any cross-training to strengthen other muscles in the body. They do not do pilates or yoga. They only do excercises that improve turnout. They stretch of course, and take class but that goes w/o saying if you're a dancer period.
They also emphasize on extensions of the leg which are gorgeous, no doubt about it, however they miss out on the benefits from pilates and yoga that is strongly emphasized in the USA.
Aldosfuturewife1 1 year ago
@USABEAT - No, NOT "all little girls" take their ballet very seriously. I know this for a fact.. I am a serious ballet teacher.
Aldosfuturewife1 1 year ago
@USABEAT i really think it's just the question of how much effort students (and teachers) are willing to pay into the training. i'm not a ballet student but i'm attending college in usa, and i really think students are having a good time - they will not accept any work-load that is considered unreasonable, whereas in the eastern world it's normal for ordinary students to spend 15 hours a day on their schoolworks. let alone those students of special field such as dancing
nicolezly 1 year ago
@nicolezly Well you partly stumbled on the problem with today's dancer training, too much effort is wasted putting muscles through exercises. I think it can learned without all the wasted motion. The Russian system is the best, but it just takes too long 8-10 years! That is because no one really knows what the heck they are doing! There is a lot of mystery about this art, I hope to change that with my findings written in booklet form at lulu.com "Axioms of Classical Dance"
USABEAT 1 year ago
@USABEAT So your 71 page self-published book is going to just solve everything? David R. Smith? Never heard of you... What's your connection to dance? And Classical is not the only form of training, and there are plenty of amazing American dancers out there... perhaps you just haven't looked? There are also many more companies here in America, and much wider access to Ballet. While there are many students who are not focused and just having fun, there are others who work hard all day long in
Dancerman01 1 year ago
@Dancerman01 My booklet is the first ever attempt at figuring out the Axioms of Ballet, I'm aware that most people do not look at dance this way but I found that it is possible. An axiom is a self evident irreducible primary elemental truth, its a clear statement of the way 'things' are. I find that if we understand those axioms then it could helps us achieve our goals in this field. As I was saying, clearly our Western approach to ballet has too many failures, my task was to figure out why.
USABEAT 1 year ago
@Dancerman01 Ignoring your snide remarks, let me point out that not everyone in ballet is star. Performers focus on performing others focus on understanding the whys and hows of ballet,, why tendu? why the 5 positions of the feet? how do these exercises lead to development of classical dancer? Are there better faster surer methods of training ? These questions are important and must be answered. Who is working on this? That aspect of ballet has been stagnant for 50 years, since Vaganova.
USABEAT 1 year ago
@USABEAT order to become successful dancers in American companies. As a student in the USA I am offended by your comments. I work extremely hard at what I do, and I know many others who work just as hard. And you have to "train your muscles" in order to make them strong enough to carry out the difficult steps of ballet, and to train them to accomplish what is necessary. Most exercises at the barre and in classes have a purpose refined through many generations of teachers and students.
Dancerman01 1 year ago
@Dancerman01 I suggest work smarter not harder. I wasted the best years of my dance life on direct muscle training, I want to prevent others making same mistake. There is easier way to do this. That is a good thing. Most instruction is personally carried on but some of the most important reasons have been lost. I recovered a BIG one under the purpose for WHY we must turn out! Believe me, this is MAJOR and must be known. I will disclose this lost purpose but want to retain full credit for it.
USABEAT 1 year ago
@USABEAT Muscle memory (which is a term referring to the nerve pathways built by repeating steps over and over again) is also very important, as when you are in the Coda of a classical ballet you are often too tired to think everything through, and you rely upon the nerve pathways built through years of training to ensure that you execute the steps correctly. Another important part of training for many years is that it builds Artistry-- when you have built up the muscle memory
Dancerman01 1 year ago
@Dancerman01 You are already understanding what I am saying, good. You described the body's 'experience' and that is what training needs to focus on EXPERIENCE - experience for the body is defined by joint placement, not muscle movement or muscle experience! There is much more to say about this, but knowing this fully leads the way to a method of training FASTER. The only thing wrong with Russian method is it takes too darn long. I say 2 years should be plenty.Time is wasted training muscles!
USABEAT 1 year ago
@USABEAT to correctly execute all of the steps, you focus more on the artistic aspects, and creating a smooth flow from one step to another. Also, in almost all of the larger schools, TURN OUT is emphasized from a young age, while in most recreational schools it is not as important because students are only there to have fun. I would also challenge you to observe upper level classes at any of the large, by audition only, schools. in the US and let me know what you think...
Dancerman01 1 year ago
@Dancerman01 OK but even in top schools the instructors (all professionals) have LOST the most important reason for turnout! They instinctively know it is important but can't tell us why to turnout! Nor can the Russians (though they sure apply it) Today we have amateur participants and beginners and teachers actually fearful of "turning out" believing that doing so will injure joints. That idea is FALSE! Turn out MUST be done fully and can be w/o injury - joints are strongest part of body.
USABEAT 1 year ago
@USABEAT
The reason for turnout is something called "line".
MrApollo45 1 year ago
@MrApollo45 Line is secondary reason for turnout. There is primary reason for it, and that reason has been, lost or never explicitly stated... until I figured it out. I know its true function, and knowing this simplifies ballet and speeds training. I describe it in my booklet at lulu dot com 'Terpsichore tips' the axioms of classical dance. I resist disclosing it to make point that ballet world DOES NOT KNOW THIS -after it is revealed all will say "We knew that all along" but it is NOT KNOWN.
USABEAT 1 year ago
@USABEAT perhaps observe some BALANCHINE technique at the School of American Ballet? American ballet dancers also have a much larger repertoire... while Russians focus almost entirely on classical ballet, most American companies require dancers well versed in other styles of dance, from Forsythe to Balanchine. I would love to see Russian dancers attempt Dove's Red Angels or Wheeldon's After the Rain Pas de Duex.
Dancerman01 1 year ago
@Dancerman01 Russians do it. Could the reason why Americans don't focus on classical ballet rep be because they know they don't do it well enough? The poses in ballet are NOT done BECAUSE they are "pretty" they are pretty because they show utility (ex: Arabesque is largest step a human can take) "Abstract classical dance" is almost an oxymoron. I have not thought too deeply about this. You do not yet understood the depth of passion inherent in straight classical ballet. Not your fault.
USABEAT 1 year ago
@USABEAT American dancers are typically much more holistic than many Russians, and focus on performing a wider variety of styles than solely classical story ballets. While Russian dancers on the whole have amazing classical technique, to write American dancers off completely as you did is downright offensive. Have more respect for those who have dedicated their whole lives to the study, performance, and pedagogy of Ballet in the United States.
Dancerman01 1 year ago
@Dancerman01 I know how hard it is, that is why there is room for improvement. It is right to want to dance, why? Because we are alive and same impulse that makes us sit up, crawl, stand-up, walk, run, jump and even love is the same impulse we follow when we strive to dance.Ballet is NOT a frivolous activity it is a vital necessity to humanity and I think that ballet makes us smarter and greater and is even on the path of our evolution-as I write in my booklet (lulu dot com) we ARE Terpsichore.
USABEAT 1 year ago
@USABEAT they stuff kids in a boarding house so they can train ful time from ten years old...its no secret
jazzaah 1 year ago
@USABEAT I understand your point however it's also known as the strictness of communist Russia...Irina Dvorovenko came to dance with my ballet company and she said that she had no choice in it whether she wanted to dance, she was simply selected and put to work, which is pretty much the definition of soviet russia
bonzaidancer 1 year ago
@bonzaidancer Sure but she loves it (in general) afterall, every dancer must put their own heart into their work. In U.S. we have thousands of persons who truly want to dance, however, the deck is stacked against us because the basics of this art have not been analyzed /codified like I do with "Axioms of Classical Ballet" on 3w lulu dot com for preview /purchase. It's wrong that it takes super group effort to maybe teach any individual to dance ballet. I am making American method to fix that!
USABEAT 1 year ago
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miguelhoandaonguyen 10 months ago
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miguelhoandaonguyen 10 months ago
Amazing!
Does someone know why she isn' t the prima ballerina? She has got the spirit of a prima!
VeryBallerina95 2 years ago
@VeryBallerina95 actually prima ballerina is just a contracting term stating she would get top billing.
AFdancergirlio 2 years ago
she originally wanted ti do gymastics....
TheTwisterCane1 2 years ago
she has such a great feeling for dancing..... such fire, its incredible! Pause at 0:10... amazing
TheTwisterCane1 2 years ago
she has so much energy! Its unbelievable! and tops to him for that amazing lift where she literally jumps into his arms from about 2 metres away I sware!
110Hermione011 2 years ago
Oh my God!!!! Her speed! Oh my God !!!!!
BeleRade 2 years ago
My jaw is still at ground level... Love it!
julieyanma 2 years ago 2
That first grand jete in her opening solo is a moment for the ages...she hangs in the air high enough and long enough so that we can see her sculpt her back and head and shape arms to complete the picture at the top of her jump. Just breathtaking...
avesraggiana 2 years ago
O M G!!
vess1028 2 years ago 4
Obviously, I meant 'music', rather than 'musique'!
occasionalthinker88 2 years ago
I love how she really pushes her technique and yet remains faithful to the musique - in my opinion, there are far too many dancers out there who go for the 'tricks', which is fine, and impressive provided they're done well, but it really irks me when they're done at the expense of musicality. She's gorgeous. And I thought Sylvie was untouchable!
occasionalthinker88 2 years ago 4
SO much fire in her Kitri.
jacksbrokenheart1 2 years ago 3
This is GREAT!
meechingurl 2 years ago
wow!!
ondinedancer 2 years ago 2
he is 17 and she is 20 on this video!
bazilior 2 years ago 2
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vedete a svetlana zakharova e la the best
106victor 2 years ago
Wow!!!!! Vasiliev es excelente! q saltos! y q control! es un gran representante del ballet clasico.
melyvem 2 years ago
Я люблю нэйталию, также - фактически моя любимая балерина!!!! <3
DSATEA96 2 years ago 2
Очень люблю Наташу Осипову!
puant67 2 years ago 2
he is FLAWLESS!
ValentinaMandarina 2 years ago
Oh my gosh! Vasiliev is the best! He has such fire! He is the best dancer at the bolshoi, ballerinas including! I just hope he gets more stuff to dance, like more prince roles! he hold this ballet all by himself, I really don't like this production.
9415908 2 years ago
I don't want to be a nudge but her rhythm is wrong from 2:50 to 3:04...she finishes before the music. It's the same story with the Coda Fouettes. I watched other dancers from Bolshoi (ex: Ekaterina Krysanova, Maximova *RIP*) and they finish it on the second the music finishes...other than that her dancing is very good.
nanioushka 2 years ago
Excellent
entrelesheures 2 years ago 3
There is only one thing in this entire 9 minute video that I don't like. In the Grand Pas De Deux, during the preparation for her a la seconde turn en dedans, she bends her back leg just a bit. But that's only when I'm really looking to nit pick. I really love her Kitri.
MorganoftheFaeries 2 years ago
best?! I dont know... Zhakarova has best feet and best torn out and " everything" i've ever seen.. SO WHY do I prefer much more seeing OSIPOVA dancing?? I guess it has something to do with heart, shes got passion, its like shes got fire in her blod when she's dancing, you can see in her face that shes having fun, shes so gracefull so powerfull... To me she has totally captured and showed what ballet is about..
maisumnomundo 2 years ago 6
how old is she?
playa227757 2 years ago
she's 23 now.
sissipiaf 2 years ago
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gloworm110 2 years ago
Its weird but it almost looks like near the end of this video in her fouettes her passe leg is turned in.... it might be just me though, i've watched this video a couple times because I love to watch Osipova so much but that's the first time i've noticed. don't worry i'm not trying to bad talk her or disrespect her talent before someone makes some kind of angry response! I think she's AWESOME but i was curious if it appeared that way to anyone else or maybe its just the way her style/body is.
ochemrox 2 years ago
I don't think it's her turnout so much as she doesn't have a very "winged" foot, so instead it just looks like her feet aren't as turned out as they should be. A few other top ballerinas have feet like this, on them i just find it annoying but on natalia I don't notice it, maybe because I'm too busy figuring out how she jumps so damn high! Maybe this is what you see?! not sure, but I love natalia!
camille32087 2 years ago
OMG!!!
speechless
lulaloOlalove 2 years ago
She's amazing!!! Hope I'll get to see her live one day...
natalie2405 2 years ago 2
Fantastic.....
PucciniTur 2 years ago
Amazing! She'll be in NY with the ABT June 13 and 17, 2009, doing Giselle and La Sylphide, respectively. I am too far away, sob!
arnull40 2 years ago
Arnull40- I saw Osipova in Giselle tonight at the MET in New YOrk City(6-13). She was otherworldly,light,airy,with a sautee assemble that has no equal.The MAD Scene was devistating,heartbreaking, and real. I heard sobs in the audience.The initiation was a tornado circling.She got huge ovations.A Historic first Giselle in New York.
Leonnidik 2 years ago 6
Oh you lucky person. I am so glad she turned out to be "all that" and more!! Thanks for the update!
arnull40 2 years ago
I saw that performance too. Her jump and traveling turns are exceptional, her technique flawless.
But I feel that she needs polishing up in dramatics. Her mad scene felt forced. Also what seemed like sobs was probably this jerk a few rows from me who wouldn't stop coughing. But I could be wrong :)
I prefer Xiomara Reyes & Alessandra Ferri as Giselle. While their technique can't beat Osipova's they capture/d the essence of Giselle in a way I can't put in words. She'll get there though. ;)
MorganoftheFaeries 2 years ago
I saw Xiomara Reyes in Giselle and she was horrible! She doesn't even compare to Natalia!
vaganovaballerina1 2 years ago 10
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fuck you, you fucking fucker!
lolitalebron 2 years ago
@vaganovaballerina1 Nobody compares to Natalia ;)
BlindbyBeauty 1 year ago 3
@BlindbyBeauty Exactly! She is the best!
vaganovaballerina1 1 year ago
You are so lucky! Hope someone, somewhere will have recorded this!
Pearlaceous 2 years ago
The speed of her variation is just amazing!
Pearlaceous 2 years ago 2
OMG, the perfect DonQ couple!!!!
That was sooooooo amazing !!!!
I got goosejumps when I was watching them, especially because of the gorgoeous Osipova!!!!!!!!!
I´m speechless
Yuy87 2 years ago 9
Man I dance like crap compared to Ivan Vasiliev. This video brings me shame *tear*
livethedarkdream 2 years ago 5
fabulous!!!!
dancinfool25 2 years ago
i juz love her
waikaywong 2 years ago 5
sublissssssime et so brilliant !!!
tartinovich9 2 years ago 2
a qui, con 19 mejor aun, no?... ahora es mejor!!! con 23!!!
rh0debert 2 years ago 2
I LOVE NATALIA! i will meet herr!! and ivan vasilev too!!
DSATEA96 2 years ago 3
My goal is to do that 1st act variation- just as good and just as fast!
nolacoppel 2 years ago
è bravissima!!!!!ha una tecnica formidabile...non per niente viene dal Bolshoi Ballet e la qualità si vede!!!!!e poi è giovanissima....farà molta strada!!!!!La adoro......(-:
bLuEtTiNaCoNvInTa94 2 years ago
i seriously CANNOT find a single flaw in her dancing!
she is absolutely incredible,totally unreal and so pretty
oh my god how brilliant was the coda????
this is easily the best don q's ive seen
urranuss 2 years ago 8
welcom to moscow on Apr, 22th
sandyvlk 2 years ago
she is amazing,i would love to see her being partnered by carlos acosta at a gala doing don q or le corsaire