So gorgeous! She is one of my favorites...The Ukranian Swan...and the lighting is the cause of her looking "anorexic" due to contrasts and shadows! You can't be anorexic and have the strength, focus, and handling to compete.
i hate it when they video and keep changing the angles, you can hardly see what she's doing at all!! it really makes me angry! i just want to watch the performance, not see what the tricks the cameraman/production company can do!!!
@oceanicdeep1 hmm well doesn't contemporary dance have gymnastics incorporated in it as well? both compliment each other very nicely, with all respect you should have just enjoyed this performance as she probably works hard just like any dancer or gymnast to give a great run.
the tittle of this video should be GYMNASTIC RITHMYCS and is from the olympic games... so FORGET ABOUT "CONTEMPORARY DANCE EXHIBITION", IT HAS NOTHING TO BE WITH IT... if you like it... theres nothing wrong, its your option, but PLEASE PLEASE have a little respect for the ones who care about CONTEMPORARY DANCE, that really feel ofended with this kind of mistakes...
Let me break it down every good or sensible dancer knows this isnt dance this is like fuken gymnastics sorry for the language but this isnt dance at all its not modern this is gymnastics its bull crap she needs to be aware of her arms, the use of her back, all her placement is screwed up she sucks im sorry great extensions oohhh you can get your leg up congrats no grace what so ever
its alr written that she is a rhythmic gymnast and not a dancer! ya, this isnt a dance, but it does not suck! you suck! you have no rights to say this of her. n FYI she was the 2007 rhythmic gymnastics champion. beat that you noob! and she is VERY graceful, not sloppy, cos she is not doing contemporary dance at all!
omg!! i can see her ribcage BEFORE she leans backwards... scary skinny!!
otherwise she has like a ridiculous point and amazing flexibility.. its like... creepy beautiful... definitely beautiful, but almost.... whats the word.... abnormal..
i agree that she is too thin...the song is so old but i think it's used for the music not the language, and the dancing looks outdated, not contemporary...she is talented for rythemic gymnastics
oh, and you can't compare it to the dance and say, she has better skills, etc. It's because contemporary dance isn't about skills, so big extensions, oversplits, etc. It's about a movement, a quality of movement, body awarness...
Even ballet is far from gymnastics, because it has it own very specified & strict technique - it's not only about high legs, but about correct placement of the body, lines the body creates, etc.
If this girl had DANCE training, she could be a dancer. This is not contemporary dance, yes we've already established that. I don't think that this girl claims to be a contemporary dancer, the poster just called it contemporary dance. You don't have to be rude..and it sounds like you have a problem with gymnasts or something. There is still dance involved in gymnastics..some aren't good at doing that kind of dance, but this girl is. No need to have attitude about it!
rhythmic gymnastics is dancing, just because its not contemporary doesnt mean its not dancing. rhythmics is made up with ballet, and ballet is dancing. your so ignorant
hehehe no dancer can do what bessonova can! leaps like flying, flexibility and expression. a gymnast can be a dancer, but a dancer would never become a gymnast!
dance is not only about overplits! if so, then it would called gymnastics... and no, not every gymnast can be a dancer, because it's not only about good skills, it's about how your body transfers emotions, music, dynamics, and how performer you are. you don't have to have oversplits to be amazing dancer.
read cerefully. I wrote "a gymnast can be a dancer" not every gymnast can be a dancer!!! according to me "transfer emotions" it's not enough. It's very important, but in my opinion it's not everything! there's n need to oversplit, but a good dancer _i belive_ MUST have good phisical skills or can never be a professionist.
belive me, if someone doesn't have any kind of expression in the body, can't be a professional dancer. I've never written it's everything though. Of course to dance you have to be very fil, skilled, have some anatomical predispositions, but the essence of dance is not about doing oversplits and overpasing the anatomical limits of the body in the gymnasic way. That's way it cannont be that easy compared.
Even if dancers don't do leaps like Bessonova, so what? Bessonova will never have for example ballet technique on the highest level (if you compare her, who's one of the best in gymnastic world, compare her to the ones best in other dysciples), like she'll never do contemporary dance like Vandekeybus style... Being a dancer is not only about great skilled body, it's not so 'easy'. Of course Bessonova is great in what she's doing, really on the top.
not only does bessonova have to train hours and hours of rhythmic gymnastics, she of course has to train hours of ballet, because rhythmic gymnastics is made up of alot of ballet.
umm actually she isnt a dance shes just bendy and this 10 year old girl at my dance studio is way more bedy then her and her extensions are amzing and shes a REAL dancer not a wannabe gymnast!!!!!!!!!!
crazy... this girl you are talkin about should be really good, wether she 's better than Bessonova, as you say!!! Let me know when she becomes world champion! Well... if this girl is better than bessy, she probably already IS world champion!!!So... COMPLIMENTI!
i am NOT doubting that she isnt good YOU FUCK HEAD! i AM saying that this is CONTEMPORARY and she isnt a DANCER she is a RYTHMIC GYMNASTE and the are 2 TOTALLY different things so get the fuck of my case bitch!
maybe you dont understand the difference between artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics. Rhythmic gymnastics is dancing you fool, its a sport yes, but it involves music, performing, lots of ballet... ect ect, how is that NOT dancing??!?! what the hell would you call it then??
Wow. Exquisite. Breathtakingly beautiful. Such graceful fluidity it's as though she's made of water...Now if we can just get her to eat something so a strong wind doesn't blow her away...
I think the dancer has great technical skills,but to me, this looks more like a competitive kind of dancing with a great lack of emotional expression. I dont' feel the dance has got another meaning than presenting the great flexibility and agility of the dancer. Which is okay, as a kind of sport and competition, it's just not what I expect from art.
"better technical and artistic dancing skills than any female contestants in any popular dancing shows out today." although i thought this was wonderful and she has lots of talent. this isnt contemporary dancing, and there are tons of brilliant people out there in dancing shows like SYTYCD. not saying this girl isnt great because she is. i just completely disagree with you.
Anya in this exibition has 20 years,now she has 24 and she's not a girl anymore,she's a woman.She's not anorexic(she allways be skinny,since she was a kid),and she's not pass for a model phase(the gymnast in RG have to be thin)
Yes she looks very skinny here, but she's probably one of the healthier girls in RSG. She's nothing but muscles while other girls are just skin and bones because all they focus on is on flexibility and not on muscle control.
Umm... so I've watched LOTS of Anna Besanova Videos, and I don't know if I'm crazy, but she looks SOOO SKINNY in this one! Like unhealthy skinny... well I guess moreso... anyone else? Look at her ribs...
AMAZING.....BUT THE PRODUCER DIRECTING THE CAMERA'S SUCKED! HER DANCE WAS SO INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL AND WE MISSED HALF OF IT.
JohnCampfield 10 months ago
gymnastics and anorexia.. pUKE
puffiez 10 months ago
So gorgeous! She is one of my favorites...The Ukranian Swan...and the lighting is the cause of her looking "anorexic" due to contrasts and shadows! You can't be anorexic and have the strength, focus, and handling to compete.
ptboy18 1 year ago
This is not dance
flytommy1 1 year ago
@flytommy1 This is completly dance, you have to be able to do the things that she did to be a dancer. She is an amazing dancer.
9cadyluna 10 months ago
@9cadyluna Sorry, you are right, I watched it again. She is superb. I really don't remember writing that comment?! She is gorgeous.
flytommy1 10 months ago
@flytommy1 yes it is
Shadow0309 10 months ago
wow...
HIMANI28 1 year ago
wow:)
HIMANI28 1 year ago
i hate it when they video and keep changing the angles, you can hardly see what she's doing at all!! it really makes me angry! i just want to watch the performance, not see what the tricks the cameraman/production company can do!!!
RachiRachiii 1 year ago
@RachiRachiii I agree with you so much!!!!! grrrrrrrrrr
Kinaorun 1 year ago
shes so skinny
SubtleHint 1 year ago
She is a rhythmic gymnastic x)
this is a rhythmic gymnastics gala, not contemporary dance.
RGribbonqueen 2 years ago
not nessisarally dance. its more gymnastics
4EverDancing95 2 years ago
this is not a dance
tilisi 2 years ago
Im a dancer.THIS IS NOT A CONTEMPORARY DANCE AT ALL.With all respect please remove the title.
oceanicdeep1 2 years ago
@oceanicdeep1 how is this not contemporary? I'm a dancer as well
ChristalClear 2 years ago
@oceanicdeep1 hmm well doesn't contemporary dance have gymnastics incorporated in it as well? both compliment each other very nicely, with all respect you should have just enjoyed this performance as she probably works hard just like any dancer or gymnast to give a great run.
ptboy18 1 year ago
HER LEEEEGS.
BeautySparkles 2 years ago
the tittle of this video should be GYMNASTIC RITHMYCS and is from the olympic games... so FORGET ABOUT "CONTEMPORARY DANCE EXHIBITION", IT HAS NOTHING TO BE WITH IT... if you like it... theres nothing wrong, its your option, but PLEASE PLEASE have a little respect for the ones who care about CONTEMPORARY DANCE, that really feel ofended with this kind of mistakes...
eljuchi 2 years ago
she"s beautiful!! VERY graceful! she has a dancers body, and the song is a brilliant choice, lyrics are chilling. You're just jealous!
44kdubb 2 years ago
Let me break it down every good or sensible dancer knows this isnt dance this is like fuken gymnastics sorry for the language but this isnt dance at all its not modern this is gymnastics its bull crap she needs to be aware of her arms, the use of her back, all her placement is screwed up she sucks im sorry great extensions oohhh you can get your leg up congrats no grace what so ever
dancerboygreg808 2 years ago
its alr written that she is a rhythmic gymnast and not a dancer! ya, this isnt a dance, but it does not suck! you suck! you have no rights to say this of her. n FYI she was the 2007 rhythmic gymnastics champion. beat that you noob! and she is VERY graceful, not sloppy, cos she is not doing contemporary dance at all!
LITTLEtallie 2 years ago
you're totally right this has some dance aspects but its not dance.
sciencewiz33 2 years ago
Great extension, great flexibility, technique is sloppy and weak!!!! thanks for the post.
skills1ent 2 years ago
uummm...skinny much?!?!?!?!?!
dancechik1000 2 years ago
She has been my idol since I was 9years old when I first started Rhythmic gymnastics. I still lover her just as much.
missyana23 2 years ago
omg!! i can see her ribcage BEFORE she leans backwards... scary skinny!!
otherwise she has like a ridiculous point and amazing flexibility.. its like... creepy beautiful... definitely beautiful, but almost.... whats the word.... abnormal..
zeeb116 2 years ago
I almost started crying when I saw how thin she was.
vermilionXmist 3 years ago
i agree that she is too thin...the song is so old but i think it's used for the music not the language, and the dancing looks outdated, not contemporary...she is talented for rythemic gymnastics
barbeedancer 3 years ago
Stupid camera angles, you can't see her properly!
DancingSpleen 3 years ago
stop the bitching.
everyone has there own opinion.
no feeling.
she needs to eat.
bit sloppy.
MY OPINION NOT YOURS so fuck off with any replys.
mcrrox123 3 years ago
so artificial... and the song too. Tacky.
This is not dance.
jesusitos2000 3 years ago
She is beautiful and also the dance, but it's a shame she is so skinny. Certainly she is anorexic.
melmansur24 3 years ago
ya big difference between contemporary and this..
and give that girl a double double pronto!
luvvaofmoufflon 3 years ago
Give her to Desmond Richardson and then !!
bankebrum 3 years ago
Whose ever doing these videos doesnt know the difference between rhythmic gymnastics and contemporary..
Carleedberard 3 years ago
oh, and you can't compare it to the dance and say, she has better skills, etc. It's because contemporary dance isn't about skills, so big extensions, oversplits, etc. It's about a movement, a quality of movement, body awarness...
Even ballet is far from gymnastics, because it has it own very specified & strict technique - it's not only about high legs, but about correct placement of the body, lines the body creates, etc.
ConcertoBarocco 3 years ago
EXACTLY MY POINT! lol this chick isnt a dancer and shes not doing contemporaryyyy!!!!!!!!!!!
wtfilyryanscheckler 3 years ago
If this girl had DANCE training, she could be a dancer. This is not contemporary dance, yes we've already established that. I don't think that this girl claims to be a contemporary dancer, the poster just called it contemporary dance. You don't have to be rude..and it sounds like you have a problem with gymnasts or something. There is still dance involved in gymnastics..some aren't good at doing that kind of dance, but this girl is. No need to have attitude about it!
Littlerockerbabe 3 years ago
rhythmic gymnastics is dancing, just because its not contemporary doesnt mean its not dancing. rhythmics is made up with ballet, and ballet is dancing. your so ignorant
xXxReflectingGod 3 years ago
This routine is from a gala, she is a rhythmic gymnast, which is dancing. Just because its not contemporary does not mean its not dancing..
xXxReflectingGod 3 years ago
okayy cool ifi ti was dancing it would be called dancing bot RYTHMIC GYMNASTICS! gosh dammit!
wtfilyryanscheckler 3 years ago
hmm well i wouldnt consider flopping around half naked "dancing"in your videos either then :)
xXxReflectingGod 3 years ago
what the fuck are you talking about youve never seen me dance beofre?!
wtfilyryanscheckler 3 years ago
She's a great gymnast, but it has NOTHING with _contemporary_ dance technique...
ConcertoBarocco 3 years ago
I'm sorry she is an amazing technical GYMNAST but shes queit simple not a dancer...
but she does have and amazing technical skills theres no doubt about that
rsidancer 3 years ago
you obviously havent seen her amazing leaps and pirouettes then fool
xXxReflectingGod 3 years ago
hehehe no dancer can do what bessonova can! leaps like flying, flexibility and expression. a gymnast can be a dancer, but a dancer would never become a gymnast!
Vtina86 3 years ago
dance is not only about overplits! if so, then it would called gymnastics... and no, not every gymnast can be a dancer, because it's not only about good skills, it's about how your body transfers emotions, music, dynamics, and how performer you are. you don't have to have oversplits to be amazing dancer.
ConcertoBarocco 3 years ago
read cerefully. I wrote "a gymnast can be a dancer" not every gymnast can be a dancer!!! according to me "transfer emotions" it's not enough. It's very important, but in my opinion it's not everything! there's n need to oversplit, but a good dancer _i belive_ MUST have good phisical skills or can never be a professionist.
Vtina86 3 years ago
belive me, if someone doesn't have any kind of expression in the body, can't be a professional dancer. I've never written it's everything though. Of course to dance you have to be very fil, skilled, have some anatomical predispositions, but the essence of dance is not about doing oversplits and overpasing the anatomical limits of the body in the gymnasic way. That's way it cannont be that easy compared.
ConcertoBarocco 3 years ago
Even if dancers don't do leaps like Bessonova, so what? Bessonova will never have for example ballet technique on the highest level (if you compare her, who's one of the best in gymnastic world, compare her to the ones best in other dysciples), like she'll never do contemporary dance like Vandekeybus style... Being a dancer is not only about great skilled body, it's not so 'easy'. Of course Bessonova is great in what she's doing, really on the top.
ConcertoBarocco 3 years ago
not only does bessonova have to train hours and hours of rhythmic gymnastics, she of course has to train hours of ballet, because rhythmic gymnastics is made up of alot of ballet.
xXxReflectingGod 3 years ago
umm actually she isnt a dance shes just bendy and this 10 year old girl at my dance studio is way more bedy then her and her extensions are amzing and shes a REAL dancer not a wannabe gymnast!!!!!!!!!!
wtfilyryanscheckler 3 years ago
crazy... this girl you are talkin about should be really good, wether she 's better than Bessonova, as you say!!! Let me know when she becomes world champion! Well... if this girl is better than bessy, she probably already IS world champion!!!So... COMPLIMENTI!
Vtina86 3 years ago
well shes one mutiple awards in the DANCE world and is quite prestine.... but you wouldnt know of any of that :)
wtfilyryanscheckler 3 years ago
she is one of the top gymnasts in the world you fuck head, look up ANNA BESSONOVA, and you will see jsut how great she really is.
xXxReflectingGod 3 years ago
i am NOT doubting that she isnt good YOU FUCK HEAD! i AM saying that this is CONTEMPORARY and she isnt a DANCER she is a RYTHMIC GYMNASTE and the are 2 TOTALLY different things so get the fuck of my case bitch!
wtfilyryanscheckler 3 years ago
your still a fucking idiot
maybe you dont understand the difference between artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics. Rhythmic gymnastics is dancing you fool, its a sport yes, but it involves music, performing, lots of ballet... ect ect, how is that NOT dancing??!?! what the hell would you call it then??
xXxReflectingGod 3 years ago
and just to tell you there are many forms of dance, just because its not contemporary doesnt mean its not dance. :)
xXxReflectingGod 3 years ago
Wow. Exquisite. Breathtakingly beautiful. Such graceful fluidity it's as though she's made of water...Now if we can just get her to eat something so a strong wind doesn't blow her away...
AnnMariePincivero 3 years ago
if you look at the athens videos they all seem to have really slimmed down for the olympics
there diet regime is very strict
jaydeebx0 3 years ago
I think the dancer has great technical skills,but to me, this looks more like a competitive kind of dancing with a great lack of emotional expression. I dont' feel the dance has got another meaning than presenting the great flexibility and agility of the dancer. Which is okay, as a kind of sport and competition, it's just not what I expect from art.
annaganzoni 3 years ago
"better technical and artistic dancing skills than any female contestants in any popular dancing shows out today." although i thought this was wonderful and she has lots of talent. this isnt contemporary dancing, and there are tons of brilliant people out there in dancing shows like SYTYCD. not saying this girl isnt great because she is. i just completely disagree with you.
xoxokimxoxosam 3 years ago
I love this routine, although I'd like to clarify that this is not contemporary dance.
It is a rhythmic gymnastics exhibition routine presented in Athens 2004.
FaerieDevilish 3 years ago
Anya in this exibition has 20 years,now she has 24 and she's not a girl anymore,she's a woman.She's not anorexic(she allways be skinny,since she was a kid),and she's not pass for a model phase(the gymnast in RG have to be thin)
Don't mess with the best!
GO ANYA!!!!
pepiribbon2 3 years ago
You should check out Irina Tchachina's exhibition at this same competition, olympic games 2004, equally as fantastic.
nicw 3 years ago
Yes she looks very skinny here, but she's probably one of the healthier girls in RSG. She's nothing but muscles while other girls are just skin and bones because all they focus on is on flexibility and not on muscle control.
booleroy 3 years ago
That's not true. She's just older and been doing it for longer than some of the other gymnasts.
nicw 3 years ago
Umm... so I've watched LOTS of Anna Besanova Videos, and I don't know if I'm crazy, but she looks SOOO SKINNY in this one! Like unhealthy skinny... well I guess moreso... anyone else? Look at her ribs...
jrdancela 3 years ago
tu eres gorda verdad?
katruca 3 years ago