Lucia Lacarra and Cyril Pierre - Thais pdd at Mariinsky Gala 2008

[ladevotchka]

Doh nevermind - just saw that this was Petit's version.

[ladevotchka]

I thought Ashton choreographed Thais.

[renecito1]

The Choreography looks like from Ben Stevenson. I think one of the most beautiful works ever so very well suited for this couple. I will watch this forever.

[avesraggiana]

@renecito1 Actually, the choreography is by Roland Petit. There’s a clip on here of an earlier performance with the French dancers Dominique Khalfouni and Denys Ganio, recorded in the early nineties.

[Henryfujimori]

Absolutely magic! Music is from Massenet's Thais. It's Meditation. Whoever it is that asked.

[littlevladimir2009]

can anyone tell me who this music is by?

[hsujohnhsu]

Most beautiful dancer in history! Her portrayal of music, emotion transcends beyond each and every part of her body. Her long fingers controlled by her wrist, neck arches, waist bends like a flower, elbows, legs and even her toes shows out from her point-toe shoes. Beauty is more than technique; not only are her lines mesmerizing, her entire body flows making each move a picture performance. She can make any choreographer proud; most beautiful dancer I've ever seen. Gorgeous!

[fisten54]

Lucia Lacarra and Cyril Pierre

So exquisitely beautiful. The quality and fluidity of their interpretation has me shedding tears of joy and appreciation of this beautifully choreographed Pas de Deux. The seemingly effortless ease with which Lucia is partnered stands testament to not just the strength of Cyril but also too his status as a true artiste. Lucia has that certain je ne sais quoi which melts the heart with each movement throughout.

Bravi brava bravo and thank you for posting this.

[fisten54]

Lucia Lacarra and Cyril Pierre

So exquisitely beautiful. The quality and fluidity of their interpretation has me shedding tears of joy and appreciation of this beautifully choreographed Pas de Deux. The seemingly effortless ease with which Lucia is partnered stands testament to not just the strength of Cyril but also too his status as a true artiste. Lucia has that certain je ne sais quoi which melts the heart with each movement throughout.

Bravi brava bravo and thank you for posting this.

[SDABdance]

Dear God, thank you for ballet.

[scrittoremaiuscolo]

il faut la faire plus connue au monde pour cette danseur merveilleuse!

[balanchinedancer]

What is the story behind this ballet?

[jiraya350]

She is seriously one of the best ballerina's I have ever seen.

Emotion just pours out of her, and she's got technique to boot.

And he's a fantastic partner for her.

[balletnut]

Sublime! i agree with lar200 completely. I had a fuzzy recording of this which wasn't nearly as good so thank you so much hookham

[youyouooxx]

4:25-4:35 OMG!!!

[theoniff8]

God I love her, because apart from her flexibility and technique, sha has overflowing emotion!

[carreonhugo]

WOW!!!! what Ballet is all about!! :-)

[Koboldspike]

Wow! I`m at the loss of words... Etherally beautiful!!!

[carmetalovespcsm]

Lucia estás preciosa. Me habéis hechizado! :)

[sanhua]

loooooooooooved it!!!!!!!!

[AviScherandDancers]

who's choreography is this? It's not Ashton...

[pattersonjk]

@AviScherandDancers: Roland Petit

[BalinSilay]

Like a painting that has come alive.  Thank you.

[splinky45]

Thank you for posting. Its so beautiful. I have loved the music for years, but didn't know it had been made into a pas de deux. The music and the choreography are perfect together as are the 2 performes.

[zentralklatsche]

I think, she's the most beautiful dancer i've ever seen. Her moves, her emotion, everything fits. ´Simply Wonderful´

[secretme127]

My soul is like crying. This is soooo beautiful.

[iyavn]

wow! so effordless!

[mjm2468]

Wow, she is such a beautiful dancer! I love her extension and her feet!

[ragazzacarioca]

Fanno venire i brividi :'D

[todanceXtolive]

they say you can never really perfect a dance but damn that looked pretty perfect to me. :).

[madeketmillie]

This is such an amazing Pas. Lucia is lighter than air. What a great partnership!! Does anyone know the music?

[camille32087]

Massenet's "Meditation for Thias"

[Chillicat26]

@camille32087 Thank you for sharing the name of the piece... the dancing is gorgeous and so is the music. :)

[pattersonjk]

is this ashton's original choreography or a restaging? if it's a restaging, who choreographed it?

[pattersonjk]

just found out that this version is by french choreographer roland petit. lacarra, pierre, massenet, and petit make an absolutely amazing team. i've watched this countless times in the last few days.

[balletnut]

It was so beautiful, and so were they, that I'm lost for words.

[lar8200]

absolutely one of the most beautiful pdd i have ever seen! i was entranced.

[21bluethunder]

Exquisite.

[9415908]

Beautiful!! They make a wonderful partnership.

[Lucylives08]

beautiful!!! the music and dancers are breath-taking.