Claudia Dean - YAGP 2010 NYC Finals - Variation from La Bayadere

Claudia Dean dancing a classical variation from 'La Bayadere' during YAGP 2010 Finals in New York City. Video produced by V.A.M.

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• yagp2010
• ballet
• classical dance
• claudia dean
• visual arts masters
• vam
• la bayadere

[zizza07]

I believe she's been offered a contract with the Royal Ballet this week!

[BalletGirl09]

congrats claudia on joining the birmingham royal ballet i wish her all the best :D

[andreaballerina1]

I was sitting next to her on the airplane to New York!! <3 she is also a very nice girl :)

[jovidancefreak]

wow! how was she placed here!

[BalletGirl09]

I love claudia she's amazing I saw her in the nutcracker as a snowflake

[mikabooyamum]

@BalletGirl09 she is with Royal :) had a contract offer for birmingham though

[anitaownzu]

she makes those split jumps look effortless!

[TheAscendingOne]

she improved so much since 2009!

[Beam261]

her pirouettes have improved so much!

[mereyland]

Hehe she's my cousin!

[Watergirl649]

Im friends with her sister!

[TheAlice924]

I agree with others that she looks awkward sometimes. She is also not on the music and even though she smiles for stage presence, I'm not sure I see the character that she is supposed to be portraying. I really don't think this performance is all that amazing. She can turn but ballet is so much more than the number or turns you can do.

[ABallet2013]

@LRBSballerinaz No she came about 5th I think. Hannah O'Neil from the Australian Ballet School won.

[ABallet2013]

@francescaisabella11 ...I think to be fair you have to consider that everyone improves as they advance in age and strength which comes with time as well as training.

[ABallet2013]

@celineypoo05 she is from Australia. they always announce the competitor at this comp as coming from the country of their ballet school :)

[hahanotfunny99]

she went to the same private ballet school and taught me when I was eight :) she has always been amazing at pirouettes :)

[celineypoo05]

I thought Claud was from Australia.....

[jinpitakki33]

gorgeousss. very nice turns and nice stage presence. i agree that some of the landings out of the jetes were a bit jerky, and i was kinda like "what is she doing" in the big pause going into the quadruple pirouette (which was beautiful btw), but other than that, veryyy nice :)

[kdub10009]

Congrats to Claudia on joining the Royal Ballet

[ballllet]

clauds :) can't wait to meet you in 4 days!!! :D

[BalletGirl09]

so proud of you claudia :) hope your doing well in rbs

[xweryt]

I agree with francescaisabella - you would not believe the difference one year could make (compare especially her Prix de Lausanne solo). She is physically and technically so much more advanced. She now has presence and looks outwards. She can now do Bayadere whereas before I had the impression that it controlled her rather than the other way around.

[francescaisabella11]

What a difference to her Prix de Lausanne solo from the year before, its like a completely different girl!! That year at RBS obviously straightened her out a fair bit, she was, I'm afraid to say, pretty awkward and messy prior to that, so she must have worked very hard!

[sofiemarris]

absolutely stunning

[thefourandonly1]

Amazing!! How old is she?

[bolshoiboy8]

Excellent technique, obviously Royal Ballet School pupil, has an emphasis on clean, line, and grace.

[SassiPu]

Il lavoro delle gambe è formidabile, un pò meno sicuro il busto! Nel complesso: Wow!