Alina Somova Elena Vostrotina 2003 Vaganova 8th Year Graduation Class
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Elena is obviously the stronger dancer of the two
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I´m sorry to ask but just out of curiosity, how much do these dancers weigh? beuatiful dancing :)
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which one is she?
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wow, they're allowed to place their arms in different ways. great dancers, both.
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@russianballetvideo Elena is better.
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@Pearlaceous Elena is clearly better.
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alina is beautiful here in terms of look. I like how she presents herself on 0:31. But she needs to practice more control. She is so far from "student Zakharova". If you focus on Elena, you will feel she has more control and the girl beside her keeps on "falling"
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jesus those legzzzz are neverending
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Can you make a video explaining the difference between the "vaganova arms" and other school arms? I have some difficulty understanding this. Thanks!
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Elena seems to have stronger technique thought Alina has wonderful stage presence :) Both are enormously talented!
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@balanchinedancer I think Vostotina as more like a Sylvie Guillem type of dancer: beautiful technician, killer legs and feet, wonderful "cool" qualities like Sylvie. I love Sylvie type of dancers. But I think Vostotina did the right thing by leaving MT, her talents and size weren't going to be used to best showcase her talents at the MT. I watch Elena's videos that Semperoper Ballet puts up, it's clear she still has that commanding presence and technique
Both girls do of course have extraordinary extensions, but even in this difficult examination situation Alina Somova presents herself as though she is on stage, finishing the exercize with refinement and presence. She draws the eye.
Pearlaceous 4 months ago 12
@Pearlaceous Great comment and that is what I have told friends about the difference between Alina and Elena. Alina was amazing in school where every exercise from 1st year to 8th year,was as if she was on stage. She was born to be ballerina.
russianballetvideo 4 months ago 3