Anna Bessonova (UKR) Swan Lake Gala 2005

Anna Bessonova performs a Swan Lake Gala in Aeon Cup 2005, Japan.

The music is from Scene 13, act 1 -end- of the Swan Lake (Finale: Sujet: Andante)

Thanks to love-domi for capturing it!

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• Anna
• Bessonova
• Ukraine
• Aeon
• Japan
• hoop
• gala
• exhibition
• rhythmic
• gymnastics
• rhythmics
• Swan
• Lake

[Sharosich45]

this is an 'a........' of ballet. it makes a mockery of what is art and tries to turn it into a series of physical tricks - and fails utterly in the process...

[FaerieDevilish]

This comment has little or no credibility in claiming this is an attempt to emulate art, to begin with, to consequently mock it if no source where this alleged 'artistic intent' is expressed is cited.

[funnybunny303]

Oh and I'm not saying ballet is easy or anything because its not at all but transfering is much more difficult for a Ballerina. For Gymnasts it is also difficult because they have to learn new habbits like how to stand properly or hold their hands correctly. But they do not have to learn how to be flexible because of RG.

[FaerieDevilish]

Ballet is not about flexibility.

Ballerinas couldn't handle apparatus or do half of the flexibility elements, but could gymnasts learn to do all ballet moves with artistic content on pointes? Could they suddenly have jumps with perfect lines without making the smallest sound when landing?

Can't we just admit the disciplines are too different and that there's no real point of comparison because there's no elite gymnast that became a pro ballerina, or a pro ballerina that became an elite gymn?

[funnybunny303]

I honestly think that it is much easier to become a ballerina then a gymnast. I've been taking ballet classes for 10 years and when I enrolled in RG I thought it would be much easier to become a gymnast since I had expierence but its actually the oppisite. It might take a gymnast time to learn the art of ballet but a ballerina as flexible as they can be not all of them can learn to do things a gymnast can do. It takes years to become that flexible.

[FaerieDevilish]

Well - one thing is to take ballet or gym class like all girls for 10 years, and a totally different is to train everyday for about 10 hours to become an elite gymnast or a professional ballerina.

Of course if you compare a non-professional ballerina with Anna Bessonova, the transition will be really difficult. But it will be the same if you compare a gymnast who doesn't train 10 hours a day with Svetlana Zakharova.

There's no point of comparison, simply.

[princessiero2]

She's so elegant <3

[DIRO1971]

Yulia Barsukova's presentation of Swan Lake is much nicer !!!

[slorfhaven]

Was I the only one thinking that maybe the audience should hold off on the applause until she is finished. Good God, people just save it til the end. Ruins it for people like me who think she is going to be distracted and trip over her ring.

[RussianBalletFan22]

ballet is ballet gymanstics is gymnastics :/

this looks weird...

[ParanoidAndroidDA]

For everyone moaning about it being a mockery of ballet Cheng Fei used variations from Don Quixote as her floor music for 2004, it's not the first time ballet music's been used for gymnastics. The Trocadero use the music for a parody (a very well done parody but still) so music's not always been used for what the original composer intended.

[plantdjinni]

@Sharosich45

Jeez, thanks. We rhythmic gymnasts really appreciate that.

[pennymanos]

let's just not stay in words!!!! it is an admirable amazing performance that shows the heart of anna bessonova

[TheBlubberlayla]

oh yesterday i found a video with 3 ballerinas doing ballet, looks horrible because rg is rg and they are ballerinas and ballet is ballet and this is anna besonova, no professional ballet dancer, "just" a gymnast.

so all people who dont know anithing about this sport, shut up and dont look anna bessonovas beautiful variation in RG!

[TheBlubberlayla]

why you are all discussing about ballet and rg... no one said she is doing ballet, so you can not say : "she is doing it wrong" ...because she is not doing ballet.

and you can not compare these sports , i do both, its both hard and you need totally diffrent skills!

[jenevlooper]

ballet is the basis of RG, and the two aren't all that different. Let''s just enjoy the beauty of Anna's performance instead, OK????

[Annaphroditebessonov]

reminds me Vera Sessina's gala she often uses ballet .. sorry my poor english

and Yulia Barsukova Miss Bolshoi Theater