George Balanchine's Diamonds

Diamonds
Choreography by George Balanchine
© The George Balanchine Trust

A ballet in three parts, George Balanchine's Jewels was premiered by New York City Ballet in 1967 and was hailed as the first plotless full-length ballet. The gems in Jewels pay tribute to three golden ages of dance and also to the beauty of the ballerinas Balanchine adored. Diamonds dazzles as Balanchine's tribute to the work of Marius Petipa and evokes the grandeur and precision of the Imperial Ballet of St. Petersburg with each shimmering wave of classical elegance.

Performed by Mireille Hassenboehler and Jun Shuang Huang of Houston Ballet.

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[SpookyK7697]

ya so nice crotch shot on the lifts... wth?? no good no good...



[sailorchibimoon1665]

So classical

[thefourandonly1]

Who are these dancers?

[EvanescenceROCKSS]

@ballerinaemmy ever seen Svetlana Zakharova's? her's is nothing compared to Zakharovas. But she is an amazing dancer :)

[ballerinaemmy]

Totally gorgeous. Look at her arch!

[balletluve]

O.K. God REALLY needs to hire more dancers like this. To inhumanely angelic!

[TCoffey8]

who cast the dancer, no bueno!

[Wequestionanswers]

I've always loved George Balanchine. not to mention the entire performance of 'jewels"

[icarrus4u]

Nice!!!! He's Gorgeous, not to mention she's beautiful.