A celebrated, young and talented French ballerina- Dorothee Gilbert, really captured my heart. She is amazing and she takes good photos. Absolutely love her!
Dorothee Gilbert's gorgeous fashion photos
Another excellent example of ballet + fashion! Perfect marriage!
A celebrated, young and talented French ballerina- Dorothee Gilbert, really captured my heart. She is amazing and she takes good photos. Absolutely love her!
A celebrated, young and talented French ballerina- Dorothee Gilbert, really captured my heart. She is amazing and she takes good photos. Absolutely love her!
Absolute ME time....
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Love my monthly magazine time... so relaxing, finding inspirations and catching up with the latest trends. Today, i was able to spot a ballerina among the pile of magazines... hehe... love it.
November issue of O magazine introduce this book about a Russian prima ballerina...
Must find time to read it...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7697730-the-true-memoirs-of-little-k
Book review:-
"One hundred years old, with a sharp memory for every jewel she owned and every conquest she made, Mathilde Kschessinska—prima ballerina assoluta of the long-vanished Russian Imperial Ballet—sits down to write her memoirs.
And what a life it has been. The greatest dancer of the age, her scything technique caught the eye—and heart—of one Nikolai Romanov when she was only seventeen years old. When Nikolai ascended the throne as czar and was forced to give up his mistress, she turned her gaze on his cousins, the grand dukes; despite betraying each man with the other, her loyalty to Niki never wavered. As the last czar presided over a fatally crumbling empire, her devotion to the imperial family was tested in ways she could never have foreseen.
In Adrienne Sharp’s richly imagined novel, we see the seething beginnings of revolution and the blind giddiness of a doomed court. Based on fact, The True Memoirs of Little K is historical fiction as it’s meant to be written: passionately eventful and alive with emotions that resonate today. It is a magnificent entertainment."
Spot another Ballerina Tan Yuan Yuan, San Francisco Ballet's principal dancer in a cosmetic advertisement in another magazine.
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Delicate and daring
CNN's Kristie Lu Stout talks to China's most critically acclaimed ballet dancer, Tan Yuan Yuan about her rise to fame.
Royal Ballet School, Richmond park, London
The Royal Ballet School train and educate outstanding classical ballet dancers for The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and other top international dance companies.
Some graduates of The Royal Ballet School:- Darcey Bussell CBE, Dame Margot Fonteyn DBE, Sir Kenneth MacMillan etc.
This is one the most beautiful ballet school.
http://www.royal-ballet-school.org.uk/
Royal Ballet Lower School
Royal Ballet Upper School
Britian most loved Ballerina Darcey Bussel teaches Royal Ballet School students.
Some graduates of The Royal Ballet School:- Darcey Bussell CBE, Dame Margot Fonteyn DBE, Sir Kenneth MacMillan etc.
This is one the most beautiful ballet school.
http://www.royal-ballet-school.org.uk/
Royal Ballet Lower School
Royal Ballet Upper School
Britian most loved Ballerina Darcey Bussel teaches Royal Ballet School students.
New young dynamic company- Het Nationale Ballet
Powerful video! Gave me goosebumps, so awesome! Especially, watching the boy's powerful allegro.
Just discover this young dynamic company Het Nationale Ballet.
Just discover this young dynamic company Het Nationale Ballet.
Power arch
Feet are one of several fetishes in the dance world. They are the anatomical tools that delineate a ballerina.
Good feet are judged on the size of the dancer’s arch, their high instep, strength and endurance.
Over the years, there have been many dancers praised for their beautiful feet. Their feet have become so beautiful, in fact, that one could spend days perusing images and video clips of their feet at work.
Here are some of the beautiful ballerinas' power arches:-
1. Paloma Herrera – American Ballet Theatre
2. Sylvie Guillem – Sadler’s Wells Theatre
3. Alessandro Ferri – American Ballet Theatre, retired
Alessandra Ferri, Sting music video
4. Svetlana Zahkrakova – Bolshoi Ballet
5. Lucia Lacarra – Bavarian State Ballet
6. Polina Semionova – Berlin State Opera
7. Tamara Rojo – Royal Ballet
8. Lucinda Dunn – The Australian Ballet
9. Maria Kotchekova – San Francisco Ballet
Achieving Perfection
Such a beautiful video!
Today's video post i wanted to dedicate to all talented, hardworking, and determined ballerinas around the world. We sweat, we cry, we suffered pain and exhaustion for our passion. Do not give up doing something that your heart have so much fire for!
Love, LilBallerina
The Glitter & Glamor of Ballet- Tutu Splendor
A tutu is a skirt worn as a costume in a ballet performance, often with attached bodice. It might be single layer, hanging down, or multiple layers starched and jutting out.
There are several types of ballet tutu:
Romantic Tutu: three quarter length bell shaped skirt made of tulle. The hemline falls between the knee and the ankle. The romantic tutu is free flowing to emphasise lightness, to suit the ethereal quality of the romantic ballets such as Giselle or Les Sylphides. It is said to have been invented, or at least popularized, by Marie Taglioni.
Classical Tutu(bell): A very short, stiff skirt made with layers of netting with a slight bell shape and fitted bodice. It extends outwards from the hips and does not use a wired hoop. It is usually longer than a classical (pancake) tutu. These can be seen in the famous ballet paintings by Degas.
Classical Tutu (pancake): A very short, stiff skirt made with layers of netting that extends straight outwards (from the hips) in a flat pancake shape, and has a fitted bodice. The pancake style has more layers of net and usually uses a wire hoop and much hand tacking to keep the layers flat and stiff.
Balanchine/Karinska Tutu: also known as the "powder puff" is a very short skirt with no hoops, and fewer layers of netting than the pancake or classical styles. The skirt is loosely tacked to give a softer, fuller appearance. This style was designed originally for the ballet version of Georges Bizet's Symphony in C.
Platter Tutu: A tutu with a flat top that sticks straight out from the ballerina's waistline.
Here are a few video clips that i found, about Tutu:-
1) A documentary short on the recreation of tutus for George Balanchine's "Theme and Variations". New York City Ballet is fortunate to have their own costume shop, where they are able to refurbish, maintain, and even design and create new costumes from scratch.
2) Ballet Tutu- There's no other garment like it in history. Judith Mackrell meets the Royal Ballet's dancers to discuss the perils of wearing the ballerina's fabulously frothy skirt.
3) Here is rare glimpse inside The Australian Ballet's huge wardrobe storage facility in Kensington, Victoria, where 'Manon' costumes are being packed for performances of the ballet.
4) Pacific Northwest Ballet's The Seasons-Costume Preview
Read more about Ballet Companies Wardrobe:-
http://www.brb.org.uk/Wardrobe-Swan-Lake.html
There are several types of ballet tutu:
Romantic Tutu: three quarter length bell shaped skirt made of tulle. The hemline falls between the knee and the ankle. The romantic tutu is free flowing to emphasise lightness, to suit the ethereal quality of the romantic ballets such as Giselle or Les Sylphides. It is said to have been invented, or at least popularized, by Marie Taglioni.
Classical Tutu(bell): A very short, stiff skirt made with layers of netting with a slight bell shape and fitted bodice. It extends outwards from the hips and does not use a wired hoop. It is usually longer than a classical (pancake) tutu. These can be seen in the famous ballet paintings by Degas.
Classical Tutu (pancake): A very short, stiff skirt made with layers of netting that extends straight outwards (from the hips) in a flat pancake shape, and has a fitted bodice. The pancake style has more layers of net and usually uses a wire hoop and much hand tacking to keep the layers flat and stiff.
Balanchine/Karinska Tutu: also known as the "powder puff" is a very short skirt with no hoops, and fewer layers of netting than the pancake or classical styles. The skirt is loosely tacked to give a softer, fuller appearance. This style was designed originally for the ballet version of Georges Bizet's Symphony in C.
Platter Tutu: A tutu with a flat top that sticks straight out from the ballerina's waistline.
Here are a few video clips that i found, about Tutu:-
1) A documentary short on the recreation of tutus for George Balanchine's "Theme and Variations". New York City Ballet is fortunate to have their own costume shop, where they are able to refurbish, maintain, and even design and create new costumes from scratch.
2) Ballet Tutu- There's no other garment like it in history. Judith Mackrell meets the Royal Ballet's dancers to discuss the perils of wearing the ballerina's fabulously frothy skirt.
3) Here is rare glimpse inside The Australian Ballet's huge wardrobe storage facility in Kensington, Victoria, where 'Manon' costumes are being packed for performances of the ballet.
4) Pacific Northwest Ballet's The Seasons-Costume Preview
Read more about Ballet Companies Wardrobe:-
http://www.brb.org.uk/Wardrobe-Swan-Lake.html