Ballet Beautiful

"Dancing: The Highest Intelligence in the Freest Body."

~Isadora Duncan

Gelsey Kirkland photographed by Daniel Sorine in 1979

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“Bolero”

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"Plie is the first thing you learn and the last thing you master." 

-Suzanne Farrell

Beckanne Sisk

Gene Schiavone

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Mariinsky Ballet

Natalya Sologub, First Soloist with the ballet company of the Semperoper (Dresden, Germany), a soloist with the Mariinsky Ballet from 1998 to 2006, makes a return visit to the Mariinsky Theatre to dance the title role in Prokofiev/Ratmansky’s Cinderella tonight. She danced this role in one of the premiere performances of the Ratmansky’s version in March 2002 and performed it a number of times at the Mariinsky Theatre since then. Tonight’s performance will also see the debut of Konstantin Zverev in the role of Prince. Photo: © Mariinsky Theatre | Natasha Razina.

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Lucia Lacarra and Marlon Dino

Stanislav Belyaevsky PHOTOGRAPHY

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"Dancing is just discovery, discovery, discovery."

~Martha Graham

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"Even the ears must dance."

~Natalie Makarova

Staatsballett Berlin

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Diana Vishneva with Marcelo Gomes

Photo by Patrick Demarchelier

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"He who cannot dance puts the blame on the floor."

-Hindu proverb

Diana Vishneva “Giselle” with Marcelo Gomes. 

April 15, 2012

Photo: Nikolay Krusser (St.Petersburg)

"Many other women kicked higher, balanced longer, or turned faster. These are poor substitutes for passion."

~Agnes de Mille

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