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Transformations: queen into swan — 7 Comments

  1. Wow, those arms of Makarova are one of the seven wonders of the world. Port de bras, is that what it’s called? Thanks for showing us this.

  2. It’s called flappin’, only classy.

    Seriously, excellent article and comparison of wonderful dancing styles. Interesting how most of the ballerinas turn away from the audience or look upward, sort of detaching from everything around them. The smaller arm movements (flappin’) give a sense of increasing distance, too.

  3. I was one of those ‘lucky’ people that got to see an all male version of swan lake on Broadway…

  4. I’ve always been an admirer of the athleticism and discipline of ballet. Learning a few of the finer points has come a bit late in my case, but who knows, it never hurts to learn something interesting.

  5. Interesting that even a solid piece of the repertoire like Swan Lake has so many variations. I thought there was a lot of focus on handing down the choreography – I think you linked to wonderful videos of Plisetskaya and Violet Verdy transmitting roles to younger ballerinas.

    And yes – Plisetskaya is amazing: technique that expresses without calling attention to itself. Unfortunately Makarova is already performing to an audience that applauds technique.

  6. handing down is conservative

    ignoring the past and claiming your changes improve mozart is now…

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