look at her lines!!!!! this is so breathtaking my goodness!

I want a shout out for Shesterikov here. His contribution is that of the quintessential Balanchine cavalier - entirely focused on the female dancer- even his port de bras seem to be a response to his partner. Self-effacing, in perfect taste, utterly secure, his contribution helps them both reach the heart of the dance and the heart of the music. Starting with D'Amboise, through Martins, through the glories, mistaken as they are, of Chudin, no one has done it better . Congratulations. Bravo

Both fabulous. What a partner

this is a beautiful performance ... the black box effect of the set is just genius , lets the diamond dancers really shine and be set off by the contrasting background

So lovely! None of the audience awareness performance quality you see often. He is a wonderful partner!!

Really stunning. And she progressed SO MUCH for a last few years.

Wow, that was gorgeous.

Pure enchantment--- regal ,expressive,romantic,utterly sublime lyricism. Tchaikovskys beautiful music beautifully interpreted by magical Maia......

Beautiful, very nice, very nice!

Bravo, Maia!!!

MOLTO curato l'aspetto d'enfatizzazione commediale al finire dell'esecutivita' del gesto tecnico ottima la tenuta delle positure anche nei duali elanisti slanci.Bravissimi.Bighin Giulio Renzo

Великолепно ! Какая пара !

Gorgeous 🤍🤍🤍💎💎💎

I may be reading too much into this PDD, which I have seen many times with many different dancers, but it strikes me that the ballerina avoids a connection with her partner, briefly connects, and then then breaks away again throughout the PDD; the ending is enigmatic.

The composer Alexi Machavariani (from the old noble Georgian family) was the Georgian composer, who was born and died in Georgia (Republic of). He was often invited to the Russian Opera, the Russian Soviet Music events and on. One of his famous ballet compositions was Otello and it was perfomanced in in Bolshoi Theater in times of USSR. It was a masterpiece and also the ballet dancer who performed Otello, was a legendary Georgian ballet dancer Vakhtang Chabukiani (you can click in You-tube his name and will enjoy of his incomparable Otello in the ballet world). The dancer created such a great speed of otello that neither Russian Soviet nor European dancers could run over this master class performance. So after his death none could take the step in such dance speed, and because of it Otello, composed by the great Georgian composer Alexi MACHAVARIANI is not is on ballet list anymore. Anotheryoung great Georgian ballet dancer Nika(Nikolai) Tsiskaridze which also was invited to dance in Moscow Bolshoi Theater, approached to this Otello, but in some circumstances it didn’t work… Also George Balanchine, the well-known Master and Choreographer of AMERICAN BALLET was the Georgian origin too, from the old Georgian noble family) who immigrated to US after Russian revolution. He had very warm relations with Stravinsky, composer of Fire Bird and Petrushka, which Balanchine created for the American ballet. He was the son of famous Georgian composer Meliton Balanchivadze and brother of famous composer Andrea Balanchivadze, who was on very friendly terms with Shostakovich.. There is another Georgian great ballet dancer who performed in Bolshoi Theater, Nika (Nikolai) Tsiskaridze too. Maya Makhateli performing here in KZfaq is the Goergian ballerina too.

pretty much perfect interpretation. I wish instead of classical tutu they would wear something less structured and flowy...like the kind worn during the imperial era.

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they are gorgeous, what company