Gracie Laird Her feet are amazing indeed. That's what the height gave her in particular. Because I saw her in fast parts and she, despite her technique, danced like any tall dancer in the world: struggled to keep up that fast pace because of her long legs and arms. Like they were always left behind. I guess it's almost impossible to avoid that, can't say, because I am a dancer (not a ballerina) of 1.65 m, and although I am sad for not being taller, I was told my height was ok for dancing. In fact, my instructor is even smaller.

Iki

Simona Serbanescu why hello there I'm only writing this reply because it wont let me close reprises

100% WOW!!! 🤩🤩

@@serbanescusimona Many of us love the elegance and grace from that height advantage Zakharova posseses. her mastery of ballet is obvious at every move. It's like watching a giraffe move its long neck. We don't say that the giraffe is slow. We say they're graceful and thrilling. Sadly, at this time early 2023, there's only one place to see her perform, the Bolshoi, and few of us have access to Russia to do so. She's in her prime. I do hope this bar will be lifted soon. This amazement is lost to videos and interviews, not performances. Besides, tickets to the Bolshoi are surprisingly low priced, but the hotel will be the opposite. She is the star. There are a few others, but this one is so exciting, she takes my breath away, runs up my heart beats, and in my mind, I am clapping effusively.

L:ocate a video which depicts her daughter, now around 7, ballpark, where they both do stretches together. Her daughter has a greater range than Svetlana shows. Jaw droppingly surprising.

She has trained so much and she is so skilled that it really no longer requires effort from her! Dance is already deep in her body and it all comes naturally to her

Insanely great!

Condivido inoltre fisicamente dotata e anche alta che per me fa la differenza piuttosto che vedere ballerine troppo piccole,mio personale pensiero cmq.Bellissima e d eccezionale Artista

No joy in her face though......not that stops her being amazing.

Emvadraen Dawnfeather I think both... And also the environment.

Arin Kim she made it that way.

@[insert clever username here] she made it that way for sure, but in general ballet dancers in schools also get selected by their body types. So good teaches know bodies that are "made for ballet" before they even turn them into proper ballerinas )

E S Yeah. All the professional ballet schools want tall, slender, girls with long arms and legs. It’s hard to do ballet in a world where you need to have a certain body type in order to get encouraged.

I saw many of her videos show emotions and presentations that none others are even close. Just look at her Carmen, brilliant, brilliant.

Well said. Svetlana is the best.

Well said. She is in a league of her own.

@@charlotte-vq1kz traditional ballerinas are not tall. also before sylvie, this amount of flexibility was not the norm. x

Svetlana is synonymous with perfection and what ballet should be, slim, tall, delicate, incredible ranges of mobility. I don't understand how anyone can criticize her.

James Ding a

And Anastasia kolegova

And Alina Somova, Natalia Osipova and Marianela Nunez lol

And Sylvie Guillem

Her, and the incomparable Makarova.

+Fawn Kongsiri One word: DREAMS

Well, impossible without Russian school and genes.

She has an awful body. Don't know how she qualifies as a 'beautiful woman'

Hahaha))

Same haha😂

That's hysterical

Lol me too😂

В носках разогреваться теплее и удобнее. Если вы у Great Ballerina смогли увидеть только носки, то ваш культурный уровень ниже сцены, на которой она танцует!

What they go through as kids to get that flexible looks quite abusive, though.

+Mary Smith it is less abusive when you're a kid than starting when grown up. When you're small, it takes like 3 days to go from nothing to full split, while for adult, months. However, the strength and energy are what hard.

So true. I can barely touch my toes LOL

Svetlana has a lot of artistry, the criticism came from the fact that she’s a bit stiff especially in the upper body. Her focus is on perfect lines, delicate footwork, and high extensions, these would inevitably make her dancing a bit stiff. But she is a fantastic actress who really becomes the character. Just watch her swan lake dance with Roberto Bolle, see how her facial expression changes. When she’s white swan vs black it really looks like she’s two completely different person, one innocent and delicate and the other evil and mischievous. Whereas every other dancer just makes their face look sad vs lots of smiling. That’s the difference between a true artist and somebody who just has a lot of good techniques

Not every ballerina is skinny. They come in different shapes and sizes

+Chloe Redman no shit... That's why I specified "at least professional ones"

+noredlion RUDE

+noredlion and "at least professional ones" is implying that only professional dancers are skinny.

+Chloe Redman Yup, that's how strict the ballet world is.

I know right??

I think someone deleted their answer ^^'

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Caroline Volkwein never thought I'd see an elegant dab but that was it

HAHAHA VERY FUNNY !!! So STUPID joking.

I can’t stand you 🤣🤣🤣 The most elegant dab we’ve ever seen.

Leona I didn’t even know someone thought like I did. It was a very elegant dab

I was just wonderig if it is just me or the vocals in this music piece are really very annoying.

Nefertari i found it really calming

I loved it.

@@hdhdhd-4935 me too

@@balletshoes It's not just you. Those vocals were annoying AF.