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@jordanconley379310 жыл бұрын
The operative words are in the title: "for me". I'm sure we could all add to the list, but these are her personal choices. This is a perfectly respectable list. Thanks for posting.
@Lexusblago9 жыл бұрын
Lopatkina is the best adagio dancer ever! Thanx for Alina been listed! She is her airness!!! Never mind of her xstyle legs )))) l love it )))
@christinedaae19869 жыл бұрын
Svetlana is my favorite! I love her so much, she is my ballet role model!!!!!
@magalilunamassaro7758 жыл бұрын
Yes!! Svetlana is the best!
@anniemihn8 жыл бұрын
Great list! But I'd also consider Galina Ulanova, Natalia Makharova, Sylvie Gillem, Alessandra Ferri and Gelsey Kirkland
@peace-now11 жыл бұрын
She is very good. Probably better than any mentioned here. For services to ballet, and fame, Anna Pavlova is and will be surely number one. She is like Caruso when it comes to singing. Anna made ballet popular for everyone. She was as famous then as Beyonce is now.
@alexandra3ogden3 жыл бұрын
Gelsey Kirkland??? She was a gorgeous example of perfection, grace, speed, and stamina in the ballet world.
@stephaniecruvant913011 жыл бұрын
Osipova, with her truly incomparable artistry, IS Swanhilda, portraying her clever humor, irrepressible spirit and abstract understanding of human nature ( wheat dance) as she grows into her womanhood. A remarkable and balanced performance of unparalleled perfection and a gift to this generation and history of "the dance".
@eileenazeff14 Жыл бұрын
I agree
@ileanamuntean7338 Жыл бұрын
The best dancer in the history of ballet.
@audreycoulbourn565110 жыл бұрын
My favorite ballerina is Svetlana Zacharova
@jenniferjones17289 жыл бұрын
As I watched your countdown, I had to figure Natalia Makarova #1. I was surprised but what a nice list and thanks for sharing. It's my new "name your top 10" game :)
@tigereyes59 жыл бұрын
No people she didn't forget or leave out anything. Hello??? It's HER/HIS list of favourite dancers. It's a subjective stance. This isn't claiming to be the official list of top dancers in the world. Why don't you all share your own opinions and stop lambasting this video for its opinion. Here's mine (1st two are top spots and rest in no particular order) 1. Alina Cojacaru 2. Ekaterina Maksimova 3. Aurelie Dupont 4. Nina Ananiashvili 5. Carla Fracci 6. Gillian Murphy 7. Zenaida Yanowsky 8. Darcey Bussell 9. Miyako Yoshida 10. Yulia Makahalina There are so many great dancers out there of past and present. People choose their lists on preference not just because someone is deemed legendary. Thanks for sharing your list MarLefMou!
@MarLefMou9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your support and for sharing your list with me!!!
@tigereyes59 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@joseencalada77119 жыл бұрын
uliana lopatkina
@fabiesque8 жыл бұрын
+Lili Travaglia ahahahah NOW that's a roaster! (-: I am kidding...everyone has the right to his own taste...but have you considered Guillem...Kahlfouni...Ferri....Kirkland...maybe you like them more than Shelby Dyer and Asuka Sasaki! (-.
@TorontoIam8 жыл бұрын
+tigereyes5 Thank you as well!
@TheOlgaivanova10 жыл бұрын
Nina Kaptsova is not mentioned. She is one of the best for me and her many fans!
@WilesWales11 жыл бұрын
Gillian Murphy is a wonderful artist, an especially as seen in the 2nd Act of "Swan Lake," with Angel Corella, in the 2005 version. She is also an artist of the 1st degree in other ballets as well. I am glad that Angel got his dream and finally formed the "Corella Ballet" in Barcelona. He explaind in another video how much ballet is under appreciated in Spain, and had danced at the Kennedy Center, and shook Queen Elizabteth's hand, but not from the monarchy in his own country. What great artists
@bluesman19298 жыл бұрын
You are absolutely right. The hyper-exquisite Svetlana Zakharova is No.1!!!!
@Becksasaurus12 жыл бұрын
Gillian Murphy and those fouettes... Blows my mind every time.
@otherdelight11 жыл бұрын
They are all beautiful, but Ekatarina Maximova is one of my number 1's....
I'm agree with you Zakharova is the best ballerina in the world
@christinedaae19869 жыл бұрын
I know; she is my ballet role model! I want to dance just like her!
@LauraAlli6 жыл бұрын
People get so offended when Zakharova is rated as one of the best ballerinas. They always like to bring up how rigid or cold she is OR how her extensions are too gymnastic and unnecessary.... Zakharova is in a league of her own and that takes nothing away from ballerinas who are dancing now or who have come before her. She is otherworldly and an ARTIST. Having seen her live I can't say I could fully comprehend she was even human lol.
@mariavarecka26185 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, I never saw Zakharova live, but I watch the hell out of her on youtube.com. I agree, there is something "otherworldly" about her. Her arms are simply the best. My feeling is that when she dances, she looks like an expensive piece of jewelry.
@hidayatosman47865 жыл бұрын
Your comments is the best
@lmarti20410 жыл бұрын
For me Gelsey Kirkland and Natasha Makarova should have been on the list.
@Lexusblago10 жыл бұрын
Uliana Lopatkina???
@linlopez73888 жыл бұрын
svetlana zhakarova and polina semionova are the best... I love them
@amalteafigueroasoto31029 жыл бұрын
Respeto. tu elección. Pero tal vez deberías hacer una lista, más. larga: Dónde está Natalia. Makarova, Ekaterina Maximova, Galina.Mezentzeva, Altynay Asylmuratova, Carla Fracci. y nada menos que. Ulyana Lopatkina?...
@altongrimes10 жыл бұрын
Fun that you have created this list ! There are so many wonderful artists out there, it's kind of hard to make a list. On my list, I would include Sylvie Guillem, Beatrice Knop, and the very beautiful Olga Smirnova, as well. Lists aren't so easy to make with all of these great ballerinas ! (:
@janwintz83728 жыл бұрын
Fascinating to read everyone's remarks here!!...especially the apparent consensus!! (So difficult to have favorites when there are hundreds to name!) Jan
@marineljenkings5533 жыл бұрын
Yes I agree! There are so many extraordinary dancers!
@carov8229 жыл бұрын
I think number 9 should have been number 1 :) The dying swan scene, is absolutely wonderful :)
@peace-now8 жыл бұрын
+Caro Van den Broeck She is certainly No 1 on this list. Dying Swan? Check out Anna Pavlova who was trained by... Legnani (whose else). Legnani is Number 1 for me.
@carov8228 жыл бұрын
I'll check it out surely!
@balletshoes9 жыл бұрын
It is intersting you did not know about Uliana Lopatkina back then, but you knew about Alina Somova. Anyway! Nice listing!
@GriselSosaZignago9 жыл бұрын
1. Sylvie Guillem!!
@mindrolling248 жыл бұрын
Great list, great clips. Taste is subjective and I think all of these dancers are beautiful, I also like Darcey Bussell and Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire It's not merely technique that makes someone brilliant- 'feelings' come into it always.
@janwintz83728 жыл бұрын
Mindrolling Hi! So wonderful to see the utterly incomparable CYD CHARISSE mentioned here!!! Are you familiar with Celia Fushille-Burke? Think you'd love her! 😊 Jan
@mariamartin8516 Жыл бұрын
I completely agree.
@WilesWales11 жыл бұрын
I can see now that you are featuring the best 10 ballerinas of today, and look most forward to exploring more of you site as well. Thank you again! WilesWales
@bolero8888111 жыл бұрын
Thank you - beautiful video. My favorites would include Margot Fontaine, Altynai Asylmuratova, Kaleria Fedicheva, Gelsey Kirkland. Fedicheva is the most memorable dancer in my memory. I saw her in the Kirov in the 1960's.
@peter.holoda10 жыл бұрын
1: Sylvie Guillem!!!!!
@minissa200911 жыл бұрын
Charming video! Thanks for showing a little footage for each and for including some greats of the past as well as present. My favorite ballerina of all time will probably always be Martine van Hamel, and it is depressingly hard to find footage of her apart from the few Live from Lincoln Center rep bills. But she was dancing in one of ballet's golden eras: Makarova, Gregory, Farrell. These days, I'm collecting what I can of Obraztsova. But Zhakarova: best White Swan pdd ever at Bolshoi gala!
@anastasialenkova-molchalin58742 жыл бұрын
I wish I could have lived in that golden era. Maybe we will enter another one, it looks like such a thing is coming soon.
@Andrey07769 жыл бұрын
Ульяна Лопаткина самая лучшая!
@WilesWales11 жыл бұрын
She had 8 operations after that, is still the Director at 91 of the Ballet National de Cuba. Also, Gillian Murphy's fouttes are right on a postage stamp although this kind of fouette or any other deviating from the original 32 is easier to do. The momentum and force of the turn only then requires a head snap, etc. If one has seen this, Kevin McKenzie even says he decided to do this for show in 2005, as these were meant to clench Zigfried ultimately, and precipiate the tragedy. Thank you!
@bianquita19 жыл бұрын
Everyone should watch Maya Plisetskaya Bolero!!! It's amazing!
@nereabaranda85789 жыл бұрын
Svet lana eres increíble. Maravillosa. Seminova también está entre mis favoritas. La Escuela Rusa nos ha dado lo más puro técnicamente tanto técnicamente como artísticamente. Tal vez el precio de su disciplina ha sido tremendo para bailarinas que no se ajustaban a los cánones de belleza que se pedían, pero las que triunfaron sólo puedo DECIR EXCELENCIA Y BELLEZA. Ellas me permiten y seguirán haciéndome AMAR LA DANZA. GRACIAS
@user-ly9hc4qf2e9 жыл бұрын
Bianca K Yes. /and Bolero was creared for her, /she was number one to dance it.
@user-ly9hc4qf2e9 жыл бұрын
Bianca K Yes. /and Bolero was creared for her, /she was number one to dance it.
@peace-now8 жыл бұрын
+Bianca K Absolutely. They should watch Pierina Legnani in Swan Lake also. The solo in act 3 of 'Swan Lake' was written by Tchaikovsky specially for her. Only Galina Ulanova is so well respected. Sergei Prokoviev (composer) "She is the genius of Russian ballet, its elusive soul, its inspired poetry. Ulanova imparts to her interpretation of classical roles a depth of expression unheard of in twentieth century ballet."
@hedwegg10 жыл бұрын
#1 Polina...beauty in motion. None more limber or expressive. The body's rhythm & tone in incomparable. Great timing & ease of motion.
@user-ir4dt2sr2l Жыл бұрын
Мне показалось что Светлана Захарова самая яркая выразительная и технически очень сильная Безупречная
@TheYasminarf11 жыл бұрын
i'm obsessed with Svetlana , she is always PERFECT
@TheBunduBallerina12 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video! I agree with your choice, especially Alexandrova, Nunez and Zakharova are some of my favs, too. A very important addition for me is Alina Cojocaru, an incredibly musical artist. Thanks for sharing and a happy new year!
@WilesWales11 жыл бұрын
I can also see that you featured the 10 top ballerinas dancing today. I will have to take in more you you site in the coming days. Thank you, again! WilesWales
@Rach2272049 жыл бұрын
For me Margot Fonteyn witll always be the greatest artist... plus she got me most interested in ballet :D
@peace-now11 жыл бұрын
Correct. Ulanova was well regarded in the Soviet Union also.
@gretchenwest784011 жыл бұрын
They were all exquisite! Thanks MarLefMou for putting it together, I found it very lovely to watch. It's why I love ballet.
@edwardcharleshanna84167 жыл бұрын
a very fine selection, from the older school to the present, most excellent!
@alexzaits329511 жыл бұрын
i agree!!lopatkina is my number one!!!
@staybeautiful055910 жыл бұрын
Evgenia obrastzova its one of the most beautiful ballerinas in the world
@seminoleseminole111 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you included some "oldies but goodies" like Plisetskaya and Alexandrova :-)
@MarLefMou11 жыл бұрын
It was difficult for me to choose everyone's position but I was 1000% sure about Svetlana's position! Im obsessed with her!
@ShelkS7773 жыл бұрын
Ekaterina Maximova is not mentioned! It's unbelievable.
@WilesWales11 жыл бұрын
I agree, and the different styles in "Le Corsaire" for Nunez and Polina are each an artist of their own, and this is what different styles are so very important. Natalia is great in "Giselle," Act I as well. Light as she can be giving no idea as to how much more lightly she will dance in Act II. Margot Fonteyn, is one sees her Aurora "Grande Pas de Deux," Act IV, "Sleeping Beauty with David Blair is magnificent. She was initially buried in a paupers grave, but now has a gande one in England.
@user-yl4hi5ws9l8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the sharing. I really like it.
@tiziana3273 жыл бұрын
Zakharova e Osipova numbers one !!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
@snejinas110 жыл бұрын
also Nina Ananiashvili and Silvie Guillem
@haileyandkoko96711 жыл бұрын
Svetlana all the way. She is untouchable.
@sarapedron78837 жыл бұрын
my favority ballerina is evgenia obrazsova
@pasionbarroca Жыл бұрын
Maravillosa
@yukjackpot19399 жыл бұрын
I absolutely agree with your List! Great Video
@1111Saruman11 жыл бұрын
Yaay! Go go Zakharova!!!
@caviardebeluga8 жыл бұрын
#1 Svetlana Zakharova #2 Sylvie Guillem
@ammillan8 жыл бұрын
Fabulosa seleccion de todo mi gusto, gracias.
@nicolasnegrin52929 жыл бұрын
obrazova, tereskhina, olesya, sadaise, lunkhina de best too.
@WilesWales11 жыл бұрын
MarLefMou, I am sorry, but most don't leave the best for last like you did. Zakharova is the best here and give the best interpretation I have seen in years, as I have seen so many "Black Swans," I didn't look at her as well as I should have. I think you've done a superb job here. Also, please forgive me for mixing up the Nikiya with another in "La Bayadere," and not "Le Corsaire." I think this video is a marvelous. Whatever you do, it seems to be done with the greatest!
@alisonbrown261410 жыл бұрын
For me Alina Cojocaru every time.
@peace-now11 жыл бұрын
Exactly Alonso is in the top 10 for sure - along with Pavlova, Plisetskaya, Ulanova, Legnani, Guillem and maybe Maria Tallchief. It seems the list has been a few who appear a lot on youtube, followed by a selection dancing now as the top ones. No doubt they will be replaced when a new batch comes along.
@amirasafwat71018 жыл бұрын
She put on the list based on her opinion , what she likes more not the top dancers in the world. so stop judging everything and enjoy the video .Thanks for the video.
@WilesWales11 жыл бұрын
I can see now how MarLefMou evaluated the 10 top ballerinas still dancing today! Thank you!
@santi76168 жыл бұрын
wonderful photos¡¡¡ great video¡¡¡ congratulations. by the way, ¡ they are my favourite dancers too :-)
@annapachaclarke239211 жыл бұрын
Well...seeing as everyone is scrapping over greatest love for ballerina!!! How dare anyone miss Natalia Makharova...cos no one touches her...although young Olga Smirnova is the beginning of a miraculous new breed! FACT!!!!.
The video is beautiful! For my the number one is Polina Semionova but all the ballerina in the video are wonderful! :)
@carlosv195110 жыл бұрын
When top ballerinas are mentioned is absolutely necessary to include Alicia Alonso, like Margot Fonteyn and Maya Plisetskaya
@tigereyes59 жыл бұрын
It this was an official list of top dancers I would agree with you. But as this is a personal list of favourites it isn't necessary to mention anyone other than whom the list creator favours the most, legendary or not.
@SsSs-jh7td9 жыл бұрын
Do you know where I can find the video of Marianela Nunez doing the whole variation?
@adrianaclark84988 ай бұрын
Sylvie Guillem was not included here. She was more astonishing than all of these dancers. I still find her unmatched!
@user-ji2bw6tn6b11 жыл бұрын
And the best of the best: ULYANA LOPATKINA!!!!!! Svetlana Zakharova -2!!!!!
@discontinuedpleasegoaway9 жыл бұрын
I like your list of dancers Here are my favorite: ( in no particular order) Natalia Osipova Sylvia Guillmen Svetlana Zakharova Alina Somova Gillian Murphy Victoria Tereshkina Olesya Novikova Maya Plisetskaya Uliana Lopatkina Leonid Sarafanov
@discontinuedpleasegoaway8 жыл бұрын
And evgenia Obraztsova
@discontinuedpleasegoaway8 жыл бұрын
Actually my list changes so often that I can't make a list I like a lot of dancers
@McSadia11 жыл бұрын
I agree - Zakharova is my number 1 too!!!
@dancinjoint89759 жыл бұрын
All of the ten ballerinas are wonderful dancers... But I was surprised by two facts: How different the style of dancing can be and that Margot Fonteyn really didn't have very well arched feet for a professional... But she is still fascinating!
@julie96andrews12 жыл бұрын
BRAVO MARIE !
@maryburke935010 жыл бұрын
Haha my one and only idol is Anna Pavlova. I love her so much.
@WilesWales11 жыл бұрын
Thank you again! I also see and loved your comment on making 50 next time. I also see now that you could have over 100! You did, however, choose the best 10 ballerinas of today, who are still dancing, and I am going to look at your site some more as it is great! WilesWales
@Jordan122959 жыл бұрын
What is the name of the first song with Carmen?
@tsyganko12 жыл бұрын
Well, I mostly agree, but I think that Lopatkina should've been on that list. Also, I personally don't think that Vishneva is best as Odette (she's more Kitri for me) but this is your list after all :)
@HelenaWilliams86968 жыл бұрын
Sencilles, esplenderoso y mejestuoso!
@mazapan44065 жыл бұрын
My favorite Is Marianela Núñez and Margot fonteyn
@hernandezcorona36057 жыл бұрын
Svetlana's my favorite too :o
@MarLefMou12 жыл бұрын
she is good but svetlana zakharova always deserves to be the 1st she is just perfect (for me)!!:))
@FIGARO4413011 жыл бұрын
Très bon choix pour le classement
@Y0lin11 жыл бұрын
Zakharova without a doubt number one. I wonder why she isn't a prima ballerina assoluta yet.
@SamHackenson11 жыл бұрын
Ballerinas are painfully beautiful. They are that size because of the dancing they do.
@julietasoneira84011 жыл бұрын
Muy buen video :)
@michelalavazza36415 жыл бұрын
I love Natalia osipova
@WilesWales11 жыл бұрын
I agree with with zeiimaderck about Alicia Alonso and being Prima Ballerina Abolsuta (a term not used outside of Russia) decades with Sir Anton crowing her head with laurels. She replace the reigning "Giselle," in 1943 when Dame Alicia Markova (where is she, by the way?), when she got ill, and that made her a star! She was 90% blind. I think that your list is amazing, I mean Zhakarova is wonderfull, but what about ALICIA ALONSO? she is the prima ballerina assoluta... zeiimaderck
@kl1201712 жыл бұрын
Gillian's fouettes (idk how to spell it) are amazing
@webqueen32110 жыл бұрын
I really love Zakharova and Murphy. But I think Zakharova is too good. It seems like she alsways wants to present herself with perfect moves. So you're always concentrated on her moves not on the figure she has to present. Gillian Murphy is not as good as she is but when she's dancing I feel the character she' presenting. I can feel the story. So I think Zakharova is the very best dancer and Murphy the best actor but both are (nearly) perfect to me! But that's only my opinion. Sorry if I done some mistakes I'm a 14 years old German.
@user-ep1ki1jr4u10 ай бұрын
The greatest is Alina Cojocaru! Like from another star.