Such true words.

@@TheBunduBallerina It is really none of my business, but do you or did you once dance yourself?

@@classicalaid1 You are welcome to ask. Yes I danced ballet for a full 22 years, as well as doing some Spanish and Classical Indian dancing. Ballet was always my favourite and always will be.

@@TheBunduBallerina I knew there was something remarkable about you, Princess Bundu!!!!

@@classicalaid1 Thank you so much! :)

Da. Spasiba.

You are so right! I try to stay objective and rational ('critical' even), but then I see something like Tsiskaridze in this Paquita and I just thank fate that he danced on this Earth during my lifetime.

to all our friends on you tube - - i appreciate all performances - - that are being shown to us - - to all of us truly i do❗ and i must say - - when i see Tsiskaridze dance - - of course - - to all the other dancers too - - i get that certain feeling of hope❗that these - - uncertain times - - that we are in now - - will somehow end. i wish for the best - - for all the dancers - - and for everyone indeed❗

When all things are considered - - the corps de ballet dancers - - whose excellent synchronised movements - - enthralls large audiences - - they are quite an essential part of the ballet company. Writer - - Jennifer Fournier wrote: But while the spotlight - - may shine more brightly on the stars - - a company's reputation - - is won or lost - - by the artistry and standard dancing - - by its corps de ballet ❗Kudos - - for them - - for their excellent performance - - as corps dancers - - for the Gala Performance in 2010❗

Thank you too for your wonderful comments!

32 honest fouettés with her hands on her waist. Exhilarating!

Spasiba!

Это не канал Николая Максимовича. Это канал совершенно другого человека, который выше пишет о нём гадости... :(

They are gorgeous, but I have to say that Nikolai is certainly a dancer unique, really extraordinary, I've been watching ballet for more than 20 years of all kinds of dancers, companies, and Nikolai is for me the number one, not only for his technique, excellent, also because he is living the music while he dances, he is, I repeat, unique in the ballet world, thank you very much for the amazing paquita video, the ballerina is superb too, her variation is excellent, but I have to admit that Nikolai is breathtaking, probably the best dancer in the world of all times, yes, all times. That is my humble opinion 😉💖

@@santi7616 I fully agree. I often wonder that so few in the West have realised his unique genius. Thank you for replying. He is unsurpassed for sure.

@@santi7616 Well said, Santi! He is indeed the best male dancer the world has ever seen (in my opinion) too. 💖

@@santi7616 I agree whole heartedly. I think Nikolai is the best of all time; his dancing was truly breathtaking.

@@KSfan4ever thank you. I was very lucky when I saw him dancing the prince in sleeping beauty in 2001 or 2002, now I can't remember exactly the year, but it was then, and since those performances I've been following his successful career. He certainly will remain as the best Russian dancer, in my opinion, better than Noureev or barishnikov,, though I like both very much. 👍😊

Isn't it interesting, I also start my day with this fun, energizing video! And you are right, almost as good as a cup of coffee. And our Bundu Ballerina can do no wrong, of course.

You're welcome. Thanks for all your appreciative comments!

Exactly!

It's a great pleasure. Thanks for your comments.

I speak under correction, but she is probably about 18 or 19 years old here and dances with such flair!

@@dancingbluecrane2813 I know right?! you can see from the start that she's a star

Yes! 😀

Yes, yes, yes! I have never seen any dancer on KZfaq that can touch the brilliance of Tsiskaridze.

I'm so glad!

Spasiba!

🙏😊💖

Yes, it is unusual to do ankle fouettes and she makes it look beautiful! Astounding that she uses no arms to assist!

Yes, the whole of the Grand Pas exists. However, instead of ballerinas performing Paquita variations, the Male Principals dance various solos from different ballets. It was a Gala in honor of the great teacher Pyotr Pestov who trained, among many other stars - Nikolai Tsiskaridze!

Maybe a problem with your device?. It is full screen on mine.

@@dancingbluecrane2813 It has nothing to do with the full screen, she is talking about the stamp in the corner and the stamp is like copyright mark

Наверное эта печать и выложила эту запись не только же надо гадости друг другу говорить и позитив показывать 👍

@@user-mm2kc9pd4p 🙃

Потому что БОЛЬШОЙ

Excuse me but what does this have to do with Vaganova? It's Bolshoi. He became a rector 3 years later.

@@BytomGirl учителя Николая были учениками академии Вагановой , так что он имеет самое прямое отношение к Вагановой😉🤗

@@zaslanec2273 It doesn't matter where his teachers studied, he danced this at Bolshoi and he danced at the gala on his teacher's birthday (Piotr Pestov) who was his teacher at Bolshoi Academy, it was 3 years before he became a rector and teaching method in Russia is the same in all schools, based on Vaganova's book

I would not agree that all ballet training in Russia is based on Vaganova. I can spot a Vaganova ballerina such as Svetlana Z. (Bolshoi) due to upper body and arms. Also more finesse. Bolshoi is more athletic and it’s male dancers shine.

@@jonnarobinson7541 Than you know very little about Russian ballet school