Me too

I think that was part of the ruse. He died a millionaire and knew what awaited him in the west. His biggest miscalculation was how much he thought the royal ballet in London would want, cherish and keep him. He started so late and he always struggled with his flexibility and technicality and it makes a difference, training a growing body into a sport and training someone almost done growing their body. I teach horseback riding and I’ll tell you…..my adult amateurs take so much longer to achieve what children and youths do. It’s best to learn a sport or art before you’re done growing. I have many automatic responses and muscle memory when it comes to swimming (I almost went to the Olympics), riding (my family was not supportive and my education I worked for incredibly hard. I also played volleyball and skied competitively and as a woman in her late thirties I have gone years away from each sport except riding (only one brief break, it’s so expensive) and it isn’t hard to come back. The training and muscle memory was laid down as I was developing and my brain and body are rusty but remember. I think he could have been the greatest male ballet dancer of all time, had he only started in childhood and had more stability in finding his ballet home. He danced longer than any of them and it shows you how hard you can work if you really want something and achieve it.

Yes..

You are lucky really

My mom was privileged to see him. He was 16 y.o. He started late in ballet, by any means. My mom watched him perform in Ufa, his home town and my home town. Even before he was picked by that famous St. Petersburg ballet academy, Vaganova. Earth did not give birth yet to any better ballet dancer than Rudolf Nuriev.

@@juliam4100 Beautiful! Thank you for sharing this, Julia. What a gift your mother received; and you, through her.

Oh how lucky you were.❤

He was an absolutely genius

He was bisex 😃

He was beautiful😊

It's true. But Lagerfeld was also a genius but he didn't have a curse - he loved life.

It doesn’t have to be a curse. You don’t have to be a tortured soul to be creative.

She was prima of the Kirov Theatre and had authority, so she could set her own rules and show her mood. It was a difficult time for artists of the theatre especially Nureyev with his independent character.

I suppose, he couldn't stop. Unfortunately, his creation consumed him... He was the best fashion designer of the late 20th century/early 21st century, and he will always remain in the history of fashion as one of the most powerful couturiers.

@@kotechkachanel8397 yes he made a name for himself but look at the cost.... yes his creation consumed him . Who knows what his last thoughts were when he was more likely than not regretting that he was gasping for air and probably unable to free himself... when he was realizing he wished he hadn't murdered himself . Poor guy would have been better off in Rehab for a while and away from his enabling friends .

Maybe he was just afraid to lose it all. Creativity comes and goes. One second it's there the next it's gone like a light. Sometimes being a creative is just a frantic race to capture that light before it goes out.

@@LaMasLatinaaa It's absolutely true.

@@LaMasLatinaaa this is so so true! And when it is gone it feels terrifying lonely

So now he is All about LGTB! Sex was not at All - that important for him - quality of company made the World interesting for him,,,male or female,,,he was beyound that and in search of beauty....please stop using him for political posters!