ADDICTIVE BALLET MOMENTS to Start Your Year Off Right

[@rosyface_]

You could give us an hour long supercut of just Marianela and I’d be happy.

[@rosyface_]

Marianela Nunez OBE, might I add.

[@drumandeebass797]

omg the puck moment! no warning, just suddenly 7 pirouettes

[@balletreign]

He made it a part of the character ✨✨

[@vantilate]

I was very fortunate to be able to attend that exact performance of Giselle with Marianela Nunez back in 2021. I was blown away and was even more thrilled to find out it had been filmed! Interestingly, Marianela has said that she specifically requested to dance Myrtha as she felt she wanted to revisit the character (that, as a principal, she hadn't danced in over a decade). It was a great choice, not just because we get to see a breathtaking Myrtha. This cast had Yasmine Naghdi as Giselle, in her late twenties. So the contrast of Giselle, young, fresh, heartbroken, vs Myrtha, older, wiser, strong, was powerful to see as an audience member. It's not that older principals can't dance young or vice versa, but there was just something meta about the experienced principal "welcoming" the newer principal in Act 2 that meshed together with the Giselle narrative in a way that was emotionally stirring.

[@astamoesgaard7240]

My brain chemestry is forever altered, and my life will be better because of it😀 Also - please give us more addictive Puck-moments🤪

[@widowrumstrypze9705]

Jordan, Eden, you are both such *EXCELLENT* Educators of The Ballet! The work you're doing is *so* much more important than you could ever realize NOW, but 20 years down the line, you're going to be hearing from *generations* of people who would otherwise have never had an interest in dance who instead know LOTS and lots of things because of YOU TWO, and that will be INCREDIBLE! THANK YOU!!

[@balletreign]

This really made our day, thank you so much 😭😭

[@UnicoiZoom]

OMG, the lighting in the second one certainly doesn't hurt! Captivating before they even move.

[@balletreign]

The warm glow is exquisite 🧡🧡

[@KeiaraJ-y5v]

Yay! Francesca Hayward moment! I saw her in the Cats movie, and ever since then, I've lived her dancing. And might I mention she's also gorgeous.

[@balletreign]

She is such a captivating artist ✨✨

[@martinfitzgerald6705]

The most spine tingling 15 seconds in ballet are the final moments in Act 2 of Giselle where Giselle slowly descends back to her grave in a foggy mist … not all productions end the act in this way, sometimes Giselle simply drifts off stage which is not as effective dramatically. The production featuring Diana Vishneva & Mathieu Ganio is a magnificent example of a magical grave ending. Please include it in your next episode of magical ballet moments ?

[@balletreign]

Ahhh a scene that never fails to send us into tears 😭 thanks for sharing ✨

[@julianomuertas2023]

Y'all know what ballet moment had always been rent free in my head? Viengsay Valdés fouettes that doesn't come down the pointe omggg

[@balletreign]

Ouhhhh ✨✨

[@jkennaw4314]

You were recommended on reddit and I basically subscribed immediately. I'm spending my Saturday snowed in and binge watching your channel!! Well done, you two! Bravo ❤

[@GeeNoniGee]

Careful! They're quite addictive, lol. Seriously though, these two provide *such* excellent Ballet Education without being boring or *too* terribly dorky. They're just lovely!

[@balletreign]

Aww welcome to the channel!! 🥳🥳 to happy to have you. Stay warm, and we hope you continue to enjoy ❤️❤️

[@Missfrankiecat]

Love your picks, ladies. The Dream is a perfect ballet.

[@balletreign]

Facts ✨ thanks for watching! 😆😆

[@Garfield-f2b]

Happy 2025 Jordan and Eden! Former Brazilian dancer here... 1. I was blessed to see Bujones dance at the Municipal Theater in Sao Paulo, my hometown: unforgettable!!!! (plus Cynthia Gregory was one of my role models of the ballet world:-) 2. squeeeeeee Marianela Nunez AND Sambe 💜💜💜💜💜 fangirling so much right now!!!! 3.PLEEEEASE, as many Ashton and McMillan pieces as you'd like to show us! :-) 4. how dare he? ONLY 7 pirouettes????😆😆 He IS THE PERFECT and ONLY Puck! Looking forward to another year of beautiful, moving, exciting, amazing, heart-stopping ballet moments, ballerinas, and danseurs!

[@balletreign]

Thanks for watching, we are happy you were as blessed as we were 😆😆

[@melowlw8638]

i would LOVE a "best of" from specific dancers that u guys like, whether its the icons of dance, or ones who r younger, i feel like it could serve as a little introduction for them, to ppl who dont know them well!!

[@victoriav.w.4737]

just came home from doing 8h of dance (5 of them being ballet) and you know I'm watching this while i rest , your videos are truly the best💗

[@balletreign]

Aww thanks for being here! Rest well and take care of yourself ❤️❤️

[@karenjones9961]

(Gregory + Cornejo) 2 x Nunez = Speechless!

[@esthereriksson865]

Love the ADDICTIVE Ballet Moments, and can't wait to start the year right by getting hooked on some good ballet moments💓💓

[@balletreign]

We got some good ones today 😆😆

[@FireBird.37]

Yay! I love this series See you tomorrow !🎉🩰

[@balletreign]

See u soon!! 😆😆

[@Danny-pd9yb]

My favourite moment is definitely something by Strauss II

[@allisonkrumnauer1719]

That version of rhapsody is amazing! The other part i love is right before the violin is added into the main melody and he picks her up and she does these little flicks of the wrist!

[@balletreign]

Yesss 🥹🥹 So many addictive moments in this piece! ✨

[@plomykowka612]

Love the video!! Addictive moments series is my favourite❤✨️ It would be awesome if you add all the links to the videos to the description so we can easily find the full clips and get even more addicted😅 Love u girls

[@balletreign]

So happy you like this series! We hope you’ve been blessed and that your crops are watered ✨✨

[@Isabel-g9s]

The video was fantastic. Can you please do some more insight videos .🥺🥺🥺 On different ballets

[@aSUGAaddiction]

Happy new new year guys! I'm so glad I found your channel.

[@balletreign]

We’re so glad to have you ❤️ Happy new year to you too!! 🥳🥳

[@lauramartins8269]

Didn't watch it yet but already liked the video bc I know you guys are THAT good. Thanks already for cleaning my skin and watering my crops ❤️✨

[@balletreign]

Lolll thank you!! ✨

[@nooripuss1]

I look forward to your videos every week. You have increased my enjoyment of ballet so much! I would love to see a comparison of different Myrtha interpretations. I became interested in her by watching an old Royal Ballet video with Monica Mason as Myrtha. Just chilling.

[@balletreign]

QUEEN MONICA 🙇🏻‍♀️🙇🏻‍♀️ thanks for watching and for your suggestion!

[@lapetite_bella]

YAY! I’ve learned so much from your channel. Love to Ballet Reign! ❤️

[@balletreign]

Aww thank you for being here! Glad ur enjoying our channel ❤️

[@gstavella]

I LOVE you guys nurding-out ❤❤❤❤

[@balletreign]

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[@cbass2755]

Gorgeous….just gorgeous….

[@balletreign]

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[@BleakComposure]

I really enjoyed this great compilation. It was incredibly humbling, but my crops are verdant! 🌹

[@balletreign]

Yayyy glad u enjoyeddd ☘️🌿🌱🌳

[@sofiasilva1154]

The puck moment was undoubtedly my favorite, addictive and comical. HAPPY NEW YEAR GIRLS, I hope this year brings us exceptionally beautiful things ❤️✨🌹. One of my all-time addictive moments is in the pas de deux of Giselle act II with alessandra ferri and mijail barysnhikov kzbin.info/www/bejne/joCkd6aLZ9CKhtksi=P3bT7i4TGb5ZpBB9 (actually the ENTIRE pas de deux is full of addictive moments xD) but my favorite of all is in this moment: 4:40 - 4:49. I hope you see it and react to it, I LOVE YOU GIRLS ❤️✨

[@balletreign]

Thank you so much for sharing your addictive moment! ✨ and a very happy new year to you too 🥳🥳

[@JolieNaffaa]

I just finished my performance and it went so well. I’m soo exited to watch this video

[@balletreign]

YESSSS congrats!! 🥳🥳 Rest up well and enjoy ❤️

[@kpNov23]

Angular momentum

[@thellasilva]

That gradual extension of the arms in Myrtha by Marinela is sooooo lovely, like a full exhale 🤩 Also, yeeey Frankie and Marci are my faaaaaavs ❤❤

[@julietadecima6359]

Marianela y Herman ❤❤ 🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@balletreign]

Love them so much ❤️✨

[@kaitourobin840]

Nice video! ❤

[@valerina01]

✨Wow ✨😯 thank you! 🙏

[@louiesalinas1140]

Thank you Girls

[@r3adrpro811]

I saw Cynthia Gregory many, many times in many roles at the height of her career and she was always thrilling to watch. Such an amazing ability to hold her balance beyond what was expected - and the audience holding its collective breath until she was done! Forty years later, I still remember her dancing the Black Swan and wiping the floor with Bujones during the grand pas and it went on from there (I was not a huge fan of his - sorry, Ballet Nerds - but he always came across as too mopey and not enough princely for my taste!)

[@balletreign]

Wowww you are so lucky to have been able to see her perform so much! ✨✨

[@r3adrpro811]

@@balletreign It may seem obvious, but take the time to see as many of the dancers you love as often you can (even if you have to sit in the "cheap seats" - just bring opera glasses!) and it will bring you joy for years to come. I was lucky to be living in New York City for many years and got to see most of the great dancers of the mid to late Twentieth Century (I am sometimes amazed at the list of the greats I have seen, some of them when I was only five, six or seven!). My BFF and I made sure we would see everything NYCB and ABT did every year and as many more performances we could get to when other companies came into NYC.

[@veronicamilroy]

'It's not hard when you're a sprite' 🤣

[@oxoelfoxo]

nah, nah, you must always explain. some of us don't understand enough to appreciate what's in front of us

[@hannekekoolen8243]

Just to share some of my favorites: A true dead ghostly girl jumping (Osipova as Giselle): kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIDIoWyQms6LfZI and one of my favorite dancers of Dutch National Ballet ever: Sofiane Sylve, doing pirouettes in the coda of Nutcracker and Mouse King (end of the video, I watched this live. The amount of risk she took was breathtaking): kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6KpdJmapKl2sKs And for sheer joy , charisma and brilliant technique: Young Gyu Choi in Raymonda (especially the drops to the knees from 1.29) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKbNq2aQbap3etU

[@balletreign]

THANK YOU for sharing these moments with us! ❤️✨

[@UnicornRoseDust]

Best birthday gift for me🎉🎉❤❤ also just came back from my saturday ballet class

[@balletreign]

HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYY 🥳🥳 we hope you enjoy the video and have the best day ✨

[@ElisaGrace-r2h]

Le Corsaire is one of my favorite ballets and I love Medora's fast variation. Iana Salenko has a wonderful musicality in her version of it. 0:20-0:41 kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4vdcmyGnN1jq7M The Queen of the Dryad's variation is another of my favorites. I have not found any ballerina who can do the Italian fouettés better than Alina Somova. 6:28-6:50 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaasnHiFfKx8opY

[@balletreign]

Thank you so much for sharing these!! ✨✨

[@cookiesandcream9656]

This was so good! My favorite is Marianela as Myrtha, and I'm so happy you guys put that in there; it's always been one of my favorites! One my ABSOLUTE favorite moments is in Giselle (Natalia Osipova!), specifically the beginning, when she raises her arms. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p52WoGBnmriXmLM It's just breath-taking, I literally get chills when I watch it! 💖

[@balletreign]

Ahhhh the chillsssss 😭😭 thanks for sharing ✨

[@diamondk67]

I've never seen a Myrta or wili costume with wings on the back like that.

[@wiktoriawojturska2208]

I love Altynai Asylmuratova as Nikiya in act 1, literally the whole variation is amazing kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6Dcg5mBfc-ii7ssi=f_VW5mhUI2fpjqX7

[@balletreign]

Thank you for sharing it with us! ✨✨