Alena Kovaleva ~ 2016 - 2021 ~ Rising Bolshoi Star in Best Pas De Deux

Subscribe: ‪@TheBunduBallerina‬ Alena Kovaleva, a dancer of exceptional talent, is currently a Leading Soloist of the Bolshoi Ballet, just one rank under Principal Dancer. This video showcases her in various pas de deux including Raymonda Act 2 & Raymonda Act 3, Etudes, White Swan pdd, Black Swan pdd, La Bayadere Act 1 pdd, La Bayadere Act 3 pdd & a Gala piece in honor of Petipa. Her partners are named in the video. Many thanks to the uploaders of the following videos:
Raymonda Act 3 PDD with Volchkov 2016:
• Алёна Ковалёва и Алекс...
Raymonda PDD with Tissi 2017:
• РАЙМОНДА. Алена КОВАЛЕ...
Etudes with Tissi 2017:
• Этюды Я. Тисси(дебют) ...
White Swan with Rodkin:
• Alyona Kovalyova, Deni...
Bayadere Act 1 with Tissi 2018:
• Tissi- Kovaleva
Bayadere pdd with Ermakov 2019:
• Па-де-де из балета «Ба...
Gala Piece with Tissi in Honour of Petipa:
• バレエ「マリウス・プティパに捧ぐ」アリョーナ...
Black Swan with Belyakov 2021:
• Artemy Belyakov and Al...
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[@ejc480]

Thank you BunduBallerina for another wonderful compilation. Alena is divine and has such a beautiful face. She has good muscular control over those long legs for such a young dancer. Her artistry is already quite rich. Exquisite!

[@TheBunduBallerina]

And thank You, Elizabeth for your wonderful comments! They make uploading so much more rewarding and worthwhile. Your appreciative and interesting input is greatly appreciated.

[@marthalima6532]

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[@victorimpaglione8040]

Artemy is always beautiful. And great artist

[@victorimpaglione8040]

Very sweet ballerina miss Kovaleva

[@victorimpaglione8040]

Miss Kovaleva shi has a so beautiful line❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@irinasandegard8946]

Алёна - седьмое чудо света! Уникальные пропорции! Красота неописуемая!

[@victorimpaglione8040]

Shi is adorable and the partener have a nagnificent presence❤❤❤❤

[@cynthiafletcher9845]

Alena possesses great beauty, talent and. grace. She has such expressive hands and long flowing arms. It was interesting to see her dance with multiple partners. Thank you for another exceptional posting. 💞💞❤❤

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thanks to you, also as always. 💞

[@victorimpaglione8040]

Splendid dancer Ermakov

[@robertofalcone8442]

Stupenda❤

[@иринаалиханова-о8п]

Алёна прямо чудо природы! Одна такая! И такая естественная мягкая манера танца. Без дурацкого апломба

[@GuruRasaVonWerder]

The amount of effort & suffering it takes to become like this is astounding. If people only knew. But they have n idea, they only see the end product, which is perfection, grace, beauty, elegance, style, everything wonderful. Bravo! The supporting players are fantastic as well.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you for your lovely and true comments!

[@ТатьянаБугрова-ь9ш]

Bravo! On a le souffle coupe par tant de beaute! Merci beaucoup! 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Merci!

[@ingevansand9180]

I agree that it’s not always fair to compare...I LOVE Masha and Alena is clearly very talented. But let’s be honest....they are ALL world’s best ballerinas! ❤️

[@erincowan5665]

A beautiful talent. She is stunning.

[@cetkin9741]

A very, very beautiful ballerina, very shapely and wonderfully dances. Brawo !!!

[@robertofrozzi9331]

Molto bello. Di gran classe e talento sono fra i primi all mondo

[@l.alexandra5871]

One of the most astonishing young ballerinas. Mariinsky’s real loss. I mean tragic for them. Her expressiveness and maturity, her incredible lyrical style and her technique are phenomenal. I especially love how she already knows how to create elegant lines with her épaulement and positioning of her beautiful face. She’s a star for sure. Not that it’s fair to compare dancers but her depth and ability to actually dance instead of move from one beautiful pose to the next make her a greater talent than Khoreva in my mind. Watching Alena is watching a truly mature artist

[@cynthiafletcher9845]

Your comments are very insightful and I I definitely agree. Alena has wonderful fluidity and a great understanding of the choreography. 💞💕

[@carmen9330]

Toally agreed!

[@Tatiana-yp2bk]

Agreed. I don’t quite get an obsession with Khoreva. There much better dancers than her. This young lady is a proof.

[@mysticpurrrrfection]

The problem is that Khoreva has small eyes and her eyebrows face downward. She also has pretty small mouth and lips. So with that facial structure she can't do much. For example Sevenard has large facial features that can be seen from far away. Khoreva is a beautiful dancer with a wonderful, thin-boned body. It's unfortunate she wasn't born with the facd which give you a state presence. I don't like Volochkova, but her face used to look beautiful on stage. And look at Vishneva's deer eyes, which can captivaye anyone, besides her being an ama ing and deep dancer.

[@makhnonatalie2600]

She is too tall for the Mariinsky theater. It was one of the main reasons that she was not invited by its ballet director.

[@aspasiagravanis1724]

Awesome congratulations thank you for searing jest beautiful.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you too

[@williamdeng1870]

There is no doubt that Alena is an excellent ballerina!

[@suz5373]

She is simply astonishing. A wonderful disvovery for me. Thank you !!

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you too!

[@gabryc.3004]

Alena era così giovane e così brava... Non da meno Tissi Mi piacerebbe tanto sapere cosa sta facendo adesso (24 luglio 2022) Le auguro uno sfolgorante futuro Grazie per aver inserito questo video

[@samanthabritton8255]

Oh my gosh thanks for sharing. Love it

[@TheBunduBallerina]

You're welcome.

[@robertofalcone8442]

Sublime . Nel firmamento c'è una nuova fulgida ⭐. She is a beatiful Odile.

[@carmen9330]

She`s just wonderful, great talent! I was lucky to see her and Jacopo Tissi dancing Swanlake in London (2019), lovely performance, they made you feel young love… not to mention their long elegant lines and technique ✨✨

[@susannevollmer2347]

Kovaleva has a beautiful body and a good expression. Imo Tissi is the best partner, also long and elegant!

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you. I agree - Tissi is the best partner for her and deserves to be promoted to Principal Dancer soon, too!

[@cynthiafletcher9845]

Love those long legs!!❤

[@GuruRasaVonWerder]

The Russians have done things no one else did, they brought ballet to a level beyond anything else, anywhere. Why is that? Is it because they start in grammar school, where they choose the most talented children to study? And then their technique is so perfected. I went to ballet school for short times as a small child, later as an adult of 28 - just a couple MONTHS - nothing to brag about. My teacher, a man, had been to Russia & worked with Vaganova - was extremely proud of this. They truly are the greatest. And PETIPA, the choreographer, was LITHUANIAN, my nationality of origin.

[@makhnonatalie2600]

M. Petipa was French, not Lithuanian

[@GuruRasaVonWerder]

@@makhnonatalie2600 thanks for letting me know, I was wrong

[@brendaannedufaur6244]

She's such a beautiful dancer.

[@donwinn8551]

She’s exquisite but so tall! I can see in the Swan Lake adagio, her partner, a fairly muscular man himself has to really plant his feet firmly and use all of his upper body strength to lift her above his head. Such efforts must be wearing overtime, if height and the appearance of effortlessness are aesthetically called for to give justice to certain lifts. Compared this to maybe a lower level of physical exertion when working with a smaller ballerina? Would the male dancers’ preference on a purely physical expenditure requirement be taken into consideration in assigning roles?

[@anastasialenkova-molchalin5874]

She is Prima Ballerina now!

[@kathymyers7279]

My new favorite. Thanks for the video!

[@TheBunduBallerina]

My pleasure! Thanks for your comments.

[@mathildewesendonck7225]

Alyona is a diva! My goodness, this white swan pas de deux is just divine. I had to watch it several times because I was distracted by the equally beautiful Bolshoi swan corps ❤️👏 How old was Alyona when she graduated? It still amuses me that she didn’t get into the finals at the Prix de Lausanne, despite flawless performances.

[@herrbrucvald6376]

It freaks me out that a 16-yr-old or 17-yr-old can dance like this. If a ballerina can't dance like this in her later teens, she never will. the Raymonda music is gorgeous, too.

[@dulcineiasantos6348]

Parabéns

[@igorigor3713]

Спасибо!!! Самая главная прима БТ будет. (при всех недостатках))) она феноменальна, потому что рождает радость и счастье

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Spasiba!

[@ВикторияПостоева-з3ж]

Можно поподробнее о недостатках?

[@igorigor3713]

@@ВикторияПостоева-з3ж можно. Она эмоционально не разнообразна, волшебна, но волшебство все время одно и то же. Нет в ней актерской гениальности, как в Осиповой, и вообще она не сильная актриса. Зато она безумно нравится мужчинам, мечта просто, а не девушка)

[@akhillean]

@@igorigor3713, вам не кажется, что то, что вы говорите, достаточно субъективно? В конце концов, если кто-то прям торчит от эмоционального разнообразия, кому-то этого эмоционального разнообразия даром не нужно.

[@igorigor3713]

@@akhillean субъективно всё, а тем более Ковалева)

[@kathymyers7279]

She has gorgeous proportions.

[@mrlopez-pz7pu]

I must ask you an important question.....do you have the complete pas from "Night and Day" at 26:42? Could you please upload the complete pas? I am very eagar to see it and can't find it anywhere. Thank you so much.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thanks for asking. I don't have it up on my channel, but I found it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJOloJmBoap8bKM

[@ellyj3400]

So tall...sorry for her partners...😮

[@macnellietwo]

I saw them dance Diamonds. They are lovely together --they seem in love! Ah…..

[@kaykomckayface1097]

Saw her nikiya death scene just last month. Her techniques/artistry were solid but the whole time there was nothing going on her face, like 😐. Glad to see that she actually does act. Maybe she was having a bad day that day. Good luck beautiful dancer 🤞❤️

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Yes, I do believe she is a very gifted dancer. I have also observed that she has better days. I hope she becomes the artist she totally has the potential to be. Thank you for your comment. ❤️

[@donwinn8551]

Sorry for asking a somewhat novice question, but I would appreciate any kind soul’s response. Why is it that so many poses in Raymonda end up like an exaggerated air stewardess of old’s salute: left hand on hip while right arm is raised with the palm closed but the fore and middle fingers extended out together and placed just above the ear, with the head raised. Hopefully you know what I mean. Thanks.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you for your comments. I think what you are referring to is the Hungarian "style" indicated by the arms, as the ballet Raymonda is set in Hungary.

[@donwinn8551]

@@TheBunduBallerina Ah , that explains it! Thanks so much!

[@makhnonatalie2600]

Интересно, где танцевала Ковалева с Ермаковым? Очень странные декорации для Акта теней, абсолютно не соответствуют ему.

[@Angela-rw5qh]

Bolshoi Maria Khoreva

[@igorigor3713]

Нет, вообще ничего общего между ними нет))). Аленушка более талантлива, даже по-своему гениальна. Она такой родилась и меняется мало. Хорева же трудоголик и все берет именно упорным трудом. Хочется посмотреть, куда они обе придут лет через 10. Конечно, обе будут примами, но каков будет прогресс каждой из них?

[@l.alexandra5871]

But the Bolshoi wins - Khoreva has not nearly the depth and expressiveness as Alena

[@Angela-rw5qh]

@@l.alexandra5871 Alena is older then Masha. I think Masha is only lack of time, she is always improving. Alena is exquisite

[@magdacarbone9004]

A causa del grenpass non posso andare alla versiliana per vedere il lago del cigno.assurdo! Che vergogna!

[@musicloverlondon6070]

What a wonderful ballerina Alena is and her PDDs with Jacopo Tissi were a joy to watch. On another note, I have to say I was a bit concerned that the ballerina behind them (on the left) at 12.07 looks so very frail and underweight. I hope she's okay health-wise. Even at a distance you can see the bones on her chest and her arms are stick thin. Her fellow dancers look healthier.😟

[@naomiweaver1855]

Her form is so beautiful, but she seems so bland. Perhaps she will develop that individual style/personality that the great ballerinas have.

[@hk6970]

Is she and Tissi a couple?

[@TheBunduBallerina]

I don't know. Thanks for your comments.

[@hk6970]

@@TheBunduBallerina Thank you for the great videos.

[@slv558]

Комментарии по-русски принимаются или родной язык для вас там всех уже давно отстой? 😏

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Of course yes, Russian comments are accepted. I just have to use Google Translate to understand them 😉