Best Sugarplum Fairies of All Time

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And here you have a great compilation of the best Sugar Plum Fairy Variations of all time from the ballet The Nutcracker. Of course, everyone has their own favorite, so, take this compilation as based also on our personal taste as well as on many other factors involved. And if your favorite is not among these ballerinas, let us know! We would love to know more about your favorite and why you like her!
1. Diana Adams (1958)
2. Svetlana Efremova (1960)
3. Suzanne Farrell (1979)
4. Larisa Lezhnina (1993)
5. Nina Kaptsova (2010s)
6. May Nagahisa (2020s)
7. Alina Somova (2010s)
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[@misspomerol]

For me, what is impossible is how great EFREMOVA was so early. I mean she has the technical proficiency of somebody like Marianela Nuñez decades before that woman was even born. It blows my mind every time.

[@PBSA_Softball]

I think Nina Kaptsova is the greatest of all time.

[@pedrogarciarias129]

NINA, always stunning dancer, plenty of poetry and soul, delight forms❤

[@MrWhite-my6yx]

Nina Kaptsova is the best sugar plum!

[@dmswan3172]

Each one is exquisite in her own way!💞💞💞

[@donnaburkett7854]

The platforms on the pointe shoes in the 60’s were so much smaller it gives a much more ethereal look.

[@colleenclements5715]

All of the Russian Ballerinas . . . They are so graceful& light . . . They are so perfect . . . They don't seem real❣️

[@snejinas1]

Nina Kaptsova!

[@isabelaandzico]

Svetlana Efremova just blew me away. You cannot tell that Masha was performed in 1960. Just beautiful 😍 Alina Somova on the other hand, every role she performs I can see her thinking about every step she does… I’ll leave it at that! Я люблю твои видео! Спасибо большое 🇵🇹🇧🇷🩰👏🏻 14:17

[@sarahakin]

🤭

[@davidorr9678]

I always think Alina was more artistic. She trades perfect technique for expression - she has shown in other times that she is able to do perfect athletic technique but let's the art take over. She does a similar thing in her other roles. Truly one of the best dancers of all time. She is very underrated

[@NEnigma777]

Nina Kaptsova was my favorite but I’ll always choose Bolshoi over any company❤

[@lhenderson3285]

Svetlana Efremova....... the best....

[@loraineriddell7157]

I really liked Larisa Lezhnina. Her timing was impecable 👌.

[@gv5884]

For me the greatest will haveto be Lauren Cuthbertson. Her Sugar Plum has a very graceful and princess-like quality, and her gargouillades are impeccably fluttery, which is something very few dancers manage to achieve.

[@chrisjenkins9978]

Larisa Lezhnina was the best and most unique and original. In fact, some of the other dancers just copied her style and routine. Her authenticity and musical flair were perfect. If you watch closely, she dances with the music while others dance around the music.

[@user-ht5rw9oi3m]

Светлана Ефремова. Это на самом деле 1973 год. Мариинский театр. хореография Василия Вайнонена(1934) Фрагмент из фильма - концерта " Русские классические дуэты"

[@charri3]

Thank you for mentioning the choreographer! I love this version much more. I really do not care for Balanchine's version with Suzanne Farrell. My opinion.

[@zabi_aka]

May Nagahisa was astonishing ❤ She combined the precision of 1960' ballerina (2nd video) and the grace&beauty of the ballerina before her. She stopped momentarily at just the right moments and didn't do any wasteful movements at all. Applauding the choreographer, and the music sounded fantastic as well ❤

[@roxysimmons]

May Nagahisa.

[@katiehickey4539]

Wait a minute, New Dream Nutcracker Music Collection; 3 Nutcracker Ballets, 1 Nutcracker Operetta, 1 Nutcracker Indian Dance, 5 Nutcracker Concert Suites, 2 Nutcracker Audiobook Dramas, and 3 Nutcracker Musicals in Music Tapes and Discs and Music and Lyric Videos.

[@user-ht5rw9oi3m]

Помилуйте, где же Ирина Колпакова??? Екатерина Максимова??? Людмила Семеняка??? Поэтому здесь вовсе не все "самые лучшие".

[@terrysilva6430]

Wow all so diverse yet so beautiful

[@DanceLineBallet]

And here you have a great compilation of the best Sugar Plum Fairy Variations of all time from the ballet The Nutcracker. Of course, everyone has their own favorite, so, take this compilation as based also on our personal taste as well as on many other factors involved. And if your favorite is not among these ballerinas, let us know! 🥰 We would love to know more about your favorite and why you like her (comment below) 👇

[@sacredumore]

Ефремова опередила свое время. Она - самая настоящая куколка. Нагахиса - современная куколка:)

[@vsevolodpopov8506]

Thanks! Great! Merry Christmas!

[@DanceLineBallet]

Thank you so much! 🙏 So glad you enjoyed this video! 🥰 Merry Christmas to you 🎄🩰🎅

[@user-mk9de5gw3h]

Efremova was great 👍

[@user-rv7xj3vu9y]

Ефремова, судя по всему, спать шла в коробку для фарфоровых кукол... Разве можно так нереально вжиться в роль?

[@katiehickey4539]

Wait a minute, New Dream Nutcracker Book Collection; 2 Original Nutcracker Audio Books, 1 Nutcracker Golden Book, 2 Nutcracker Picture Books, 1 Hiddensee Novel, 1 Nutcracker Step Into Reading Book, 3 Nutcracker Performance Dance Cards, 1 Nutcracker Operetta Character Dance Card, 1 Indian Nutcracker Sacred Dance Card, 5 Nutcracker Concert Dance Cards, and 3 Nutcracker Theater Dance Cards.

[@patriciabressiani9386]

Mariinsky's choreography is the one that speak to me the most. I enjoy bolshoi's but not as much. Is the other one Balanchine? I can't connect with that.

[@sarahakin]

Yes, it is. And no one ever likes the Balanchine version! Not his best work.

[@smileyginger1]

I'm terrible with choreographers - which choreo is the one with the hops en pointe in the beginning?

[@sarahakin]

@@smileyginger1 The Mariinsky version was choreographed by Vasili Vainonen.

[@NEnigma777]

Balanchine sucks. He had no musicality but a huge ego so everyone just was brainwashed into think he was so brilliant when he wasn’t. He destroyed the Arabian Dance. I can’t even watch anything of Balanchine

[@quietone748]

I notice that the dancers seem to be dancing a completely different choreography of this dance. Every one different, in their own way.

[@mathildahbismara7397]

❤❤❤

[@Teverell]

You missed out the Royal Ballet version! I love Lauren Cuthbertson and Marienela Nunez in the role! It would be interesting to see the different variations the other major ballet companies do, too, and to see how different they are - the versions here are the Balanchine choreography, and the Kirov/Bolshoi choreography... What is also interesting is that in the Russian version/s, the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy is danced by Clara, which is different from the British and American versions.

[@marricca]

Если объективно говорить, Лорен и Мариелена танцуют отвратительно. Вы сравните их танец с балеринами Большого театра, например. В Королевском балете хорошо поставлен танец, но абсолютно отвратительное исполнение балерин. Ужасная техника, неповоротливость, тяжесть в движениях. Лорен делает прыжок, и кажется, что сейчас она пробьет пол на сцене - настолько увесисто это выглядит. Зато у Королевского балета очень красивые декорации и костюмы, конечно же.

[@LynnKsCouture]

Looking at the choreography, since a few of them danced extremely well, favor the one from 1960.

[@sarahakin]

Lezhnina is my favorite here and possibly my favorite sugar plum overall. Nagahisa is a surprising (but deserving!) choice. As for who else I would include…Goodness, there are so many! Obraztsova, Maximova, Yoshida. Though not a big name, Rina Kanehara of English National Ballet stands out in my mind.

[@sarahakin]

Oh, I forgot Kokoreva! She’s charming in this. (Though no professionally made videos that I know of.)

[@DanceLineBallet]

Totally agree, you named other really great ballerinas who could absolutely fit this role! Thanks for sharing this precious comment ❤️

[@user-ht5rw9oi3m]

Колпакова! Максимова! Семеняка!

[@user-pq9ii9yx6b]

Мне намного больше понравилась Светлана Ефремова. Она меня зацепила и заставила больше поверить ей , что она и есть, Фея Сахарной Сливы.

[@candidacarino669]

'All said dancers' are beautiful and talented, Adams, Efremova, Farrell, Lezhnina, Nagahisa, Kaptsova and Somova ❤❤❤❤❤ ! And 'Kaptsova' is an all time favourite of mine. Of this 'DanceLine Ballet compilation tho, I'll also choose the American, elegant and tall 'Suzanne Farrell' whose dance style seems unforced ❤❤❤. Thanks again to @ DanceLine Ballet for sharing ❤❤😊.

[@DanceLineBallet]

Thank you so much Candida, Kaptsova is probably one of the best, totally agree! 😊

[@christinalogan311]

❤absolutely beautiful.

[@Igor_Kudriashov]

Капцова вне конкуренции.

[@manuelmorante9465]

👍👍😍😍👍👍

[@alejandromaldonado856]

En cuestión de gusto no hay nadie escrito y sin ser experto en la materia, pero he visto bastante ballet, pero creo que la mejor performance es la de Nina Kapsova. Saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱

[@annabethsmith-kingsley2079]

Why do the last few have no dates? Did they not perform in time?

[@hannasalazar4421]

1. Svetlana Efremova the best 2. Nina Kaptsova 3.Alina Samova

[@movingpicutres99]

Diana Adams. Unique.

[@cynthialoup]

Alina ♡♡♡

[@tinam.9810]

Evgenia Obraztsova is the best Sugarplum. Unfortunately, not included in this selection

[@mariainesdeandradealcantar3263]

MIAKO YOSHIDA ❤THE BEST ALL TIME.❤❤❤

[@DanceLineBallet]

😍😍😍

[@katiehickey4539]

Why doesn't the Nutcracker Ballet include some German, Italian, Spanish, Arabian, Chinese, Russian, Danish, and French Musical Instruments for the German, Italian, Spanish, Arabian, Chinese, Russian, Danish, and French Dances?

[@mercedeslynn78]

May Nagahisa was light and joyful - like a fairy should be. However, this role has become too technical! Fairies are supposed to be playful and mischievous (as captured by this music) - they should engage with the audience (onstage and off) - I never understand why this choreography puts them alone in the center so far away from those they are supposed to enchant. It always feels wrong no matter how beautiful the dancer is. Let the fairy play!

[@saralovelace7219]

The fact that Gelsey Kirkland isn't on this list..... :( She *floats* through her variation. It's completely effortless.

[@DanceLineBallet]

She's a really great dancer, she definitely deserves a spot, absolutely ❤️ We still included her in another compilation 🥰

[@user-jk2xt6nu5r]

а как же Майя Плисецкая ?

[@NEnigma777]

First one was awful and even off on the music. I’m not sure how she made this list

[@nataliathraen7635]

How is it possible to count Diana Adams to the bests? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 even the Suzanne Farell - looks like amateur. With choreography looking like aerobic…

[@NEnigma777]

I was thinking the same thing. The Diana Adams one was painful to watch!

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