Company class + pas de deux by Olga Smirnova & Victor Caixeta [WBD 2022] | Dutch National Ballet

[@avesraggiana]

What a treat - Smirnova taking class from another great, Larissa Lezhnina!

[@edfilchev5202]

Both graduates of Vaganova Academy 🤗

[@helmut7821]

@@edfilchev5202 don`t forget all the others. Yes her teaching is beautiful and she is very calm. Nowadays the balletdancers arround the world all very good,and it doesn´t matter wiitch, many are based on Vaganova method. I saw the royal ballet dancers they are as good as all the other.

[@edfilchev5202]

It’s not about being better or worse 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ Olga and Larissa come from the same school, the are taught by same teachers and this definitely helps them to understand each other (not just language but overall background)

[@thdoec2128]

Totally ❤️

[@rabberina]

Larissa Lezhnina! The reason I started dancing. How wonderful to see her leading a class

[@helmut7821]

I agree with you, it is beautiful and very simple, but very nice, the music is so supporting.

[@classicalaid1]

I especially recall Larissa's world famous DVD and KZbin performance of the Sleeping Beauty with associate Farouk Ruzimatov, considered the greatest Sleepign Beauty on disc..

[@AnaBowlova]

What a delight doing a plie while singing, in such tenderness and class, and I think to myself, "What a wonderful world!⁉️"

[@bethellejules459]

Smirnova is a supernova of an artist. Thank you for sharing the rehearsal process - glad she has taken a trajectory towards peace, beauty and love. Truly exquisite work by the pianist, coach, tech crew, architects and of course the dancers!

[@normamimosa5991]

Trajectory towards peace? By 2021 over 14,000 Donbass Russian men, women and children had been killed by the Ukrainian Azov Military, the genocide began in 2014, after the US-initiated, bloody Maidan Coup to oust a duly elected Ukrainian president spilled into civil war, official apartheid policies against Russian-Ukrainians and slaughter of Donbass Russians. Putin relentlessly called for diplomacy to end that genocide, US/NATO aggression and the nazi infiltration in Ukraine that was threatening Russia. The West REFUSED, including the Netherlands. These three issues, particularly the genocide, were key factors in the formation of the Russian SMO, given the West's refusal to negotiate peaceful terms. In other words, Russia was forced to form a Special Military Operation to end genocide. In view of the Dutch experience during WW2, and its liberation by the Canadian Military, one would expect more wisdom from the country. Instead the Netherlands has been one of the EU countries at the forefront of promoting and continuing death and destruction in Ukraine, Biden's chosen proxy battleground in a manufactured war against Russia (that started long before the SMO). There is on-the-ground, live, video reporting of Zelensky's men, likely SBU, hauling Ukrainian men out of their cars at gunpoint to send them to the front to die as proxy fodder for the US/EU manufactured war against Russia. EU sanctions against Russia and highly misguided, opportunist green agendas are boomeranging back to implode Europe, not least the Netherlands where outrageous restrictions and dictates on the farmers are creating additional chaos and risk. What were these Bolshoi and Mariinsky dancers thinking? They both owe their careers to Russia. Were they uninformed, spending no free time on geopolitics? Did Victor Caixeta simply leave, because the West had cut off travel to and from Russia? Or did he leave in protest, without knowledge of the facts? Olga Smirnova actually announced her protest. Was she ignorant of the facts? Or was her move more about her husband's career? The Dutch Ballet lapped them up. Why not. Two extremely talented dancers. But why did the Dutch Ballet, the best Western ballet company (in my view), under the reality of the Dutch involvement in this evil war and adverse consequences to the EU/Netherlands, feature these two particular dancers on World Ballet Day, rather than any other two dancers who have been loyal to the Dutch Ballet, even as the country implodes into chaos around them. An appalling (transparent) political decision that should have no place in ballet companies. A decision that has brought a discussion into its space about the war and the Netherland's appalling agenda against Dutch farmers, risking the very food supply of the country, the food supply that keeps these beautiful dancers at the Dutch Ballet healthy -- all as a result of evil US/EU sanctions and war against Russia, for which no acceptable reason has been given. There is no acceptable reason. Badly Done.

[@BrainyWoman]

I agree. It's hard to take your eyes off of her. So little affectation and those extraordinary arms.

[@BrainyWoman]

I was almost in tears when she spoke about joining the company. She is a fiercely intelligent woman.

[@lenaecklund3832]

she is horrible. What are you even talking about? She is frozen, awful

[@lenaecklund3832]

@@BrainyWoman daddy paid for marketing. are you kidding. There are no great ballet dancers in Russia

[@ballet123ballet]

What a gift to have Olga and Victor in your company and in Europe!

[@Gitn2it]

Victor is very handsome!

[@flavio4003]

I hardly know about ballet, but like to see the classes as it relaxes me. Live in a country (Brazil) with no such strong culture in regards to ballet dancing. There is some prejudice mainly for men dancing ballet, that is something weird. Saw that documentary from France TV and NHK registering the lives of very young dancers, since childhood at L'Opera Garnier, and saw the amazing support from most parents, and hope this type of behaviour becomes the norm here one day. And despite current political issues affecting Europe and world in general, ballet art should never die, regimes changed a long time ago in France, Russia, and I imagine that the revolutionaries may have thought that ballet was something reflecting the values of the old regime, but even though it survived and became stronger. It is wonderful to see a very diverse class like this one, with for sure different surnames in the room working for the same goal, much above political differences from their countries of origin. Congrats to all involved in this wonderful thing !!!!!

[@dmitrykim3096]

Victor and Olga are one of the best ballerinas in the world

[@karennorris7880]

I love the pianist! What elegant musical choices! 💖💝💖

[@olyakush]

Огромная благодарность российским артистам, педагогам, музыкантам за то, что вы продвигаете настоящие искусство и культуру по всему миру! Без вашего подвижнического труда мир бы обесцветился! Вы - мастера высокого духа и красоты! Спасибо от всего человечества! ♥

[@НатальяЛадич]

❤

[@gonefishing167]

So beautifully said 🩰🩰🩰🩰🙏🙏👵🇦🇺

[@gonefishing167]

Thoroughly enjoyed this, thank you so much 🩰🩰🩰🩰🙏🙏👵🇦🇺

[@foropera]

Smirnova is so graceful and spiritually radiant, and her neck, face, arms and hands are so poetic. Just an epaulement, a smile, and the light of the Spring comes in the room. It's rather brave to accept to show the work on technical details with this great coach (which I d like to see when she was dancing herself). I hope the best for this incredible star, and to her partners and the company.

[@fiordililia3min19]

Изысканная утончённая балерина

[@BalletomaneM]

In just the few months he has been there, Victor has improved and grown so much as a dancer, such a pleasure to see him! Please keep showing him!!!

[@ahones2255]

Olga is wonderful, I never get tired of watching her dance. I've been lucky enough to enjoy her on stage, and it's amazing to see her fully immersed in her character from start to finish. To me she embodies the best of Russian ballet.

[@marinaivanenko1068]

Olga and Victor together is the highlight of all world ballet day broadcasting to me; so stunning! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 can’t wait to watch live

[@carolinafs11]

Olga is so different, much more beautiful, soft, happy....amazing.

[@natashazlobinsky4662]

I also noticed that! She seems much happier, more relaxed and, yes, softer. I was never a fan of her despite her impeccable technique but now I becoming a fan. She seems to have found a good fit in this company

[@carolinafs11]

@@natashazlobinsky4662 me too! So nice! 🥰

[@Dima.Demidov]

Totally agree!

[@НатальяЛадич]

Увы, не соглашусь с вами, господа - Ольга, наоборот, стала напряжённее, исчезла её мягкость и та самая нежность, о которой вы говорите. Ольга прекрасная Балерина, но в Душе ей очень плохо....и это чувствуется в каждом движении - т.к. все её движения произрастают из Души - тем и отличается Русская Балерина от всех остальных ...

[@Dima.Demidov]

@@НатальяЛадич Господи, какая у вас каша в голове! Российское ТВ в действии. Чёрное - это белое, белое - это черное... :(

[@RockyScience]

Olga is Devine! She satisfies all my imagination of a Swan Queen! The other one stood out is Maria Chugai! Bravo!!!

[@trhall7406]

Wonderful teacher and pianist!!!!!!!!! Excellent!!!!!

[@yelenagorodkova5305]

Как повезло этому театру иметь таких учителей и даже концертмейстеров. Надеюсь они чувствуют любовь и уважение руководителей театра.

[@Tindaro.Silvano]

Wonderful ballet company. Olga and Victor are such a beautiful couple!❤

[@darlaaddams7169]

I never cried watching ballet until watching this today, especially the pas de deux by miss Olga and Victor. The grace of Ms. Larissa throughout the entire class fully captured my heart. I fell in love with ballet now in my 40s. Thank you!

[@ballettmitkatalene3970]

The artistic directors Ted Brandsen and Rachel Beaujean plus the whole staff of the dutch national ballet are obviously doing an incredible good job in many ways, bringing the company on such a high level. Big compliments 🙏

[@primalcritters]

They've reached higher levels because they primarily employ Russians! ♥️ 🤍 💙 Say a thank you to Russia for elevating art and sport

[@thdoec2128]

So happy to see Olga and Larissa together as well ♥️

[@spirit-beauty8289]

More ballet classes online, I‘m so thankful and happy💝 thank you all for your great work👍🏻💃🏻💪🏻

[@BrainyWoman]

What a joy to see these two in rehearsal! The coach and pianist are amazing.

[@helenadamidou]

Larissa Lezhnina is a fantastic teacher and one of my favorites! Thank you for showing the rehearsal with the amazing Olga Smirnova 💓

[@josephhuth3714]

Hearing the pianist's beautiful rendition of the song "What a wonderful world" while the dancers were at the barre (5:26) sent chills up my spine. I wish I could have taken that class.

[@jengirl2]

Beautiful class, dancers and piano accompaniment. A treat to see Larissa Lezhnina…wonderful. And a sublime rehearsal with Olga Smirnova. Everything is gorgeous but here arms and port-de-bras…divine. Thank you for sharing with us!!

[@a.phillips6892]

I enjoyed this immensely. I would also like to say what an excellent Company of dancers Olga, Victor and Xander have joined. They are all special in their own way. Such a great opportunity to enjoy seeing all these incredible artists! The piano accompanist and Larissa were phenomenal, thank you for sharing this with us all!💓💓💓

[@ethica2481]

Thank you so much! I really love the atmosphere of this company!Members,teachers,pianists,and camera people,everyone is beautiful!!!

[@ajvarloverjapanese645]

Olga Smirnova.... What a beautiful ballerina.....💕

[@elenaratelimit]

loved watching! wonderful class, wonderful Larissa and Olga Smirnova a true diamond along with Victor such a great partner

[@helmut7821]

Dont forget that all the dancers are nice and very good, the Pianist and the teacher, i like her teaching, i am 77 and i see her teaching i would like to take class again. I like her best from all the training i saw on World ballett 22.

[@ИлонаФоменко-н1щ]

А какой прекрасный концертмейстер! Браво 👏👏👏

[@AnaBowlova]

Doing plies with such accompanist, and I think to myself, "What a wonderful World!"❤

[@AnaBowlova]

In repeat, of course, I had to come BACK!!

[@sharonreeve7509]

Olga's arms and head are just wonderful!

[@elenas3963]

What a fantastic pianist! All chosen melodies are amazingly arranged and performed.

[@ОльгаКолесникова-в2ц]

Лучшее в этом показе - Лариса Лежнина. Прекрасная фактура, красивые , легкие ноги, вытянутые стопы, культура движений, мягкость и законченность поз .Замечательный урок. Браво, Лариса.

[@makhnonatalie2600]

Присоединяюсь ко всему сказанному - самая прекрасная здесь Лариса Лежнина!

[@MsDewa222]

даже непонятно что она там делает

[@Hil_E]

Shout out to the excellent pianists!

[@a.phillips6892]

Watching AGAIN! I just love this company class given by Larissa. Couldn’t take my eyes off so many dancers, I just love Maia Makatelli and Anna Ol.

[@fifkafrytka8059]

Olga & Viktor = creme de la creme !

[@maritbech6382]

Very beatiful lessoons and interesting to see how 2 great ballerinas are working together.

[@philzmusic8098]

The PDD is so ethereal! I love Dutch National Ballet.

[@nataschacharliecamen]

Maria Chugai ......great Ballerina!!!!

[@pennyarsenault]

It’s my lucky day!! Larissa, Olga, and Anna Ol! I’m so happy right now ❤

[@BrainyWoman]

Which one is Anna? I didn't see her?

[@pennyarsenault]

@@BrainyWoman at the barre she was in black, right across from Maia, who is also great to watch. What a treat.

[@BrainyWoman]

@@pennyarsenault Thank you.

[@BrainyWoman]

@@pennyarsenault Watching Olga at the end and wanted to cry. She has been through so much!

[@liloruf2838]

Wonderful work, beautiful dancers, great teacher and pianist!

[@nellakolomiets1595]

Браво концертмейстер 🤩🌺

[@yukotakemura4831]

I didn't know much about this company! The teacher, the accompanist and the dancers are all fabulous! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I like Maia 😊

[@classicalaid1]

Larissa Lezhnina, the ballet mistress, starred in a superb bsllet film in Montreal, Canada, dancing with Farouk Ruzimatov. It is considered the number one Sleepimg Beauty ever filmed.

[@FANSARABICPOETE]

Merci pour cette leçon de danse… les danseurs sont magnifiques et la directrice de ballet est surprenante professionnelle ❤#🇫🇷

[@nicolereding7234]

Choi is spectacular😮😮❤

[@lydiavillerias947]

Love the pianist she is superb wooouuu and the teach super all beautifull

[@gGg-qz9ew]

Как мне нравятся эти первые батманы для разминки стопы! Красотаа

[@gavrinmahaffey3656]

So enjoyed the pianists music choices 👍👍

[@TrueBagPipeRock]

1:36:00 She is incredible. such form. She's a stallion.

[@Honeyfaced1]

This is beautiful but due to the way it is filmed, it isn’t possible to take the class with them. In previous recordings you could take class right along with them. But in this one, there is a lot of filming above the waist and too many cut-aways. Oh well.

[@alysekiara6530]

She has such beautiful soft hands

[@dbxbq561]

Love to Mila's Ballet💕she has great sense about music. Mila you're the best!! love from s.korea ❤

[@BrainyWoman]

I would love to see some of the dancers would work on their Petit Battements like the Royal Ballet Dancer's. Loved the teacher and pianist.

[@ЛюдмилаМоргулева]

It would be very interesting to see the whole ballet. Are there any other high-class dancers in the theatre except from Smirnova and Caicheta

[@susannevollmer2347]

Makhateli for example, it`s a very good compagny.

[@annabruce8933]

Как хороша Ольга Смирнова !!!

[@paulkatz]

Smirnova takes your breath away.

[@nefwaenre]

Yay it's mme Lezhnina~!! i loved her barre class from earlier!! And now this!! Wonderful! LOVE the male dancer in centre!! ♥

[@cleomariabarbosalimaschwab8520]

Marvelous! I love ballet! Great art!

[@valerina01]

Wonderful class. Loved the teacher and the pianist was exceptional. ❤

[@ИлонаФоменко-н1щ]

Ой) прекрасная Махатели и прекрасная Ольга 💋❤️

[@giorgiovolli7499]

Sublime dancers for a great company

[@marcosbarzagli]

Bellissimo grazie di cuore ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Мимоза-о5г]

Ну как тебе, Оленька, на чужих хлебах? У нас всё замечательно! Столько юных, блестящих дарований в сфере балета, что твой уход незаметен. Желаю удачи. Когда-то любовалась тобой, но оказалось, что это эфемерно.

[@skyyy_dancer]

Anybody know what kind of leotard Olga is wearing??? It’s so gorgeous.

[@sashahera5679]

Che brava la pianista e come segue attentamente i ballerini ❤🎉🎉🎉

[@Caroline-jt6ez]

You can tell Olga was Vaganova trained just by her extensions alone😍

[@annabruce8933]

Лариса- великолепный педагог!

[@ggrother539]

So interesting and beautiful ! Thank you !

[@gyorgytibrea4076]

Gratulálok a Tisztelt alettmesternönek,zongora kisérönek.

[@rachelo8294]

I’m crying tears of joy watching this! I love Olga so much! Also who is the woman dancer of color? Thank you !!

[@rachelo8294]

Also I love how Olga uses eye contact!

[@bw3747]

Why does it matter?

[@patriciacarrerasj8315]

Smirnova , Lezhnina… two Russian jewels!!

[@ЕленаПавлова-г6ф]

Так здорово, русская пианистка, музыка Шварца из Сказки странствий . мин 42:50 . мне понравилось :)

[@arianafernandez8167]

Una maravilla!

[@ИрмаВаера]

Super! Amazing!!!

[@janiakowska]

Larissa what a fantastic sugar plum fairy and Olga is a supernova !!

[@simonaperez1475]

Ольга, как мы любим тебя!!!

[@naomiemonexe4442]

does anyone recognize the acompaniment track at the very beginning? so beautiful!

[@amandakkaiser]

A class full of literal supermodels

[@memelabella389]

Minunat-Wonderfool

[@nicolereding7234]

The exercice on the bayadère very interesting fir the girls

[@carinesinclair3789]

Olga! I weep watching her! So beautiful...

[@gGg-qz9ew]

У Ларисы такой заметный русский акцент 😁

[@speteydog2260]

Gorgeous dancers … I enjoyed the whole class, the teacher, the music, the combinations .. I have to say the hostess was a little weird, but sufficient I guess.

[@lenekethoen]

geweldig😁😁😁

[@SemplicementeNatalia]

brava, LARISSA!

[@icarrus4u]

Wow, Olga has to retrain herself technically being in Europe. She is stunning to watch. I think she’s going to come alive now… and less robotic.

[@susannevollmer2347]

Imo she never was a robotnic. To me she was frozen more and more and now she is coming back to life Makes me happy watching the process.😍🤩

[@sharonreeve7509]

Who is the lovely woman with the green and pink leotard and the whitish skirt? She moves so beautifully!

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

That's Elisabeth Tonev 🙌

[@azzurrapadovano2875]

Olga Khoziainova 🎹🎶💕

[@alfonsomartinez6759]

Saludos cordiales, excelente, me inspira para seguir superandome

[@yon8645]

Olga❤❤❤

[@makhnonatalie2600]

Одна русская балерина обращается к другой русской балерине по-английски. Чудны твои дела, господи!

[@user-cq2en9mc7f]

Viktor is a man of spirits, he can be very careless, as far as I remember. May Nagahisa left Victor and returned to the Mariinsky

[@makhnonatalie2600]

И правильно сделала.

[@susannevollmer2347]

So what? Victor was in Amsterdamm and May in Monte with nothing to do, so she goes back to Mariensky. Dancers working live is a short one!

[@azzurrapadovano2875]

Larissa Lezhnina 🎖️💕

[@notsoearnesthemingway582]

Olga!

[@fabiesque]

Anyone knows who the blond guy dressed in blue/grey and wearing the white socks/shoes is? Love him!

[@MariaChugai]

Leo Hepler :)

[@maryannsalvage8113]

Exquisite, just exquisite. Sigh...

[@ЕленаПавлова-г6ф]

При всем любви к Смирновой, пусть остается в Голландском театре опера и балета.

[@ОльгаВасильева-ъ1е]

Извините, наверное, она сама это будет решать, без наших советов.

[@ЕленаПавлова-г6ф]

@@ОльгаВасильева-ъ1е безусловно, но фасон то держать надо)) назвался груздем полезай в кузов

[@makhnonatalie2600]

Ну да, прекрасный взлет балетной карьеры: из прим Большого театра в Голландский балет.

[@ЕленаПавлова-г6ф]

@@makhnonatalie2600 не могу не согласится. Успокаивает меня, только то, что она настолько русская балерина, пусть несёт это в мир) хотя бы так...главное, чтоб ее не ломали, как Нетребко и тп например

[@tt6006388520]

@@ЕленаПавлова-г6ф А в какой мир она несет русское? В этом мире сплошные улицы красных фонарей. Смысл для России в это вкладываться людьми бесценными и деньгами не малыми на обучение. Отдачи не будет. Разве что хамские ссанкции влепят в ответ.

[@allykaro1108]

Anna Ol!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rachelo8294]

Was that her? She is gorgeous