Darcey Bussell - Le Corsaire Gala

Darcey Bussell in Explosive Dance 1998

[@pedinurse1]

One of the best ballerinas from Europe, her work is immaculate, she smiles, she is not super scrawny skinny, she is gorgeous, her technique is sheer perfection

[@mari2710br]

in my opinion the best ballerina of all times, with the most perfect body for ballet.

[@ianrowe9337]

not only a beautiful lady and a beautiful dancer, but Darcey never forgets to smile, showing just how much she loved her dancing, keep smiling Darcey !!!!!!!!!

[@susanbaskerville5239]

SUCH JOY IN HER DANCING SHE WILL BE MISSED SHE BROUGHT SUCH BEAUTY TO THE STAGE AT THE ROH BRAVA BRAVA BRAVA DARCY !!!!!

[@icarrus4u]

Who can dislike Darcey Bussell I mean seriously.

[@philipcondenzio5987]

Twelve people, who know absolutely nothing about brilliant dancing, apparently.

[@fluffywuffykinsies]

Russians. They dislike every ballerina who isn’t Russian.

[@lovedance03]

Darcey is a legend:)

[@marionbayley1351]

Thank you so much for posting this - Darcey ar her best - what a joy!

[@janeough45]

i saw this darling girl in the mid 80s at sheffield she was really beautiful ,,what a dancer xx

[@michaelduval1326]

The Best.......The Very Best,,,,,,,,Thank You

[@edwardcharleshanna8416]

a great British Ballerina.....she will be long remembered for bring ballet to the young!

[@micheladessanti4278]

GRANDIOSA!!!!!!!

[@timothyk9086]

Perfect, wow

[@paulagaubert2392]

Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous, and she doesn't look like a spider the way some do today when they are too thin.

[@ChristiDiaz97]

I wanna dance just like her, i has become her fan number 1

[@frandent5196]

Amazing

[@anavbogea]

the best ballerina ever!

[@TheMattyBwell]

This is Queen of the Dryads from Don Quixote, this isn't from Le Corsaire.... Never the less still amazing

[@sylviajp]

+TheMattyBwell Margot Fonteyn danced this version in her Corsaire PDD with Rudolf nureyev. IMO Darcey Bussell danced this in tribute to another great ballerina of another time.

[@noblesetsentimentales]

sylviajp And before that, Sizova danced this in her own 'Corsaire' PDD with Nureyev too, back in Russia.

[@zeddnl6514]

+thesleepingsoter which is still incomparable to this day. flying sizova it is

[@pavlaki1]

Both Don Q and Corsaire are a kind of hotchpotch of various sources, both musical and choreographic, so it's not surprising that the music appears in versions of both ballets. Darcy was a fabulous dancer!

[@Frankamaria]

And even Paquita. Here the choreography (and music) looks very similar to Queen of the Dryads from Don Q..

[@tommydenzio]

100 % ! Greatest after Fonteyn and Sibley.

[@marialuisafernandez7370]

Queen of dryads!!!

[@biancalivanne8084]

wow

[@miasfara8726]

bam

[@ellandelachapelle]

I´m gaping.