DON QUIXOTE 💃: The drama, plot, and history of ballet's brightest gem ✨✨

[@Caroline-jt6ez]

Mariinsky has the BEST dream scene ever. Literally came out of an old rococo painting in an art museum.

[@balletreign]

ABSOLUTELY ✨✨✨

[@dmitrykim3096]

Jordan and Eden are so good, this youtube channel is my favourite ballet channel. This needs to be bigger and have much more views.

[@balletreign]

Aww 🥹🥹 thank you ✨

[@lalalalala9451]

same!!

[@katherinetheminecrafter7504]

same!

[@juna.laguna]

I second that! This channel is so good!

[@sciencewins8798]

Yessss, go girls ❤!!!!!!!

[@cm5061]

Also, I'd love a Coppelia ballet analysis! (I mean really. Genuinely what the hell happens in Coppelia. I am so confused.)

[@lilianaisella]

"Basilio is not rich but, wait! He has a side hustle as a musician, which means... he's still not rich." 😸😸😸😸😸😸😸😸😸😸

[@balletreign]

😂😂😂

[@mermaidopulence8539]

Don Q will always be that go to ballet for a Spanish love story and I'm so here for it. I can't even tell you how many times I would do that infamous Act I variation because it's just so fun and so energetic. However I will say out of all the acts, the last act happens to be my favorite by far. Idk why but I'm a sucker for a wedding and when he presents them both to the audience at the end gets me every time.

[@balletreign]

Yesss that last moment before the curtain closes is SO GOOD 😆😆

[@LadyoftheBunnies]

I've seen so many versions of this ballet! 🥀🎀 It's one of my favs. It was so great to hear the whole story and see things that I missed when casually watching. I personally would recommend this ballet to anyone who is new to watching ballet.

[@firstlast6109]

I really apriciate that the part of Rocinante (the horse) is cast with a real horse. Does it have its own choreograhy? Is it requiered to take part in class? For my taste there are too many bullfighters, but too few bulls. Just a couple of bulls would give a very dramatic flair.

[@balletreign]

Haha he does have to attend dress rehearsals to get used to the crowds and noises 😂 would be cool if they had a random cow on the stage like in Le Grand PDD 😂

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

I was wondering about the lack of bulls myself!! 🐂🤔

[@firstlast6109]

Yes, rather confusing, but it may be unimployed bullfghters ,who have taken the ballet job to make ends meet.

[@tiffcat1100]

@@firstlast6109but still not rich! ;)

[@HeatherLandon227]

Yeah- they have to be Specifically trained to be around the dancers and the sounds of the audience and the music. The person leading the horse in that production, also had to have training for that too. Used to volunteer at a horse farm that specializes in theraputic riding and I've lead a fair few horses in my day . 🐴 Hope this helps. 😇

[@deborahbarrett2385]

This was VERY CERTIFIED educational and amusing ! Thanks ladies!

[@balletreign]

Thank u sm!! Glad u enjoyed 😆😆

[@bindak]

Pirouettes from fifth 😵 😵 soooooooooo hard! Thanks for the analysis! I’ve seen the ballet but had *zero* idea what was going on 😆 Kimin Kim 💕💕💕💕 So very very very amazing 🥰😍😍🥰🥰

[@karenjones9961]

I love😍"Don Q"! "Don Q" is ballet🔥! Thank you so much ladies for your comments! There's so many iconic scenes and dances in this ballet. My favorites are: The castanet variations for Kitri and Basilio in the marathon Act 1 pas de deux, Kitri's first entrance and Espada the Matador and his cape in Act 1; Amour's variation, (as danced by Evgenia Obraztsova - the best Amour EVER🥳💯💥), Natalia Dudinskaya's variation which only Victoria Tereshkina dances at the Mariinsky in Act 2; the Fandango, Grand Pas Espagnole and Wedding pas de deux in Act 3. Which company owns "Don Q?" I'd have to say the Bolshoi. They did it first and they do it best.

[@annasahlstrom6109]

I love Kitri! If I had been able to be a professional, I would have wanted to dance Kitri.

[@mellieg.7543]

I absolutely love your full ballet analysises. Don Quiote is one of the ballets i haven't the chance to see a performance of yet, but I absolutely love to listen to the music over and over again.

[@oxoelfoxo]

ballet's brightest gem! no one seems to disagree and it's not even a ballet i'm familiar with haha. thanks for the comprehensive breakdown!

[@porterwills2130]

LOVE! amazing vid as always🫶. we NEED Sleeping Beauty next🙏

[@balletreign]

Another classic that we MUST cover! Thank you for watching and for the suggestion 👍🏻✨😆😆

[@bellareadsbooks]

i love you guys! for my ballet showcase a couple of years ago we did little cupid, queen of the dryads, kitri, dream scene, and finaleof this ballet! it was so cool, thank you for covering this jordan and eden!

[@balletreign]

That’s so awesome, what a huge privilege to perform such iconic pieces!! So glad u enjoyed this video 👏🏻🥳🥳

[@bizema2003]

One of your absolute best! So enjoyable, as well as informative.

[@balletreign]

Wow thank u sm!! 😆😆

[@seddimomenpour9332]

I love these videos so much! I would love to see a Coppelia or La Slyphide analysis!

[@balletreign]

Thanks for watching and for your suggestions - both are great ballets!

[@RomeoNJulietLostTheGame]

My wish came true, it’s back! 🎉❤🎉 can’t wait for the next, hoping for Firebird 😊

[@balletreign]

It’s BACKKKK 🥳🥳. We would love to break down the Firebird 🔥🔥

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

I love Don Quixote but the first novel was The Tale of Genji, written a thousand years ago in Japan by the female novelist, Murasaki Shikibu. Also a ballet, though modern, by Nao Kusuzaki. Don Quixote is the first Western novel. Wonderful video…so glad I found your channel.

[@gamechimp869]

hence why they said "one of the first"

[@elberethreviewer5558]

I'm not a ballet nerd, but I'm starting to become one because of your videos. You have a great insight to ballet and it's give factually, which I love. I'm all for opinions, but I like having facts with it. Well done!

[@hadassahtannenbaum8828]

I absolutely love this!

[@anaistshiunza3486]

Thanks for this video !! I am going to see Don Quixotte in Paris since I live near the city and I am so excited since I have dance some parts of the ballet when I was younger

[@balletreign]

Wowww so lucky!! We hope u enjoy the show 👏🏻👏🏻✨

[@m1stfalls478]

omg i've been waiting for the don quixote analysis! it's what's been getting me back into ballet recently so i'm very glad to see you guys talk about it 🙏!! i always love your commentary on ballet, it gives me a bigger appreciation that i didn't have before

[@balletreign]

Yay it’s ur lucky day! 😆😆 we love DQ and we’re so happy to share it with y’all. thanks for watching! ✨

[@sciencewins8798]

What a wonderful video, thank you so much for your work!!!!!!! ❤❤❤

[@andrewpq5149]

Ah thank you so much for releasing another amazing ballet analysis!! I really look forward to these.

[@balletreign]

We are so happy to be able to share this video with y’all! Glad u enjoyed 🫰🏻✨

[@dmitrykim3096]

Gennaj and Rajesh are my favourite Don quixote characters

[@fireflower132]

This was so good and informative in a fun way;) Tksm for this! Maybe uall could do Esmerelda next if you want?

[@lechewinggum8491]

Never seen Don Q before, but now I want to 😅 This channel is so informative & fun✨👍👏

[@balletreign]

Highly recommend you go see it!! Nothing beats live ballet and music 😄😄. Thank u for watching ✨🥳

[@hellohannahjennings]

This video was SO FUN and informative - THANK YOU!! ♥

[@balletreign]

Thank you! We’re glad u had as much fun as we did 😆😆

[@sarahs9228]

Donny Q and his delulu

[@me67226]

You 2 told the Don Q story so we'll I was laughing so hard even though it had been awhile since I've watched it . Thanks for the well told story❤ you guys made me crack up. ❤you both. Do you still dance. ? I left after 7 yrs of ballet and I really wish I'd stayed in class. Again gracias,, 💐🌺🪻🌷🌹🌻😍🤩😆🩷👍🏻🍾🩰🎻🪇🪈🎼🎶🎵

[@RetroMinnie87]

These videos are just so well done!

[@talladale]

Very well presented, girls! My favorite scene is the one in the market square which I believe is early in the ballet. I love the Royal Ballet version I have seen on KZbin featuring Carlos Acosta and Marianella Nunez. I'm sure you know the one I mean.

[@Lemon-licious]

We need Copelia!!!!!! Pretty pleeeeeaaaaaase?! ❤ 🥹 With a cherry on top? 🍒

[@themikaylashow1987]

Yes!!!

[@WhitKnight-mi5tx]

Why I'm such a fan...😊

[@balletreign]

Thanks for watching today!! 😆😆

[@WhitKnight-mi5tx]

@@balletreign such a pleasure! Loved the outtakes, too!

[@denisehill7769]

I know I'm a bit music-obsessed, so apologies - the music at 14:10 reminds me of Bayadere. Which shouldn't be too much of a surprise lol! Btw I'm not sure if it's still about on YT but the version with Carlos Acosta is amazing (and I am going to see him later in the year Yayyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!)

[@balletreign]

Omg Carlos Acosta is amazingggg ur so lucky 🥳🥳

[@denisehill7769]

@@balletreign I know - was given the tickets at Christmas....took me ages to pick my mouth up off the floor! Btw I love the video, thank you!

[@Coquain]

La bayadare commentary when 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@markbeck8384]

I've seen a whole bunch of Don Q's, but I didn't know the Gorsky-Petipa story. Thanks so much. Did Gorsky work on anything else I might know or that has endured? Just a comment: I think Minkus was quite a talent, who really isn't as generally respected as he ought to be.

[@balletreign]

Gorsky actually did revise a lot of the Petipa classics! Minkus totally deserves more credit and recognition, his music is absolutely fabulous ✨✨✨

[@melenatorr]

Oo, so sorry. I'm going to be *that* person: in Spanish, the soft "C" isn't pronounced as "CH", as it is in Italian. In Spanish, soft "C" will either sound like "S" the way it does in English, or, if you're pronouncing it as they do in Castilian, you say "TH" as in "Thing". So Dulcinea is not "Dool-chin-ea" but either "Dool-seen-ea" or "Dool-Theen-ea".

[@deborahbarrett2385]

Thank you for saving me from being That person, this time! :)

[@balletreign]

Thank you for the Spanish education! That’s very interesting, we’ve never heard it as “dool-seen/theen-ea” before 🧐🧐

[@melenatorr]

@@balletreign I hope it was helpful to you!

[@eggsandfish]

Ok but when are we getting a hair tut from y'all

[@balletreign]

Yall rlly want this don’t you lol 😅😅

[@oceanelf2512]

I have a little Furby named Kitri. :)

[@dmitrykim3096]

Eden is Wonyoung, a baby face beauty

[@veronicaaristeguieta3072]

I really want to see a lesbian version of this ballet, a feminine lesbian basilla (or basillo- might be better not to change the name at all), pursues a masc Kitri and Don Quixote is the one who convinces Lorenzo that lesbians are good and Kitri doesn’t have to marry a man, and they live happily ever after! Thanks for being the real ones and inspiring me (discovering yall in my survey of dance forms college class), to want to pursue ballet at the old age of 21- I might not be able to become a principal ballerina like my inspiration Natalia Osipova but maybe I could do choreography, start my own company, or work for a smaller company while pursuing my other interests as well in a somewhat coherent career/lifestyle including anthropology, ballet, aviation, and gay stuff.

[@joeszep]

From now on I am referring to this ballet has Don Hokey Pokey.

[@balletreign]

The classic tale of Don Hokey Pokey and how he saved the lovers Petri dish and basil from an arranged marriage to chocolate ganache 😌😌

[@tiffcat1100]

@@balletreign😂😂😂

[@LuckyLiegeLady246]

9:53 And you can’t come because you don’t speak French!

[@balletreign]

🎶 bArBaRa mANaTEEeEeE 🎶🦭❤️

[@Linus644]

Thank GOD your channel exits

[@balletreign]

Aww ☺️☺️

[@roses_lotus_violet_iris]

“A room temperature IQ” 😂 had me in stitches!

[@firstlast6109]

I asume that we here are talking Celsius

[@balletreign]

Hahaha 🤣🤣

[@balletreign]

@firstlast6109 certainly not kelvin lol 😂

[@aybukedelrey6823]

Don Quixote was the first ballet I saw. I want to see it with my dad, who had no idea about ballet but came just for me. It was such a magical and lovely evening, this ballet will forever have a place in my heart as the first one I ever saw. Thank you guys for covering this ballet, you're amazing🩷🩷🩷

[@balletreign]

Aww how sweet! Don Q is such a fabulous ballet, so much fun to dance and to see! Thanks for watching ✨🫰🏻

[@gehatu6402]

Thank you very much, ladies, for bringing us the different dance adaptations of this iconic work of world literature in such an informative, profound, and charming way. Ehm, but was there really a real horse on stage during a production? It seems that the incredibly diverse life of the author Miguel de Cervantes is reflected in the tragic figure of the brave Don Quixote. Interesting fact: Cervantes wrote part of this great work in prison - yes, he had some difficulties in life...

[@balletreign]

Thanks for watching and for sharing ur insights!! Yup real animals on stage are def a fun addition to the scene 😂

[@gehatu6402]

@@balletreign 🌹🌹

[@karenjones9961]

The Maryinsky uses a real horse.

[@nastybug6747]

I love the first kitri variation by Marianela Nuñes. She is just 💃💃💃slay

[@nudgificator]

"oh what's over there?" "idk what?" "YOU" *shove* I snort laughed at that part. 😆

[@balletreign]

Hahaha the pantomime is too funny in this one 🤣🤣

[@xuefensun1117]

“IT’S KNIGHT TIME” i cannot handle this😅😂

[@balletreign]

🤣🤣

[@cm5061]

There's actually a musical based on Don Quixote (called Man of La Mancha) that, while some changes are made, encapsulates the story really well! Sorry that's not ballet related but I saw Don Quixote and was like "MAN OF LA MANCHA MENTION????" It does cut many things, including (I believe) this episode.

[@RomeHellas99]

Like in advance for you. Curious if you would ever consider to analyse the ballet Spartacus? It's quite popular in Russia, but it seems to be, unfortunately, quite a rare performance in the repertoire of the American companies.

[@philzmusic8098]

The Spartacus PDD is one of my guilty pleasures. Why guilty? Because it is (to me) a little vulgar. But oh, that one-armed lift!

[@PlugInKali]

Oooohhhhh! As a Spaniard and a fan you, I can't wait for this video! 😊 I didn't expect you do a ballet analysis so soon. I can see you really took to heart the results of the survey 😉

[@balletreign]

Haha we’re very excited to share this one! Hope you enjoy 😆😆

[@etruy2138]

You guys should do a full analysis of Coppelia!

[@xuefensun1117]

Yes! This year it seems every company is doing Don Quixote, Cinderella, and Alice in Wonderland. It’s insane! But I love it😊

[@brit1583]

That was splendid ladies. Not a ballet I was so familiar with but now I feel I have a good understanding. You make learning such fun. Apologies in advance for next week. Will be at Giselle (ENB). Cant wait for that and then to catch up with you

[@balletreign]

Aww thanks for joining for the premiere today! Always fun having u. Enjoy the ballet next week!! Would love to hear how it went ✨✨✨

[@annaiuga]

This ballet is pure joy. I go see it every year in my town and can t get enough of it. Love the music, the dance and the story. Thank you for the beautiful video!

[@gonefishing167]

Kimin Kim was so good in this but- my opinion only - no one compares to Ivan Vasiliev and Natalia Osipova . They were a dream team together. Natalia also ‘killed it’ as Kitri. Loved the way you presented this girls. 🙏🙏🙏🩰🩰🩰👵🇦🇺

[@melowlw8638]

i saw don quixote as an opera a while ago and the stage was very simple with the orchestra and singers on stage in a sort of cozy setting, but there was a big table of candies with a trumpet on it too, and they used it to create the landscape don quixote explores in his adventure!! there were also puppey dolls for when don quixote rescues a moor princess (i think??) its obviously miles away from a ballet stage but its such a big memory i have, and id love to see the ballet!!

[@balletreign]

That’s wonderful! We’ve yet to see DQ in opera, must have been so good! ✨✨

[@katelynne7211]

I was expecting at least an honorable mention of Carlos Acosta here, he was the hero behind the successful production of Royal Ballet we often see today, everyone can argue about which companies have the best soloists/principal dancers for the main roles but none can match Royal Ballet’s set designs and background details

[@sonjaravengate]

Hey guys, what is your opinion about Kitris wedding scene costume? I see some using red and some using white. I will be using white this spring but I've heard some people take the red really seriously. Thoughts?

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

Don Quixote Hokey Pokey is much more complicated than I had realized! Thank goodness I had you as my guides! My biggest question, which is also incredibly relevant, is: What if the horse poops on stage? I don't understand why Mercedes gets a dance while Porsche and BMW are just left out in the cold? Although the latter two are German automobiles not named after Spanish ladies, it may not have occurred to the Spanish writer de Cervantes, nor to the Russian adapter Petipa. Or was he being petty, Pa? 🧀😬 I was certainly smiling the whole way through this video, which I am going to have to watch several more times to really hammer it home! Not only is this ballet a masterpiece, your explanation of it is absolutely priceless! Reading plot summaries of ballets online is dry and tedious. 😑 Thank goodness for Ballet Reign!! 🙏😍🩰🐴🗡️🛡️💕🌸🌹🎉🎆

[@katherinec2759]

The horse is almost certainly rented from one of several companies that specifically train animals for stage/screen acting. If the horse poops on stage, they will presumably clean it up, but they will also probably ask for a partial refund.

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

@@katherinec2759 hahaha thank you so much for the practical answer! 🙏🐴💝

[@balletreign]

We’d probably let Gamache or Sancho take care of it 😆😆🐴. No clue how Mercedes got so lucky, but yeah there’s probably some petty politics involved🤷🏻‍♀️ Thanks as always for watching, we’re so glad we could make u smile! 😆😆

[@mariabondarenko6085]

YES YES YES IM SO EXCITED!!! THIS IS MY FAVOURITE BALLET!!!

[@balletreign]

It’s your lucky day! 😆😆

[@PlugInKali]

The one thing that really pisses me off about this ballet is that is set in effing BCN when the wedding of Quiteria and Basilio in the book takes place in, you guessed it, La Mancha, which is a completely different region of Spain. Sometimes I truly wonder why foreigners have this unexplainable obsession with BCN. It's not even close to being the most interesting, entertaining or beautiful city in Spain. Not by a long shot. And that's leaving politics out of the equation, cause that's a can of worms that doesn't belong here.

[@firstlast6109]

It keeps La Mancha fron being overrun by tourists.

[@nightyley]

Im always so happy when I see that you uploaded a new Video

[@balletreign]

Aww!! 😆😆 thank u for watching our videos! ✨🫰🏻

[@isaiahheyman2528]

thank you so much for making this video! these are awesome and i hope you keep making them :)

[@gaia218]

I knew this ballet but I have never watched ir in its entirety. After this video I need to find the full version somewhere! Question: have you ever seen the Frankestain ballet by the royal ballet? There is a Magnificent pas de deux in the third act, it is WONDERFUL! maybe a reaction video... some day...?😊

[@rawtoast745]

We need more videos! They’re so good! Jordan and Eden are by far the best reviewers on the web

[@Maple-111]

You should do an analysis of copelia!

[@rosyface_]

I saw the royal ballet version you’re using footage from back in November and it was so wonderful.

[@balletreign]

We love their Don Q!! One of the best out there ✨✨

[@vivianevans8323]

Thanks for this wonderful analysis and deep dive into the history of this ballet. Honorary mention should be given to the music - that iconic dance in the first scene, with the Kitri jetes, is now again playing on a loop in my head. Oh - and thanks for the bloopers you bring after the end: they always leave me laughing so much that my poor dog now firmly thinks his 'ooman becomes a mad woman, regularly once every weekend ... Hugs all round!

[@balletreign]

Haha the music is sooo catchy 👏🏻👏🏻 thanks for laughing with us today 🤣🤣

[@victoriastevens2568]

Your KZbin channel has pushed me to start taking adult ballet classes even tho I’ve never danced before 😊 lessons start tomorrow 🎉

[@balletreign]

AAYYYY 🥳🥳 we’re so proud of u for starting this journey! We wish u the very best and hope you enjoy your first class tomorrow ✨🫰🏻

[@tiffcat1100]

How is it going?

[@kamyliamarcello5426]

Can u guys pls pls do a Midsummer night’s dream? 🫶🏼

[@allisontaylor729]

I love Kitri, I would love to play her

[@Forrest.123]

Don Quixote is my FAVORITE ballet💃

[@jeffparnell5805]

Mine too!! 😊

[@dmitrykim3096]

One question - is Ballet Reign - is supposed to sound like Ballerina?

[@balletreign]

#ballereigna 😂

[@debrahardman6088]

😀😂🤣 your fans… Love it! Definitely brought a smile to my face. Also caused me to LOL

[@laurentienstuijt6494]

Omg best video yet! I loved how you used the scenes and the music. Even though it was a pretty long video, it was never boring. You guys are hilarious😂❤

[@balletreign]

Wow thank you so much!! 😆😆 We’re glad u enjoyed this one ✨✨✨

[@anananlyjlyj]

I plan to watch Don Quixote in Paris in April, this video is a nice warmup! Thanks!

[@balletreign]

No wayyy that’s amazing!! Glad this video could help u prep. Enjoy the show! ✨✨✨

[@tiffcat1100]

Superb! ❤ Adore the bloopers at the end too! 🥰

[@balletreign]

Haha thank u sm, glad u enjoyed them 😅😅 #donhokeypokey

[@zuzanatulakova6212]

Can u do the same thing but about la bayadere please 😊😊😊

[@katherinec2759]

9:55 "To go out into the world and do noble things for the good of all." Is... Is that a Barbara Manatee reference?

[@balletreign]

YES IT IS 🤣🤣 finally someone caught it 😅😅

[@katherinec2759]

@@balletreign 🤣🤣 I will take OG Veggietales references any day. :)

[@ssjb7542]

An old dancer, thanking you for this entertaining & informative channel. Keep up the fine work young ladies, enjoyed your excellent presentation right down to your set~ Brava. TY

[@balletreign]

Aww this means so much. Thank you!! 🥹🥹🫰🏻

[@vansbert1930]

can you discuss the plot of le corsaire?

[@stoup7280]

Pleaaase do more explanation of ballets

[@asiasia]

I LoLed so hard from your inserts and comments 😂thank you for the video❤

[@balletreign]

Haha glad we could make u laugh! 😂

[@tinemarie15]

What a fun recap of DQ! Thank you for presenting this.

[@balletreign]

Thanks for watching! 😆😆

[@user-sqab_sus5BREF]

This is soooo good! Tysm for the video❤

[@minnauyeda7339]

Royal Ballet’s Mayara Magri and Matthew Ball make a fabulous, powerful and expressive couple . Enjoyed this summary …the dancing, costumes and music all make for a fun, exciting experience.

[@suzannesantamaria3243]

Thank you so much for making this!!!! ❤

[@balletreign]

We were happy to 😆😆 Thanks for watching!!

[@ash.the.bookworm]

I recently got to see a performance of Don Q for the first time and this video really helped me understand the plot and appreciate the ballet, thank you @balletreign!!

[@oumaimajabrane7551]

PLEASE MORE BALLET ANALYSIS

[@oppasean]

LE CORSEIRE PLSS!!!!

[@erinstevens4886]

This is probably one of my favourites of your videos!

[@balletreign]

Aww thank you!! 😆😆

[@GiorgosBounakis-tf5yz]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@iwatchtoomuchtwoset]

qUOI?

[@AnnEV269]

Loving your full analysis videos. Watched all the classics soooooo many times and am truly enjoying the additional awareness of details I have missed in those ballets. Would love to hear your analysis on Sleeping beauty, La Bayadere, Coppelia and the NutCracker! Thank you for sharing your knowledge in a fun and light way! Delightful!

[@claricedoudement1570]

Thank you so much for these ballet analysis videos! They’re very insightful and entertaining! I hope you two release ballet analysis videos! Next one maybe about emerald ?