Ekaterina Kondaurova - Arabian Dance Mariinsky Nutcracker (Shemyakin)

[@marciaspiegel5280]

The best version of this dance ever.

[@deborahs1430]

This is so beautiful- she makes it seem effortless. A true Prima-donna Ballerina!

[@marie-ctunnicliff513]

WOW! ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! I've never seen anything so Incredibly well performed as this. Breath taking!

[@GuessWho-x9t]

This is by far the best version of Arabian Dance for me

[@Ronald-qf3hc]

An amazing artist dancer on of the best one who will go down in history as one of the greatest dancers God bless her to keep up the amazing work that she does amazing artist.

[@karenkinsman5643]

Just Beautiful!!! I’ve not seen this version before!! So far, my favorite production of the Nutcracker has been the North West Pacific ballet company with Mia Rosal playing the peacock to the Arabian dance. I loved it so much I had it tattooed on my back.

[@Beemebeme]

YES! Oh my god I am in love with that dance, have been since I watched it

[@CepedaAlonso]

Pure perfection, hypnotic, mesmerazing.

[@rayfreeman7878]

Stunning choreography and dancing!!

[@joebeer4155]

After watching Ekaterina Kondaurova dance the snake dance I now know why Adam ate the apple Lol

[@tekelizg]

😊

[@divushypnotica5955]

💚

[@Nobleman999]

Fantastic tuning that I ever seen from any other dancer ! Ekaterina, great !!!

[@davidh.4220]

Absolutely STUNNING!

[@LadyPictureShow721]

I come back to this year after year. Stunning 😍

[@The444traveler]

AMAZING! Incredible BALLERINA!!!👏 DAAAANCE E.K.!!!🙌

[@redbluebae4397]

She is fabulous

[@latioselatias]

I love the dancing snakes in the baskets ❤

[@altongrimes]

she really is a beauty.....and in a 2003 Russian documentary, she is said to be 5' 10". A beautiful girl dancing beautifully.....

[@BrainyWoman]

Which documentary, Alton?

[@katalinszalai5953]

❤❤❤csodálatos művész!

[@romalisan1]

My God, this snake dances like a true ballerina.....Why they did not trained the other two???????

[@ballet_addictttt]

Love this

[@Catsmeow90]

Dont know if you are still around on here but your comment really did make me laugh out loud...BEST COMMENT !!!!

[@everyday775]

On ne voit qu'elle, hypnotisé, sous cette musique sublime!

[@elizabeths4371]

Totally Mesmerizing

[@ИванУханов-т5т]

Змеюка 🐍 - однозначно ☝️ 😁👍🙌🔥🤗🧡

[@gregj831]

Bravo! Fantastic!

[@malkaeric6050]

tres beau spectacle

[@erikfonseca2025]

Fabulous

[@nancydempsey1442]

Evokes Debra Paget in The Indian Tomb. References include the fake snakes and the onlookers.

[@mentalgears]

Beautiful 😻, and I say this as a gentleman of culture and refinement. 🐵 😘 Go Green Fierce Snakes 🐍!

[@Myself23512]

Beautiful!

[@appidydafoo]

Incredible

[@larsk7]

Must bump for excellence! Должна поднять к совершенству!

[@cococupcakez]

So beautifully danced it brings me to tears. The Arabian dance is my fav part of the nutcracker suite and this is my fav variation of the Arabian dance. Transcending. So glad I could find it again. Thank you for uploading!😗

[@Pauline6247]

What beautiful amazing dancing! But why did that dancer dash in as it was starting, as though he was late getting to his position? What was that about.??

[@NettyP-v9e]

Different interpretation ENCORE!!

[@olgatrix]

yes yes, upload, please!

[@TheBourgas1]

Ha-ha, love your comment, the snake on the left had to be pushed down back in the basket, enjoying the other snake performance too much I guess, just like I did...

[@fredjackson7513]

Where's the rest? Loved the matador/bull in Chocolate but can't find it anymore. Help!!

[@lilgiggler35]

+Fred Jackson the DVD of this show is available on Amazon

[@blossomingballerina]

Did they replace the peacock with the snake in this production?

[@lauracroom5976]

Could you tell me where you found this and if there are any other versions of this snake dance as i am performing this solo as part of my dissertation and i can not find any other dancers, dvds, reviews of the solo anywhere!!!

[@OsirisIxchel]

+Laura Croom www.shoppbs.org/product/index.jsp?productId=3379680 San Francisco Ballet's Arabian Variation is the most beautiful one I have ever seen.

[@Orchiidify]

When was this+???

[@高橋梅子]

What is ′shemyakin′?

[@almazdionysus]

+高橋梅子 He is the choreographer of this particular version of the Nutcracker.

[@高橋梅子]

+ziazarema Thanks for answer! and Why Nutcracker of this version has been created...? I don't understand :(

[@almazdionysus]

I suppose because they wanted to try something new and more modern :)

[@ollie7875]

+ziazarema Mikhail Shemyakin is an artist, not a choreographer! He was an artistic director of the new Nutcracker, and worked on decorations, costumes etc but he doesn't have anything to do with the ballet's choreography.

[@almazdionysus]

+Olga C oops! Thanks for the correction Olga! Should have done my research.

[@nickvin3212]

Самый изысканный кофе.

[@beverlyiffland7864]

I'm looking for the dance company who had the Arabian dancer carried on stage in a cage.

[@DaneVandeputte]

I believe the company you're looking for is the Pacific Northwest Ballet.

[@michaelangelus7355]

Beverly...I saw the California ballet at Sat Diego carry the ballerina in a cage. She was a peacock.

[@donnabraendel7243]

I know the one you mean. And in that version she was a snake also but I have never found it.

[@gabriela-ip2th]

Hasta que no vi esta versión no me había dado cuenta que la danza árabe trataba de serpientes 🤦🏼‍♀️ 🤭

[@compagnonsdecourcel]

Merveilleuse représentation du serpent.

[@jonikupolati5086]

I was able to actually do this choreography

[@夏目雅子-y1e]

速すぎる、せっかくの振り付けが！

[@夏目雅子-y1e]

振り付け超モダンで興味深い！速すぎてもったいないけどね！

[@夏目雅子-y1e]

よく見ると酒場のエロダンスじゃん？下品！

[@sunsun2181]

あいかわらず、アラビアとインド、間違っていて苦笑。ロシア人、適当だなあ・・・。

[@Daphnis_et_Chloe]

日本人が上から目線（笑） 蛇使いはインドだけのものじゃない。 その文化はインド、ペルシャ、アラビア、トルコにあり、蛇遣い座の蛇使いはインド人では無いよ。

[@dpara22]

Sorry ; not for me ! She is insanely skinny