FLOWER FESTIVAL IN GENZANO (Bolshakova-Gulyaev, 1982)

Natalia Bolshakova (Rosa) & Vadim Gulyaev (Paolo)
Music: Edvard Helsted
Choreography: August Bournonville

[@bajaderkaaaa]

What an amazing couple. Love this pas de deux

[@pediatrapaola]

MARVELOUS TRAINED VAGANOVA DANCERS MUST DO THEIR REPERTIRE

[@pediatrapaola]

personally saw gulyaev dancing this piece at NERVI BALLETT FESTIVAL in early 80's and was gifted dancer ,in the same night also danced paquita pd3

[@reanimato1]

What's so terrible about this? Yes, it's far from being Linda&Arne. Clumsy arms, a lot of unnecessary rush (mostly from Nataliya). But nice try. Ballet is an international art and it's wonderful that even in times of such isolation from the entire word Soviet ballet was opened for Bournonville and even Petit (!). I'm not even talking that it's 2013 outside your living rooms, angry haters :))

[@resborzage]

This is one of, if not the worst performance of a Bournonville ballet I've ever seen. These simpering, cutsey dancers, desperately trying to turn Bournonville into Petipa.... They try to replace style and intelligence with mere virtuosity and the results are horrifying. I guess everybody knows that for some reason, Ruskies can't do Bournonville, but this is taking misunderstanding to an whole lower level. Awful. The siimpering is disgusting. Bambi at the Kirov.

[@luvsallid]

Dreadful performance of a masterpiece!! These dancers should stick to their "Russian" style and technique.