Grand Pas Classique with Sylvie Guillem & Manuel Legris 1988

The two 23-year-olds, Sylvie Guillem and Manuel Legris, in their party piece: Victor Gsovsky's Grand Pas Classique.

[@mengie87]

no one can surpass Manuel and Sylvie in the grand pas classique. more praise needs to given to the wonderful Manuel Legris, a brilliant artist and consummate partner

[@marianne3024]

No one.

[@Erin-el1gi]

Agreed, this is just the absolute best of the best

[@ThirzaLynetteClarke-ku9dq]

The dramatic music and dance of this pas de deax almost gives me a heart attack. The luckiest dancers in the world. Bravo

[@timeforthinkers7418]

Even her bows are exquisite! WOW!

[@fabiesque]

finally somebody noticed that! Thank you!!! I am such a fan of her bows. Of all the performaces I have seen live with her I recall the bows with the same intensity of her dancing

[@ThirzaLynetteClarke-ku9dq]

I am speechless and moved to tears.

[@helazemni1683]

There are so many very very beautiful dancers... But Silvie is extra extra special 🌺🌺🌺

[@Silossimo]

La plus belle et la plus talentueuse: elle est incomparable. Merci Sylvie.

[@violettrojo]

Ce pas de deux est tellement effrayant techniquement, rien que la diagonale des relevés 4e fouettés détruit les jambes et les pieds , mais quand on plus on arrive à la série de pirouettes fouettés tours en seconde... Une telle beauté, une telle maîtrise, un tel travail, c'est au dela du prodige.

[@susannagroppello751]

C'était incroyable en 1988, et c'est toujours incroyable...

[@evgeniyarabieva1798]

Поразительная устойчивость Сильви заслуживает восторга и оваций ! Полная гармония партнёров в па - де- же ! Замечательный дуэт ! Ошеломляющее выступление !!! Браво !!!

[@pam0626]

Every Sylvie performance that I find on YT is like a rare jewel. I am not a ballet expert by any means. but the thing I love most about her technique is the precision of each move. She’s not trying to impress anyone with dazzling speed. She lets each move slowly unfold. It’s like watching a bird fly in slow motion.

[@ThirzaLynetteClarke-ku9dq]

Divine as always.

[@EuroForUkraine]

I'm not ashamed to say i do not know anything about ballet..but to me those two people and that dance (GPC) is what ballet should be. I have no words to describe how just..perfectly beautiful everything was..and that male dancer was (to me) THE PERFECT partner. Everything about him..was pure joy to watch..and that kiss on Sylvie's hand....oooooooh...love it. What a gentleman!

[@MrLuis85698]

the best and most valuable comment always come from people that do know anything about ballet , the art form should be able to explain itself without you having to study

[@mauriziopaggio6970]

La perfezione assoluta in tutto !!! Fisico , tecnica , artista e come se non bastasse bellissima !!!!! Sylvie for ever in my heart ❤️

[@dusicastojkovich3533]

Sylvie, merci pour existée !

[@terapode]

I have no idea ballet was so beautiful.

[@ThirzaLynetteClarke-ku9dq]

Magnificent is all that comes to mind Thànk you

[@insaelliott6006]

It is so wonderful to see dancers so in control and at the top of their game. Their confidence enables them to charm the audience completely with their eyes and épaulement. Have to agree with all of those who believe that Guillem owns this variation.

[@ligiaadrianacipolletti9817]

Dos artistas extraordinarios. Estupendos. Los amo.

[@jlbbuena]

It’s my first time seeing Guillem do a developpé only as high as that. Love her performance here.

[@user-xu3xm3he9g]

Бесподобно! Они оба совершенны! Браво!

[@annicklame3812]

Une vraie merveille

[@Follow-Your-Star]

Pure perfection : thanks for sharing this !!!

[@elsitarodriguez2479]

Perfeccion.....

[@giuliorenzobighin8165]

Ottimo il mantenimento delle pose figurali assunte nell'ensembe. Ottimo quello che con un mio neologismo mi piace chiamare con volo aereo ed elanista della ballerina ottimamente indotto e tenuto dal partner con bilico di difficoltà massima ed eseguito con una non chalance esecutiva d'acchito sorprendente.Grande impressione di levità fatta tensione motile sorprendente nella ballerina .Ottimo impadronimento direi imperativo del proscenio del ballerino a balzi falcati amplissimi ed a sforbiciate aeree e traverse spettacolari. Ottimo il senso del continuum dato alla pièce danzante dai protagonisti. Superlativi.Bighin Giulio Renzo. 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@Naizine]

Merveilleux

[@ricardouribe3510]

Sylvie the best everrrrrrrr

[@thomasbuttig9888]

Even if she makes a mistake at the first relevé balonne from the diagonal ( the very first one after making the very first turn en dehors: at 7:18 ): Just observe the right foot as she tries to go on relevé on pointe: Sylvie Guillem will stay forever as the best. AMAZING !

[@elenaandrew8414]

Right

[@ingridcardoso]

I think her pointe shoes were dead… look how soft they are at this moment and the next releves. Even though she did it amazing!

[@ThirzaLynetteClarke-ku9dq]

Absolutely unique, never to be forgotten repeated ever. Thanks ytube

[@ThirzaLynetteClarke-ku9dq]

Miraculous. Sylvie cannot be surpassed.

[@karennoble1168]

There is another video with both of these great dancers but the videos quality is much better, clearer. In that one Sylvie is only 19, amazing performance too.she is so beautiful and elegant.

[@minissa2009]

Is this on YT and do you have the link? I've been trying to find the complete GPC that goes with the YT film posted by MrLopez comparing her with Elisabeth Platel just in the variation. I thought that might be this one, but the tutu is a little different. In that one, she just seems to suspend time in the attitude turns early in the variation. Any help appreciated!

[@TheTonyDe]

Mon Dieu, qu'elle est Belle ....

[@gpopov777]

Pure perfection of a ballet performance

[@laurentguyot3362]

Extraordinaire! magnifique!!

[@martineleysen1365]

Superbe,divine prima ballerina! Merci mademoiselle guillem

[@tonio7367]

SHE IS THE BEST of all the dancers I have seen doing the same pas classique

[@annicarbone6643]

Resterà sempre nel mio cuore la signora Guillem bella e talentuosa. E' sempre emozionante rivedere qualche sua variazione o pas de deux...

[@pliplud1569]

Bellissima e bravissima, sì, ma non muove un'emozione che sia una...

[@ThirzaLynetteClarke-ku9dq]

I am absolutely addicted to this pas de deax. Bravo.

[@christineanderson5625]

Absolutely perfect 🥰

[@user-pq4bt2hq3e]

今まで観た中で一番の完璧なグラン•パ•クラッシック。

[@user-mm2eh3qv8e]

прелестно, восхитительно!!!

[@waynehinh9787]

she is the best

[@JonasCorrea]

The Meryl Streep of Dance!!! Única!!!

[@1812over]

Just the very very best!

[@riaderycke2367]

Perfection!

[@annettefournier9655]

It doesn't seem possible but she got so much better as she got older. She didn't stay at one exceptional level. She got more exceptional. More expressive, more fluid, more flexible and stronger though her legs got thinner. Hate to say this but she has ruined ballet for me because I am judging according to seeing Sylvie. No one compares.

[@ThirzaLynetteClarke-ku9dq]

Thanks thanks.

[@albertazeri3580]

Вау! Очень круто ! Браво !!!

[@55SXL]

She fell in her variation, but still magnificent!

[@joyanngoddard2033]

a small mistake. But the sequence became better an better. Very difficult steps to do. The strength needed in the one leg is amazing.

[@minissa2009]

OMG I didn't notice till I read this and rewatched! So she's human after all? (Rewatching, I notice that her shoes are extremely soft and wonder if, due to those naturally gorgeous arches, this might have contributed? If you really look, her foot becomes almost overarched on some of the long balances, and she's sinking into her shoe a little bit.)

[@janiakowska]

c'est Guillem ! !! the greatest

[@racheleleeba]

Great! Thank you!

[@amara6716]

Nunca me canso de verlo

[@user-ru8vy1uz7c]

Bravo super dance

[@deonarineautarcrusty2226]

Love it

[@ThirzaLynetteClarke-ku9dq]

A God given gift used to perfection.

[@ThirzaLynetteClarke-ku9dq]

Divine as always. Thank you

[@rlatimer10]

Wow! ❤❤❤

7:18 never thought something like that could happen to Sylvei Guillem, but she saved it perfectly!

[@Balletlover777]

Beautiful ❤

[@gulnarabaeva1558]

❤️❤️

[@esterbalbi4558]

magnifique!

[@jessicacheney2252]

Her feet her feet her feet

[@violettrojo]

her hands, her hands, the vibration running through her arms. How soft and vibrant is her upper body and precise and strong are her legs. That's legendary.

[@karennoble1168]

And legs!!

[@minissa2009]

Except that her eyes are very distinctive (and beautifully large and round, at least in stage make-up), I think I could recognize Sylvie if she had a bag over her head due to her feet her feet her feet but also the way she articulates them. Also the wonderfully supple back that makes her overall line and penchee so beautiful!

[@svetpuva5770]

Космос!!!

[@garotadagavea]

Chills.

[@moniquejolly1325]

💖💖💖💖💖👌⚘

[@marcosbarzagli]

❤❤❤

[@margaretlavender9647]

Oh dear. An amazing Pas, but so blurry.

[@bluerose47mi]

美しいの一言に尽きます✨✨

[@ThirzaLynetteClarke-ku9dq]

Please don't ever take this off ytube. Thanks

[@SuperEfexor]

Credo che dopo aver visto Sylvie Guillem in questo pas de deux, non si riesca a vedere nessun'altra (forse la Platel)

[@fabiesque]

Domenico non potevi fare paragone piu' azzardato! ahahahahh no sto schrerzando...pero' la Platel e' agli antipodi di Guillem. E' insicura, pesante, tutta scuola e niente talento proprio, una bambolotta sempre sul punto di avere una crisi di nervi e molto signora per bene con le perle e il cerchio in testa per tenere i capelli. Sylvie e' come David Bowie. E' rock. E' punk. E la loro danza riflette i due caratteri. Non so....che ne pensi?

[@micheladessanti4278]

FUORICLASSE !!!!!

[@hortensiaperamo954]

El pdd quedó bien, dentro del estilo. Pero no más. Recordar a Claire Sombrert en este rol, insuperable

[@kazusa1603]

I can

[@ixopo6715]

I agree that Miss Guillem is superb in this variation and her balances are breathtaking, but I still prefer the wonderful regal quality of Elizabeth Platel.

[@gonefishing167]

There’s a Russian couple. Her last name is Paley I think, maybe Tatiana . Look for 1986 . Oh gosh, now I’m not certain . His name starts with an ‘M’’. No help am I but you can look it up. It’s absolutely magnificent in its execution and the timing! Never seen anything like it. Not taking anything away from this but , just look it up 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@ninatarakanova4902]

Его имя Владимир Малахов и он выдающийся танцовщик и да их Гранд па мое любимейшее и их концовка другая именно как у Гзовского она необыкновенная такую концовку ещё танцуют Александрова с Цискаридзе финал очень красивый!!!

[@ninatarakanova4902]

Год исполнения1991

[@fouette83]

5 people missed the Like button...

[@minissa2009]

Lols! Seems to be up to 10. Who could vote this down and why?

[@Victoria-tk2uh]

This GRAND PAS CLASSIQUE is simply PERFECTION THAT ONLY THE FRENCH BALLET DANSERS CAN PERFORM. the Russians are simply amateurs !!!!

[@annapachaclarke2392]

Victoria Rubbish....no other french ballerina has achieved Sylvie's quality...end of!!!

[@Victoria-tk2uh]

The Russian ballerinas can only dream to achieve the level of Sylvie. For my the Russian ballet is fu@#$ing SUMO DANCING HEHE HEHE HEHE

[@minissa2009]

There's at least one video floating around YT of Mariinsky's Victoria Tereshkina. You might reconsider if you watch her. But Guillem is hard to top no matter the nationality: superb blend of technical strength with musicality and phrasing. Just watched her Swan Lake. I was in tears just on her first entrance it was so beautiful. I wish POB had a better ending!

[@gonefishing167]

@@minissa2009 I’m sorry, it’s a long time after. Can I ask what you mean? Regards , 🇦🇺

[@un_l_it]

Camarón y Sylvie Guillem.

[@amuka-jy8jh]

この演目は彼女のために振付けられたの？彼女ほど余裕綽々と踊るプリマを見たことがない。 超人…まさにバレエのためにうまれてきたとしか…

[@user-qk4sh4vt5x]

6:10

[@user-pb8xc4nk8l]

Мария Александрова и Николай Цискаридзе танцуют это несравнимо лучше

[@Dima.Demidov]

мечтать не вредно :)

[@user-oy1nw7kg8j]

Не согласна с Вами категорически! Во - первых отличается хореография и не в лучшую сторону у Цискаридзе и Александровой. А во - вторых Сильви Гиллем - это Совершенство и лучше, чем она, эту вариацию никто не танцует. И партнёр у неё здесь бесподобный!

[@MAGICDANCEPOPOVA]

Лучше Сильвии врят ли это станцет особенно александрова

[@clarisafalconvalerdi5354]

Не правда.

[@alainspiteri502]

Very bad , no style , no lyricisme in fact a pas in international Competition not for Stars

[@moniquejolly1325]

💖💖💖💖👌⚘⚘