Maria Iliushkina (Russia) - Grand Pas Classique | XIV Moscow Ballet Competition, Senior Round 1

Maria Iliushkina, Russia (First Soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre)
First Prize Winner (Women, Duets)
XIV Moscow Ballet Competition 2022
Senior Round 1
Duet 1 (Repertoire)
Female Variation from Grand Pas Classique

[@user-he1rj2eq6i]

Мариюшка-красавица большое спасибо за радость, которую ты даришь нам своими замечательными выступлениями. Побед и успехов тебе во всем.

[@mochabubble]

I always found her utterly charming in roles more akin to what Obratzova shines in and i'm shocked at how much I like her in something I've always associated more with dancers in the Smirnova and Tereshkina "category" of dancers. She is nice and cheeky, very stylish but in a different way. Reminds me a bit of Lauren Cuthbertson in the restraint.

[@cynthiafletcher9845]

Great comments and thanks for including some of my favorite dancers. Lauren can be very "cheeky" ❤❤❤They all bring something wonderful and unique to the ballet stage. 💖

[@schokoladenritter7969]

Agreed. I feel that she has more of a short dancer personality in a tall body. But the tall-dancer part of her does shine through in dramatic roles.

[@natcat555]

@@schokoladenritter7969 Ja! That's exactly what I thought!

[@Sandrah326]

Quanta precisão nos movimentos! Lindíssima!🙏❤️💐👏👏👏🇧🇷🖖

[@elenavorpa2422]

От Марии идёт какой-то невероятный свет и воодушевление! Очень аккуратная и точная техника! Браво!👏🏻💐❤️

[@-Anton-Chekhov]

Машенька - красавица!

[@cynthiafletcher9845]

She sure is beautiful!!💖

[@rlatimer10]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@ronvanwegen]

Beautiful.

[@zoea2737]

wow!! amazing talent

[@shinemendwoor]

1:38 I love how the dancers are clapping in the back 😂

[@desertflower89]

Good for you🙂...to be honest, I don't like it...it distracts from the real performance...🤷‍♀️my opinion ofcourse...

[@user-di2dv8ty1y]

Отлично! Пуантами здорово владеет! Желаем творческих успехов и главных ролей в наших лучших балетах!

[@marcodemelas4969]

Beautiful

[@donnadoell4196]

Clean and precise

[@felinafloripa]

Perfeita! Perfect! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤❤🇧🇷

[@mont1008]

ahhhhhhh Ahora entiendo porque las mejores bailarinas de ballet son rusas! simplemente subliminal

[@user-jh7pm7wi9n]

Только сейчас поняли?)

[@user-uu9ek5ce2q]

Молодец девочка очень хорошо и красиво 2:24

[@MikeBanks2003]

Brava!!

[@ritawing1064]

My word, they take that slow!

[@nikoll8558]

Будущая прима!!!

[@faeryhooman]

hi, can you post a video of vera shpakovskaya doing black swan pas de deux and the female variation of hers?

[@stretchribbon]

sorry, i'm not very familiar with her - where did she perform this? was it at mbc?

[@faeryhooman]

@@stretchribbon yes, in junior 3 round performing black swan pas de deux. she's also a student at vaganova before

[@stretchribbon]

okay found it! i'll upload it tomorrow :)

[@faeryhooman]

@@stretchribbon :)

[@carolinemarty1]

Very clean and precise but there was no joy in her dancing.

[@DavidLeBlanc]

That was my first impression, but I think it's as much the dance as the performer. The woman's part is set to a rhythmically steady almost stately tempo until the very end when it speeds up a bit. The part doesn't allow for much expression. Mostly, the Grand Pas Classique is a show technique. On this part Maria performed very well. Other examples I found here on KZbin show a similar expression by the woman dancing the part. Doing a comparison is part of the fun of KZbin. Many call this dance a crowd pleaser. I couldn't agree more, it certainly is that.

[@giorgiovolli7499]

👎👎👎She simplified the diagonal. Why make things difficult when you can make them simple.

[@Ichioku]

Awful orchestration.