WOW!! Rudolf Nureyev made me say wow 86 times!

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"Rendezvous In D Minor" and "Courage Endures" by Trevor Kowalski
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Rudolf Nureyev, in full Rudolf Hametovich Nureyev, was born on March 17, 1938, Irkutsk, Russia, U.S.S.R. He died January 6, 1993 in Paris, France. He is buried in the Cimetière de Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, France.
Nureyev was a Soviet-born ballet dancer whose suspended leaps and lightning quick turns were often compared to Vaslav Nijinsky’s legendary feats. He was a flamboyant performer and a charismatic celebrity who revived the prominence of male ballet roles and significantly widened the audience for ballet.
Nureyev, who was of Tatar descent, spent his youth in Ufa, the capital of the Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (now Bashkortostan republic, Russia).
He began his ballet studies at age 11, left school at 15, and supported himself by dancing. At 17 he entered the Leningrad Ballet School, where he was taught by Aleksandr Pushkin. He was an outstanding but rebellious student, refusing to join the Komsomol (Communist youth organization), disobeying curfew regulations, and learning English privately.
After graduating in 1958, he became soloist with the Leningrad (St. Petersburg) Kirov (now Mariinsky) Ballet and danced leading roles with its touring company. While in Paris with the Kirov Ballet in June 1961, Nureyev eluded Soviet security men at the airport and requested asylum in France. He said later that the rigidly organized Soviet ballet had limited his opportunities to dance frequently and to perform in a variety of roles.
After his defection he danced with the Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas and made his American debut in 1962, appearing on American television and with Ruth Page’s Chicago Opera Ballet. Later that year he joined the Royal Ballet (London) as permanent guest artist, but he never became a member of a major dance troupe in the West, preferring to work with various companies on a temporary basis.
Nureyev became well known as Dame Margot Fonteyn’s favourite partner. Dancing with her, he interpreted such roles as Albrecht in Giselle, Armand in Marguerite and Armand, and Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake. He was a popular guest artist in companies large and small throughout the world. Also working as a choreographer, Nureyev reworked Swan Lake (Vienna, 1964), giving the dominant role to the male dancer. His version of Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet (1977) was produced by the London Festival Ballet (now the English National Ballet), and his Manfred (1979) was performed by the Paris Opéra Ballet. In 1980 Nureyev staged The Nutcracker for the Berlin Ballet, and in 1981, owing to a further resurgence of interest in dance in Italy, Nureyev staged his version of Romeo and Juliet at La Scala, with Fonteyn as Lady Capulet. Nureyev’s capabilities also extended to modern repertoires, and he performed in works by Martha Graham, Murray Louis, and Paul Taylor. Graham created the role of Lucifer (1975) for him, and in 1978 Nureyev appeared in the American premiers of Canarsie Venus and Vivace, choreographed for him by Louis.
Nureyev became an Austrian citizen in 1982. From 1983 to 1989 he was artistic director of the Paris Opéra Ballet. He continued to choreograph for the American Ballet Theatre and the Paris Opéra Ballet even as his health declined from AIDS-related complications. He died in 1993 at the age of 54.
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[@user-qh8df6mp1d]

Танец Нуреева завораживает, в нем есть что то колдовское, невозможно оторвать глаза от этого чуда, хочется узнавать больше и смотреть на эту красоту бесконечно. Спасибо, Руди, что ты был, есть и будешь вечно

[@user-qh8df6mp1d]

Лёгкий, невесомый, воздушный, завораживающий, восхитительный, невероятно красивый, сложный, взрывной, но такой красивый до боли. Очень дерзкий и свободный. Сколько бы не восхищались, не высказать словами и не описать это то Совершенство по имени Рудольф Нуреев

[@kasiam.180]

Это такой танцовщик, который затмевает партнершу с такими качествами как эмоции и артистизм. Соединяет в себе мужское и женское.Живет в танце.

[@cherinoelke]

I'm pretty sure I said WOW more than 86 times. I remember watching him in the early seventies, simply awestruck at how long he floated in the air as he lept, I also remember now how sad I was that he died so young. Thanks for this beautiful tribute.

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

Thank YOU for the kind words Cheri. It was without a doubt my pleasure.

[@cathiek8028]

Wonderful! I had the honor of seeing him dance in-person once. His aura and presence filled the theater!

[@LJ-ht4zs]

Same - Saw him in NYC totally memorable -

[@christinemcleod5499]

Nice! He was brilliant!

[@darklady2002]

I was lucky enough to see him dance Albrecht in Giselle with Margot Fonteyn in Golders green theatre many years ago - and later in Romeo and Juliet live. The Fonteyn Nureyev Giselle was a hi-light of my life- together the partnership was unforgettable. He tore across the stage like a wild animal in parts- and nobody could take their eyes off him except when Margot danced, they equally magnetised the whole audience- magic, sheer magic- we cried at the end- we demanded more curtain calls than any other performance ever managed I think- unforgettable and so so beautiful a partnership.

[@auroraaguilera2522]

Guaaaaa lo envidio me hubiera gustado verlo en persona, solo lo veia desde muy lejos pero me dejo ese recuerdo agradable y hermoso de su baile

[@mroberts2002]

Me too- so beautiful!

[@user-nd5os6vz1w]

Нет ему равных! Ещё не родился такой танцовщик как Нуриев!

[@brightonbabe2139]

I had the joy of seeing him dance in Sydney with Marilyn Black. He owned the stage in such an extraordinary way. I will never forget it, and thank you for these pictures. I swear he touched the ceiling of the theatre when he jumped and he spun until we were all dizzy and stopped exactly where he needed to.He embodied the music and the part. Such a dancer. Thank you for this Pam.

[@nancydionisi9346]

Wonderful!, the one and only Rudolf, nobody like him!, many thanks for sharing this beautiful video!

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

Thank you Nancy, for your gracious comment. So glad you liked it.

[@nancydionisi9346]

@@PamBoehmeSimon Thanks to you!

[@denisbuist1869]

Ce trop bref instant de ballet avec cet artiste unique et tellement talentueux vient de faire ma soirée. Merci pour tant de beauté, de grâce, de force et de légèreté. Merci encore pour cet hommage.

[@loonyTlu]

I had the privilege of seeing Nureyev perform a solo program in NYC in the late 70s. It was awe-inspiring and one of the best performances I was ever to see, even as an old lady now. It is hard to describe his raw charisma and how he was able to enchant an entire audience. There were and are very very few performers who can match him.

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

How wonderful!! What a memory that is. A treasure.

[@raisamurray9452]

I was born and brought up in the same town of Ufa and have.never met Rudolf Nureyev until now. He is a great discovery to me! Great dancer, Jenius! Indeed, much he was so talented! I feel proud to be born at the same time, country and the same city of Ufa, Bashkortostan! God bless your soul, Rudi ? Sleep peacefully!🎉

[@raisamurray9452]

Handsome, masculine, hardworking, talented, unforgettable! You will love in our hearts, dear Rudolf ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂❤❤

[@raisamurray9452]

You will live, Master !

[@raisamurray9452]

Live !

[@nataliaheidorn287]

Воплощение прекрасной школы, таланта, музыкальности, артистичности. Необыкновенный Рудольф. Жаль что так рано ушел.

[@halinagrisel]

Талант и трудоспособность мужского танца в балете❤

[@jimstacey7437]

No man changed my life as much. Saw him in Giselle in 1965. Got his autograph. Started dance lessons soon thereafter. Last night, 58 years later (5/8/2023), saw Cinderella in the eighth city I have seen ballet from Berlin to Manila. How I wanted to fly the way he did.

[@annastinehammersdottir1290]

What a wonderful montage - much appreciated. He was the ultimate male ballet dancer of the twentieth century and I never tire of watching him.

[@user-ko5hb5rv5h]

Необыкновенный Рудольф смотрю его танцы с восхищением ! Красивый,музыкальный артист.Все его танцы это шедевры .Огромное спасибо вам за видио .❤❤❤❤

[@user-fi4ej4qy9u]

Потрясающая легкость и красота движений! Невероятный, неповторимый, бесподобный танцовщик! Чудесная музыка. Спасибо!!!

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

Большое спасибо за такой добрый комментарий. Я особенно рад узнать, что вам понравилась музыка. Я долго и упорно искал подходящее сопровождение для этого видео. Это должно было быть достойно невероятного артиста, которого я хотел почтить. Еще раз спасибо за просмотр и за то, что нашли время написать

[@danielscavoni5759]

Muchas gracias por estos hermosos momentos con el maravilloso Rudy!!! Desde Uruguay te saludo.

[@user-mp1hv2ng4z]

What charisma, he inhabited the stage, he lived everything he danced. Authentic Artist (AA = Alliteration!) Humor card. More seriously, it was a pleasure to see him evolve on different stages, and then, he gave an important place to men in dance or classical ballet. ⭐Rudolf Nureyev 🌟 opened so many doors, brought a thousand graces, gifts and beauties. Talent scout too. A huge stripping down, thrilling choreography, a label or brand in its image: mesh in a unique weft. Thanks to my family, I have followed him since his choice of dissidence. With gratitude for this ineffable tribute to a brilliant Dancer, aside :)) Outstanding ❣ He still lives by his aura, in our memories, by your contributions as well as others. His extraordinary gift, talent, work, his sensitive, fine, feline vision, full of acuity, visionary, innovative on many aspects/plans of "dance", twirl in myriads of atoms which unite in symbiosis, like a waltz of atoms resonating in the universe: )) Free electron, it is among us. Thank you very much for sharing. With gratefulness : )) Joe from Switzerland

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

Thank you for a most entertaining entry (I love alliteration!) and for the kind words as well. I saw him dance when I was honestly too young to really remember much about it. My grandmama brought me so I could one day say "I saw Nureyev dance" and I am beyond beholden to her. Thank you also for the new inspiring image you've set dancing 'round my grey matter. Upon a bit of pondering, I am now convinced that of all the atoms in all the world that make up those who dance, there are those whose atoms simply orbit, and then there are those whose particles prefer to waltz... and those wild, waltzing whirlwinds are the Nureyevs, the Baryshnikovs, and the Plisetskayas of this world. So, thank YOU Joe from Switzerland. =) Pam from Texas.

[@user-mp1hv2ng4z]

@@PamBoehmeSimon My very dear Pam, I am writing to you with the help of a translator because I only speak French correctly. My grandpa spoke Russian fluently. He was a professor at the court of the tsars, and taught French to the nobility, he had to flee during the Bolshevik revolution. He never got over it. He would have been killed if he had stayed. He loved life in Russia. He was a poet, he loved the arts, etc. ... Rudolf Nureyev, Maïa Plisetskaya, and a few others were figures that made a strong impression on me. Maïa Plisetskaya, I've never seen her dance in real life, only on video and before, on TV. As I am very fond of the late dancer Alexander Godunov, I like to see them both dancing. Rudolf Nureyev, my aunt who just passed away was a total fan. She lived on Long Island. She loved the world of dance and she took me to see Rudolf Nureyev dance a few times. Even if she adored him (that's the right word), she told me that in the end, he shouldn't have performed either at the Metropolitan Opera or elsewhere in New York, because it wasn't performing anymore. . Once he was even booed. On the other hand, she told me amusing anecdotes: once, it was a prima ballerina who was completely correct or completely wrong... and Rudolf Nureyev left the stage and never came back. She told me a lot about him. She saw him too much! This gave problems with her husband. Thanks to my grandmother and my aunt and godmother from the USA, I learned a lot about dance, ballet and practiced a little bit. Nothing special. It's fantastic your beautiful humor and that you like assonances, alliterations. I really like to play with words, etc. ... The trouble is that my English is poor. It only works well in French. Thank you very much for looking into my machine-translated writing... It must be special, but it's not as bad as 10 years ago. The automatic translator has improved. With total gratitude for your enchanted parenthesis. I release you because I am at extension :))😃🤩😍💫💓💞✨ I love your marvelous videos. Such beautiful "archives" ! With gratitude or gratefulness, Joe from Lausanne, Switzerland. All the best in Texas I really hope for you ❣

[@irinadavidofflavrentyeva798]

You said it all about this absolutely uniqye artist, dancer, innovator and great choreographer - World Phenomena Nureyev! The years pass by, but the unfading Star of his talent, burns brighter and brighter on the Pantheon of stars!

[@user-mp1hv2ng4z]

@@irinadavidofflavrentyeva798 You summarize very wisely ! thank you

[@elenawalczyk5927]

Какая потрясающая ВЫРАЗИТЕЛЬНОСТЬ танца- НЕСРАВНЕННО!!!

[@user-wd8xr3wq4v]

Гений танца!Смотреть его выступления можно бесконечно! Нуреев-это космос!!!

[@monpetitgraindesel6192]

◼️Quel magnifique montage❣️Tout est en accord et je me fiche totalement de la qualité de l’image, là, n’est pas le principal. Pour moi, Rudolf Nureyev, est le plus Grand. Je n’aime pas galvauder les mots mais, de LUI, je dirais que c’est un GÉNIE💙le mot n’est pas trop fort, je pourrais même dire que Rudolf Nureyev est une Œuvre d’Art, à lui tout seul. Un 🖤CHEF-D’ŒUVRE🖤 MERCI❣️Anne🥀...🇫🇷

[@elenakun9318]

Любим , помним Тебя , Рудольф !⚘Восхищаемся!⚘

[@ronm8948]

Thanks Pam.What a joy to see Rudi dancing!What can be said by mere words.All you can do is Bless Rudi!

[@rmp7400]

A great natural dance talent - with unrivalled physical prowess!!! Unquestionably, his balance and precision noticeably improved after his personal coaching sessions from Danish Dancer Erik Bruhn.

[@jerrydouglas4583]

Can I just say thank you, thank you, thank you. He’s always been my favorite, but I have never seen over half of those clips. You’re in dedication and devotion is highly highly appreciated, and may blessings of abundance, for all that you want, be showered upon you. I never even remember seeing him do a triple attitude turn, never mind a triple grande pirouette! I hope you are still stretching and maybe taking off those shoes to have a dance in the forest, to some beautiful Chopin every now and then.

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

Oh my, this is the loveliest comment. Thank YOU for such kind words, and especially for the sentiment at the bottom. I am so glad you enjoyed it and I'm am very happy to know I found some lesser known clips of this remarkable man. I often worry that I'm just rehashing old footage even though I do spend hours searching the internet for suitable, yet worthy material. Thank you again for watching and for taking the time to write so charmingly. You've put a spring in my step and a smile on my face. =)

[@jerrydouglas4583]

@@PamBoehmeSimon My ballet teacher, who sent me to RBS and company, is “Pam” too, with your same hair color, exactly. She was obsessed with Nureyev, and would watch him rehearse in the Covent Garden studio at Baron’s Court. I used to watch Sylvie practice in the same studio, when I wasn’t in class!

[@nataliedelagrandiere4022]

Quelle merveilleuse vidéo ! Merci. Rudy avait tant de charisme en plus de son immense talent.

[@patricialeifer-hayes4736]

He was such a force of nature. Thank you for this video.

[@nicolewagner6549]

Sometimes when he turns he looks like he is on ice. He's amazing.

[@rosanagonzalez4456]

Rudy es la perfeccion en tecnica y movimiento,ademas con un talento interpretativo asombroso desde un romantico lago de los cisnes a un salvaje corsario.Inolvidable!

[@marygrace4245]

There comes a time in life when you see perfection, I mean true perfection Rudolf was that time.

[@catherinecozzano2580]

What a dancer!!! Energy, perfect technique, elegance and charm, he had everything. Thank you Pam for sharing this and I like the music. ❤️

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

Hello Catherine, and thank you! So glad you enjoyed.

[@user-eg3xp6zt7z]

Бесподобно ,божественно!

[@JSees]

Wonderful compilation of the most amazing male dancer in the world. He was a meteor of talent and charisma, I regret not seeing him dance while I was living in CT in the 70s. Rip Rudi, you are still much loved and appeciated.

[@etempleentedu6878]

❤👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 love him for ever 🎉

[@weasiesworks]

LOVED watching Nureyev through the years. He set the bar. Plus he had the physical attributes which added to the overall look of the performance. So glad there were so many recordings of his work.

[@user-eu3bt4ji4k]

Необыкновенно прекрасный.♥️

[@mirtabeatrizpellegrini5971]

Si, gracias Rudi. Por siempre en mi memoria y en nuestros corazones .

[@bernadettespeakman355]

I always loved ballet from being a little girl in 1960s, but wasnt good enough to become professional. Rudy was by far my favourite to watch though. When I was a student nurse in the 1970s in UK, I had a glorious poster of Rudy in full flight on the wall of my bedroom in the nurses home. (We had to "live in" in those days, but Rudy kept me very happy). Thank you for this fabulous tribute. I dont think there is anyone to compare especially when you think how systems of training are different now. He was a natural, a tiger, and yet so graceful. What a guy. 🇬🇧👏👏👌

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

Love, love, love your description of him... truly. Thank you very much for writing. =)

[@CristinaF210]

this video took my breath away, what a wonderful dancer and such a handsome face and body💗💗💗

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

Isn't he just beautiful?! I must admit, even though I saw him dance as a VERY young child, I was never as smitten with him as I am now that I've researched his story and career in depth. He is remarkable and amazing. Everything about him is sheer perfection. So glad you enjoyed my video tribute. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to write. Big hugs from Texas. =)

[@CristinaF210]

@@PamBoehmeSimon me too very young child, BUT my mother would just talk about him many times she loved ballet, she would talk about his beauty many times, now as im older I am on my feet as well, he was just one of those people with such charm and beauty both women and men just look what he did in quiet awe. Thank you for replying, it is a beautiful video of his work. Rudolph N 👑

[@user-mp1hv2ng4z]

Ruolf Nureyev et Margot Fonteyn vont si bien ensemble : )) Duo iconique. Toujours un régal de voir et revoir ces images d'archives inouïes de sensibilité, de beauté, de talent. Symbiose totale : )) Grand merci à toi : ))

[@josemartin9974]

Quelle merveille,quelle élégance, qu elle allure ,,on ne se lasse pas ,d admirer ce grand danseur ,mais aussi chorégraphe,

[@SedonaMTB]

So amazing. These days its almost impossible for a potential artist to pursure their craft. I hope robots never try to compete.

[@Mr.Thriver]

Stunning!!! Bravo!!!!

[@giselahumpert8449]

He was a brilliant dancer! R. I. P. 🙏 ❣ Tahnk you, Rudi

[@bigangrymouse5195]

Бог танца! Прекрасная звезда!❤❤❤

[@lorrainebrown7263]

Genius comes only now and again. But I’m glad I was here to witness this one.

[@HK-yb6by]

Thank you Pam for this extraordinary vid. Just reading Rudi's biography (Julie Kavanagh) - Rudi was dance and dance was Rudi - what incredible passion which is how, (in my opinion) Sergei excels, to a place that speaks to the soul ❤️

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

Thank YOU for such a thoughtful comment. Well said.

[@HK-yb6by]

@@PamBoehmeSimon I think of the countless hours and pain (physical, professional and personal) Rudi and Sergei endure(d) to provide a glimpse of the sublime, and for me at least , a glance away from the mundane and my own concrete feet. Truly appreciate your vids Pam. ❤️

[@user-bm8zl5pq5q]

Это легендарная уникальная личность великого танцора остаётся в моем сердце на всегда. Спасибо за прекрасный ролик, в нем отражен дух моего кумира.

[@cynthiafletcher9845]

He is so regal and elegant with such beautiful artistry. Thank you for this very special video. ❤❤❤

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

Thank YOU Cynthia. So glad you enjoyed it. It was a religious experience putting it together lol. I saw him dance when I was honestly too young to remember much (my grandmother brought me to see him) but I am a true disciple now.

[@cynthiafletcher9845]

Pam., Thanks again!! Absolutely wow!!💖

[@42abyz]

Wow! Such dancing is beyond adjectives.

[@christinemarquet8120]

Extraordinaire danseur et tres beau

[@FuzzekeTrailerMusic]

Thank you for the videos Miss Pam. Your videos of Sergei doing the 540 inspired me to do ballet again. I got made fun by other boys sometimes for doing it. But I think ballet is one of the hardest things ever. 👍

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

Oh, thank you for such a wonderful, uplifting comment!! I am so glad to hear this. PLEASE keep the good fight... you are right about ballet being the hardest thing ever, but it is oh so worth every second of struggle and pain. Those moments when we are able to use what we've worked for and dance, we can lose ourselves in the the ecstacy that follows all that agony and we truly know what it is to fly!!

[@user-po5fi6ve6s]

Да, Балет - это мука, боль, страдания, самоограничения, титаническое преодоление. Но Золото рождается в огне!

[@junemacauley6813]

@@PamBoehmeSimon I have just viewed this again. Thank you, again. It truly is compelling and beautiful, and the music is moving. Good job! ❤

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

@@junemacauley6813 thank you so much for taking the time to watch again and to comment so kindly. I am very touched and grateful.

[@emadulce2749]

Beautifull and Great Rudy!🌷

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

Glad you liked it dear Ema

[@mariajoseguisado3043]

Muchas gracias por volver a ver a este genio, fue inconmensurable y su memoria quedará por siempre entre los que amamos el ballet

[@m.allard5819]

How beautiful!❤

[@Guendalina54]

Bello ed elegantissimo:

[@Veremchyk]

глубоко счастливый и глубоко несчастный человек! второго такого нет и не будет!!! Бог танца!!! с идеальной пластикой и идеальным владением своим телом!!!

[@user-of6ht4jd1s]

❤❤❤❤иМерле Парк изящна и интересная ее музыкальностью и артист.Хотелось бы это смотреть без Вашей придуманной музыки,а как это было.

[@AhgxA]

Да ладно

[@kaythomas3171]

Magnificent Nureyev.....

[@sego5657]

Such a beautiful soul. Never to be forgotten in dancing! He wants us to live and BE FREE in a kindhearted world! 💛🧡

[@user-nv5iz4zy7p]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@mariachile2368]

Que resumen más maravilloso 👏 es emocionante, no hay palabras ante tanta perfección ✨️ y humanidad. Mil gracias por alegrarnos la vida 💛 💕

[@zuzannavee9558]

what an excellent compilation and reminder of how great he was - and how beautiful. thank you....💕🌹

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

Thank YOU for such a lovely comment. It was my pleasure to be sure. I am just in awe of him and am thrilled that so many of his fans appreciate my video tribute to him. I wanted to make one for years now and was worried it wouldn't do him justice. It was my fondest wish to honor him and kind comments like yours do much to ease my concerns. Thanks again, and big hugs from Texas.

[@zuzannavee9558]

@@PamBoehmeSimon I understand completely! I just finished a short book about Nijinsky from a spiritual perspective (as opposed to only historical) and I just keep hoping he will be happy with my efforts. I was fortunate enough to see Nureyev three times in the late 70s. His Presence hit the audience like a physical wave of charisma when he entered the stage - I will never forget that experience (Le Spectre, Petruchka, and Faune were on one program!!). He and Nijinsky are both very special to me. Thank you again for sharing your passion so eloquently.

[@catherinepelosoff2505]

Quelle étoile, de telles performances finesse et force. Grand Noureev

[@user-qx8rp8ns7t]

Nureyev siempre será el mejor de todos.

[@janicebone6191]

so lucky to have seen him dance a few times in person... amazing, wonderful ,incredible... there is no-one to compare with his technique and grace....

[@paulagiliberto7386]

Oh, my... Rudolf... thank U for your art. Thank U for this video 💖

[@user-lf9te1xh7c]

Великое наследие!❤❤❤

[@isabeldiezlangre9411]

¡Que maravilloso y bello bailarin! Siempre es un placer verle bailar. INOLVIDABLE. No ha nacido otro como él❤❤❤❤🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@lburgess63]

All the chills. Almost unworldly. Never surpassed. Another compilation that will be required viewing the world over. And this one must have taken ages, to find this precious film. Pam, you are a marvel! Thank you!

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

I can not possibly thank you enough for your gracious comment. I am truly humbled. It is honestly my pleasure to make these videos. I enjoy every second of their creation. In fact, that's why I started making them, for my own sanity. After being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, so many things suddenly made sense (i had been a ballet dancer for my whole life)... why I no longer had any sense of balance, where my control had disappeared to, why a single turn sent the entire planet spinning, why my once flexible muscles had stiffened, why everything I had worked so hard to attain was becoming impossible... why my entire body was betraying me. I had to find something creative to do that involved no moving and one day after opening a video editor app, it hit me. I could "choreograph" via pixels! I made one silly little video and was overjoyed. So I made more. I uploaded them to my old unused KZbin channel just to have somewhere to keep them. No one was more surprised than I when OTHER PEOPLE started watching them lol. And, here we are today. So, truly it is my pleasure, but the frosting on the whole cake has been people like you, who have been so supportive and so nice, and who have made this the best, most absolutely unexpected adventure I could have ever dreamed of. Thank you again, more than you could possibly know. Thank you. And, huge hugs from Texas. Take care.

[@uhlexseeuh]

@@PamBoehmeSimon what a wildly amazing story. And what an amazing outlook! Really inspiring! Thank you very much Pam

[@lburgess63]

@@PamBoehmeSimon I can't even begin to imagine what you're going through. I fervently hope that things will get better. And the manner in you've decided to spend some of your talents, on your better days, are creating art that will last forever. There are worse legacies.

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

@@lburgess63 Thank you, thank you so much, for your kind words and a truly comforting thought. I had not clearly envisioned that what I'm doing now is maybe not the end of something I lived and loved, but just the next part of what I am to do. How humbling, and wonderful, to think that something I create could do such a thing. And I love it. I love it. This thought. Thank you over and over. Your words have rubbed a clear spot on a window in front of me that was fast becoming smudged and hard to see through. What an honor it would be to even in the smallest way help propagate love and appreciation for ballet and ballet dancers. To help keep alive the legends of our art. To ensure dancers like Nureyev and Baryshnikov are never forgotten by leaving little trails of what they did so that others may find the path to know them. That is not settling... that is soaring. And soaring IS dancing. I owe you big time for this fresh outlook... Thank you for commenting in the first place, thank you for writing back... just, thank you.

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

@@uhlexseeuh Thank YOU

[@maryrosenblatt6741]

Nureyev took such joy in perfection. He never expected more from others than from himself. His natural beauty is breathtaking. His characters made up by Rudi to equally capture our imagination. I always feel I’m seeing what a pagan god was like. ❤❤

[@carmelaapollonio8041]

Una gioia per gli occhi. Meraviglioso!!!

[@monpetitgraindesel6192]

24.10.2022~🥀EXTRAORDINAIRE Rudolf Nureyev, un GÉNIE de la danse. MERCI❣️de le faire revivre ainsi 🎼🎵🎶🎶🎶🎹🎻🎻🎻 Il a sa place dans ma playlist. Anne🥀🇫🇷

[@luciennegarrant-bernardo13]

C est vraiment une merveille quel artiste magnifique je suis aux anges merci pour cette video❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@marynoonan6111]

Thanks for posting this. I've just had a trip down memory lane. I was lucky enough to see Rudi dance 5 times. Twice in Oz and 3 times in London. Man he had charisma. You could not drag your eyes off him.

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

Oh WOW what a wonderful thing to be able to say. I saw him once, and I was really too young to remember much, but my grandmother wanted me to be able to say I saw him lol. So she took me. I treasure what I do remember as well as my program with his name in it. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences.

[@brightonbabe2139]

Mary, you and I were probably enjoying the same performance. I think he only came to Sydney once and danced for two nights now I think of it. And yes I could not drag my eyes off of him either.

[@kathleensmith4530]

Oh my God😘 Such s gift he was. I would have given anything to see him dance. Thank you for this🌹😘❤️

[@laconja1]

Beautiful & Amazing dancer 💔💔💔RIP

[@arielrose898]

Beautiful tribute. Thank you for this.

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

You're welcome and thank YOU.

[@alessandrasavoldi6051]

Wonderful... Forever.. Thanks

[@patriciatagulinao8371]

How is such perfection possible!

[@olgagrechihina4759]

Красавец ты наш! Гений

[@sallyjones2736]

He was such an amazing dancer!

[@jszh0893]

Beautiful!

[@user-ey9ly4mn6d]

Superbe! Merci...formidable.

[@isabeldiezlangre9411]

🌹🌹🌹🌺🥀🌷🌺 Te queremos Rudi, seguimos viendo tus ballets. El mejor bailarin, nadie como él. Imposible imitar su baile y presencia escénica. Su atracción y magnetismo no sé han vuelto a ver.

[@elenaenuica2785]

Intrun cuvant : fabulos! Unic, desavarsit si de neatins nici in viitor.

[@kavalkid1]

You are loved, beautiful man!

[@user-sp9rg6uq1u]

Восхищаюсь и Благодарю !

[@jonswanson7766]

Thank you for this breathtaking video, Nureyev was the master, absolutely!

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

Thank you so much for your kind comment. Truly, he is the absolute master. There will not be another.

[@jonswanson7766]

@@PamBoehmeSimon I only had the opportunity to see him dance one time, I wish I could have seen him dance with Margot Fonteyn, the DVD of Romeo and Juliet is something that I watch over and over!

[@johanagan3696]

He was also incredibly handsome......

[@ayseal]

I was 8 years old in the mid 80’s. We could afford to buy newspaper only once a week. He was on one of those black and white pages, a picture after a show. I didn’t know what ballet was, art was not even the last thing we talked about in my family. As a kid I was mesmerised by his beauty. I cut his picture from the paper and kept it for many years. Since then I believe that he was an extraordinary person.

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

What a beautiful story. Thank you so much for sharing. He is truly one of a kind.

[@cherylrichards2670]

WOW. WOW. AND. WOW ❤️❤️❤️

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

So glad you enjoyed!!

[@JewelBelleLove]

this is so beautiful!! 💚💚💚

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

Thank you so much, I was hesitant to even attempt such a tribute... I kept thinking how can I possibly do him justice, but his work speaks for itself... all I had to do was put it together. And the hours spent searching for just the right clips became a pilgrimage to me, like worshipping at the altar of Nureyev.

[@JewelBelleLove]

@@PamBoehmeSimon 💚💚💚💚

[@auroraaguilera2522]

El mejor bailarin clasico de todos los tiempos

[@CarlaStahl-bc7ou]

A Glorious video, thank you!

[@joelle970]

MERCI pour cette video, RUDOLF EST LE DIEU DE LA DANSE, aucun même le meilleur lui arrive à la cheville, il est la beauté la perfection incarnée

[@mariasiburt1755]

AMAZING!

[@vasilisakojina447]

Bravo Rudy! 🌹

[@antoniolara9603]

beautiful

[@user-zw6py3gn1r]

Très beau ! A ce niveau là, ce n'est plus un montage, c'est une mise en scène. Comme vous connaissez et vous aimez l'oeuvre de Noureev ! Merci 🤩

[@doriswoelfl368]

Das ist einfach GENIAL. Ich bin bei diesen Tänzern einfach verzaubert.....

[@kathylaycock2113]

Beautiful. Thank you x

[@lynb.3826]

Very nice ✨ Thank you Pam 💖

[@PamBoehmeSimon]

Thank YOU

[@frannieo1707]

Rest in Peace, Rudi. Sweet Prince, your fans miss you.