Svetlana Zakharova / Светлана Захарова - Stretching / Растяжка

[@martinenotmartini9935]

The thing about watching Zakharova is that the movements come so naturally to her. So much, in fact, that it is easy to think that every body should be able to bend and move like hers and you forget that it is her who differs from the rest. And when you try to imitate her it is like waking up from a trance to find yourself to be achingly average. It's what she does and this magic makes her so special.

[@katiefulton9456]

Martine M This is the most accurate & articulate description I’ve come across! So very true. Thank you for this! 🙏

[@goldenlamb777]

There is no imitation. There is practice. If you want to be able to bend: you practice. I practiced 2 hrs a day after classes at home. Every day. To be able to sit between two chairs and to have at least a straight line when you jump in a split. This is to show you that she probably practiced more than that when she was a kid.

[@mariacecilia-iv4yu]

She would have a talent for being a contortionist too

[@michaelangelus7355]

This takes 100% dedication. If you want to be this good at anything, there can not be room for anything else in your life. Only one thing 24/7 for life. That's called mastering a feat.

[@roxana4631]

1:45 Oh my god.

[@ritamerkoci4434]

she's born to dance♡

[@evanescancelife2467]

Rita Merkoci thats true

[@Nobleman26]

Amazing ballerina dancer even after became a mother. I love to watch all her performances on stage. She is so pretty and own a perfect sharp ballerina figure. Her own style natural ballet dancing skill that no other Russian ballerina in history had before !

[@COSTUMECREATIONS1]

perfect - thank you Class Act and Svetlana - without a doubt Zakharova is perfection for ballet.

[@MarjoFitDance]

I've never seen such a Ballerina since Sylvie Guillem !She's got everything every Dancer dreams of ! Wonderful and admirable!

[@ИнкогнттоДевочка]

Балерина от бога ! Умница просто божественная ! Браво!

[@Heartlessiceboy]

I think that before commenting on a ballet dancer body you must take 2 things in consideration: 1) The body structure that includes body and muscle percentage. 2) The amount of cardio a professional ballet dancer do everyday since early morning class to that evening performance.

[@LauraAlli]

Gustavo R. Román Thank you!!! Exactly right. People don’t understand that a body like Svetlana’s is that of an athlete.

[@dawn409]

Exactly again!

[@IsidoraIlisi]

she is beautiful in every way and manner, one must remember that the art of dancing requires constant persistence and to lasting passion! now i say this woman has got it! The art of her uniqueness is amazing. xox

[@flowerpower9541]

I remember as a young girl, even then, I could not get to full splits, I have always loved watching ballet. Looks like it must feel amazing to do.

[@danceballetacro]

did anyone else catch she pulled her hands all the way down behind her back!

[@emhu2594]

i screamed internally when i saw that

[@omg9261]

Lol that was obvious, why would you even comment on that? And it's not even a rare thing to do, a lot of people can do that, like really a lot

[@mundamadi--moucheamadi7147]

Incredible, what a dedication and motivation. Just the Greatest, She Is !!! 💕👐👐👐🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@nikolebonillas3374]

She's absolutely flawless

[@ЛюдаДем-ю5ф]

Красота, талант, труд.

[@PianoGesang]

J’adore Svetlana! I don’t speak French but reference to a goddess must be made in a divine language.

[@diarraamoa1312]

Its means i love svetlana

[@simone56689]

@@diarraamoa1312 they know

[@annabee1335]

Breathtaking is an understatement.. Thank you for sharing your work!!! 3

[@noredlion]

Every time I read "too thin or skinny" I just roll my eyes. She's a BALLERINA! Ballerinas are supposed to look like this at least professional ones. So if you only comment on her looks and not her technique its like you were screaming "I ain't got a clue about ballet"

[@Michael-wm9bm]

They are also screaming "I'm American!" Lol. Most women outside of the "west/Anglo" world including Australia are usually thin by Western standards. On a side note, a lot has to do with jealousy. However, I really like Svetlana and Alina Somova. Different and personal styles.

[@lingkejiang9244]

I think she is only so skinny because she is such an amazing ballerina, which takes a tremendous effort and strength that it is almost impossible for her not to be skinny. It's like farmers in third world countries or miners being fat--impossible.

[@TheEmpressMouse]

The lighter the body the less weight on the feet.

[@dawn409]

noredlion EXACTLY!!! Calm down she's quite healthy!

[@ShebrewQueen]

No they are NOT! No human being is supposed to look like that. Do male dancers look like that? NO! SHE IS TOO THIN AND SUFFERS WITH AN EATING DISORDER!

[@dennislaux]

Thank goodness for the artists in this world that help us stay alive and enjoy at least part of this society we've let go out of control.

[@Pikiminu]

OMG she's perfect... So flexible and beautiful...

[@xxMADxxSCIENTISTxx]

Lmao, even her warm-up looks like an art.

[@Sarinhah021]

My Lord! What is she? an allien? she's just AMAZING!

[@Dane_Youssef]

Seeing her practice... Sweet Christmas. I'm shaking. Just look at her... and damn her, she's only getting warmed-up.... The real magic for her has barely even begun... The Natalia Makarova of her generation. If she isn't named "Prima Ballerina Absolutta"... the system just plain doesn't work.

[@ВалентинаРожкова-х2р]

She's not spitting in the shoes, she's breathing to warm them up all the stretchy things she's doing are aimed to warm up the body it's not the work in class where all parts of the body are involved and warmed up gradually its stretching before rehearsals needing to make the body ready for loads as quick as possible:)

[@gregj831]

When you think of Ballerinas 'her's' is the name which comes to mind. A truly gifted Dancer and Athlete.

[@sergico777]

Балерины для меня эталон красоты и грации!)

[@pereziana]

I don´t think she has any important eating disorder, if she had it, her body would collapse during the first hour of "Bayadere" or "Swan Lake". Probably she is "picky" with her diet as all the profesional ballerinas are. However, a career like hers is not compatible with eating disorders

[@sgatlersquad2691]

1 over 5 ballet dancers has some eating disorder searching the "perfect ballerina's body". But not Svetlana. She's russian, that means she has a different bone structure, she's also "tall" (from an American view, for me, as a venezuelan, she's even a short person), that makes her even thin, but being a ballerina she is in a good weight

[@laceysouthwick2994]

She's also 5'9'!

[@Twinkie989]

I’m 5’9” and I have a tiny bone structure (5 -1/2 inch wrists, for example). If I exercised on such a grueling scale as her, I have no doubt I’d eventually end up with a similar body type.

[@inez4136]

Twinkie ok

[@andromedastudios5575]

pereziana are you serious?!? Ballet a perfect environment for eating disorders. If you look at studies a large amount of ballet dancers either, have eating disorders, have engaged in dangerous behaviors to lose weight, or have been told to lose weight despite being a healthy BMI. Svetlana probably does not have a eating disorder. People with eating disorders can be extremely high functioning. We don't always just collapse like in the movies. I should know I've had a eating disorder for 3 years and dance 7+ hours per day. Know one knows cause they atribute my weight to "calories bunt while dancing". it would serve you well to do your research before you coment on mental disorders

[@franz3810]

She doesn't have fat, it's pure strength...How can people not see that?

[@NINOABSNABSN]

She is already 39 years old, she is leaner than before to maintain her performance.

[@ocecekitty]

Bonjour je fait depuis mais 3 ans j'adore comment tu danses tes grands batement son extraordinaire.Un grand BRAVO pour toi super

[@eugeniasanhuezaavila9433]

Ella es una atleta del ballet clasico demuestra su flexibilidad y plasticidad en la danza clásica una belleza

[@melodymelody1000]

omg. she' s perfect!

[@dianadgebuadzeofficial5224]

Number 1 😍💖

[@julietaguzmangonzalez7974]

My favorite ballet dancer

[@danielasaenzvaliente]

Beautiful!!!

[@jeniferjenifer9383]

la mejor siempre svetlana..

[@christinecocolotta497]

PERFECTION!

[@XxNessaxX88]

@Lissbirds I don't think she was spitting, I think she was breathing in them to warm them up.

[@КириллГрязнов-с8ь]

of course

[@christinebeames2311]

At I ,45 mins she pulls her hands DOWN HER BACK , I NEVER saw that before in my life

[@simonaperez1475]

Такой как она , не было, нет и не будет

[@flavioclamer1910]

La tua bellezza è pari alla tua semplicità e alla tua leggerezza!

[@katarinavujosevic8669]

wooow she's amazing, she is perfect

[@EliLee]

She is awesome ^_^

[@Limara64]

I have a question. I’m an old gal and have been stretching my legs and back (for spinal problems) for decades, but I have learned not to stretch on a tensed muscle. (At 0:50 it seems Svetlana has tight knees). So I stretch, feel the tug, relax the muscle then hold the stretch. Am I doing it right? Did I explain that correctly?

[@anika5094]

Yes. She has been training for years and is much more flexible than you, so she needs to tense her muscles to get a stretch. Since you are older and much tighter, that causes injury for you when it protects her from injury :)

[@anadikundu1508]

The greatest Ballerina.

[@RizShahbazli]

.... тростиночка, до чего нежное создание....

[@thedollynails2]

She is talented regardless of her body. The only thing people like you care about is whether or not they are appealing which has nothing to do with their ability to dance.

[@flavioclamer1910]

TU la SOSTANZA dei sogni miei. TI AMO!

[@XxNessaxX88]

I quit.

[@taekwondo104]

hhehehehehe

[@friendusesthisaccountnocom9928]

N-Nessie?

[@Ciesiam]

Such a beautiful willow tree.

[@miazuim9107]

Até nos ensaios ela é perfeita!

[@kncshw6257]

God's gift for Ballet

[@lidiaboyarinova4723]

Боже, как прекрасна эта балерина

[@diarraamoa1312]

Shes so slender and streamline i love it

[@renegadosideologia]

Os segredos da melhor bailarina do mundo.... Além de muito treino e estudo. Ter 30 Kg e ser uma contorcionista!

[@antonyakubovskiy1887]

Ты тупой, молчи и не позорься

[@ballerinaballet2332]

Thank you soo soooooo much for these videos! she is a godess and you really made my day! your videos are amazing and i really like to see her in rehersal cause thers very little videos of those...thank you thanko you !!!!!! :)))))))

[@MlYAK0]

exactly... is it even possible for a human to be this flexible?! :O

[@flavioclamer1910]

Ti AMO!!!!!

[@teehitan]

beautiful shoulder mobility

[@LouEasyPeasy]

Her shoulder joints at 1:45!!!!! [does she have joints? ;) ] Awesome!!!

[@mihohomundo]

from" La bayadere" Act 1: No 22 Andante (Minkus)

[@bellaclynch]

Wait, do her Pointe shoes not have any elastic?

[@Birdforever888]

Роскошная Светулечка

[@SuperS800]

She's really amazing! But I do not wish to be that thin though. Must be all the work she does. Whew!

[@endzistankovic5789]

I wont to be like her...one day

[@bevp4332]

Learn to spell then

[@rebeccalallyna4395]

Oddio, hai veramente ragione! IMPRESSIONANTE DAVVERO

[@Wessexify]

Светлана-Вы прелесть!

[@marcia2264]

Love love love !

[@nataliaminetto8440]

does anyone know what music is playing in the video?

[@sararichter5710]

no words!!!!

[@Grace-hy5ne]

Does someone know the music 02:06, please?

[@catherineouellet8805]

she is my new idol

[@claudiasmallwood9145]

She's to perfect

[@ИринаВолошина-е8е]

Русский балет лучший в мире!!!

[@おたま-b6n]

美しい美しい美しい！！

[@priscilavicenciato6895]

Beatufilll

[@LillianTreann]

Could anybody tell me what warmup pants Svetlana is wearing? Thank you!:)

[@출제위원]

People who criticize ballerinas for being too thin often ignore the injuries and strains that male dancers, or danseurs, endure, such as joint, wrist, and back injuries. Those who argue that ballerinas must be extremely thin to fit a distorted beauty standard are essentially suggesting that they should gain weight to satisfy their aesthetic preferences, which is a selfish viewpoint. A heavier ballerina can make the male dancer's job significantly harder, as they are responsible for lifting their partners and need to be able to perform light jumps and movements. Male dancers, unlike fitness trainers, cannot maintain a muscular build and still perform effectively. The physical toll on male dancers’ joints and backs from lifting ballerinas should be taken into consideration.

[@СлаваРикошет]

Работает профессионал!

[@BootyBallerina]

That tends to happen after you have a baby and become thin again. After your skin has been stretched and your body has been through so much, you tend to look more sinewy. It's not her fault:P

[@Christina_320]

She’s just like 😳!

[@ritawood3448]

Does anyone know what pointe shoes she wears?

[@ClassACTpresents]

thank you for your insights :)

[@pereziana]

What an outstanding ballerina!!! She´s so graceful and elegant! I would like she could put on some weight, I think it would look great on her. However, in such an important moment of her career making changes in her diet and the process of getting al litlle bit "heavier" could be complicated and we want her for many more years. The propioception of her own body could be affected if she puts on some weight...Well, anyway, she looks fantastic!!!!!!!!!

[@antonyakubovskiy1887]

Ты кого учишь? Балерину? Ты серьёзно думаешь, что понимаешь хоть что-то? Задорнов был прав

[@Pigui123]

can someone tell me how tall is svetlana? than you!

[@Pigui123]

Yannie Lee thank you!!!!!

[@miragurska123]

+alessandra pulido gibelli 168 cm

[@ndipasquale4134]

Yannie Lee Svetlana Zakharova is actually 5'9

[@violettas.5402]

According to Wikipedia she is 1,75 m

[@MultiOgri]

prima - bravissimo

[@alessandrarita4549]

how it is possible o.O

[@Patricio40]

absolutely true...she was in better shape few years ago when she were "fatter" it's too much now..and she looks older than she's in reality...

[@kiraberc890]

I wish I was like her

[@beatriceciccio9729]

Italian?

[@camilatrejo9897]

Bella

[@ClassACTpresents]

Glad you like the vids. Thanks for the sub :)

[@flavioclamer1910]

Amore chi è il DJ?

[@maianeri631]

da grande vorrei diventare come te!!

[@ScarlettGrace]

yeah, and you're just lovely

[@annyyaa]

1:46 ermm what?

[@MimisaysRAWR]

@agirlhere11 she has double jointed shoulders. I do too, and I can bend them in really odd contortionist positions. I also do ballet, but it's just a coincidence. There tend to be a lot of freaky hyperextension in the ballet world.

[@MariaSantos-uk1go]

Me too and a im a ballerina

[@anareginadesousabarreto8699]

Liindaaaa

[@karenluis1541]

So Svetlana ....

[@abrakadabrah3031]

Her body structure... length of arms, legs is long and very extended. She moves her arms like no one else!!!! All the above mentioned accentuate her movements. Short arms with her fluidity of movement would not be spectualar on another dancer.

[@sheeniebeanie2597]

la bayadere ☺️