The Royal Ballet's 10 Principal Ballerinas of 2018

[@user-mp1hv2ng4z]

I love her : )) Especially the last ! Tout est si beau ! Quelques préférences, selon la qualité de l'image peut-être et puis Natalia Osipova a une préférence à part dans mon cœur.

[@zessi80]

Marianela is just so good that I want to cry. Here technique is flawless, absolutely everything looks controlled, natural and beautiful. But above all, her expressions

[@mariomarozzi4659]

yeah...shame that her feet are not stretched like the ones of the girls of the Paris Opéra....

[@Mjada93]

mario marozzi She's still amazing tho. Feet aren't everything if you can't dance.

[@LALGfree]

Totally agreed. She is the best Kitri of her generation

[@susannakomminoth-stamm3736]

Niina Hagman 🤗🍀

[@serenashaw-q3y]

Marianela has beautiful feet.

[@marianelac.9871]

There's something in Natalia Osipova that makes her look so ethereal! And I love Marianela, she's fantastic! 💕

[@hientrinhle6160]

Roh gets some difficults nearly without Nunez& Osipova for hit_ ballets due to they are in way of retirement. They lead the new introductions trailer with old excepts from these dancers but actually they are not there now.

[@Istlana]

Natalya Osipova is gorgeous! Firestarter! Also Marianela Nuñez is very good!

[@sedekiman]

Wonderful Francesca Hayward-lovely legs, great pull-up, musicality and precision.

[@psithurismique]

Sarah Lamb is really amazing too! Especially with her performance as Mary in Mayerling with Steven McCrae. Just purely emotional.

[@msvicktoria77]

I love Marianela! She is my favourite. I hope I get to see her perform live one day!

[@serenashaw-q3y]

I hope you do too. She has incredible stage presence, but also totally relates to her partner. Live performance in cinema on June 1st in "Swan Lake." Which will probably give you a better view than in the theatre! Hope you find a cinema showing it near you!

[@oldschoolmusic2710]

It’s hard to pick a favorite, they are all so graceful, elegant and beautiful. I fall in love with every ballerina I see. Lol

[@almiriawilhelm7015]

Cuthbertson and Nunez are my favourites in this compilation! Takada looks promising!

[@glynnwright1699]

Takada was astonishing when saw her in the Spring.

[@elodie_bel]

I agree but out of the two even though many people will hate me for it but my favourite is Lauren Cuthbertson

[@bessonovafan6454]

Absolutely love all of them. Something about Natalia is incredible to watch.

[@Phyxsiuss]

Marianela is my favourite. I like how she projects and interprets the character. Truly impressive.

[@queerchoreography54]

I didn’t know Alessandra Ferri was still dancing. She is so lovely and expressive, I love theatrical ballerinas, and she epitomizes it,

[@rowbom]

I was wondering about that too. I do not think she could still be dancing in 2018 because she is now approx 50.

[@jillwhite6875]

She is still dancing but obviously not full length classic. She does modern short ballets.

[@sironileonardo2358]

Wonderful Sarah !

[@cynthiafletcher9845]

They are all gorgeous and talented. Thank you for this compilation. I really enjoyed each performance, especially Ms Morena. C❤❤

[@TheBunduBallerina]

My pleasure. Thanks for your input.

[@Pheebs77]

14:14 Marianela is to me, the best ballerina on the planet today. Strength, grace, precision, fluidity, and a true actress too. Got tiks to see her in Swan Lake in May 2020, can't wait. I wish she could dance forever. Osipova is my runner up.

[@taylargriffith7231]

this comment hasn't aged well, but I hope you get to see her soon or someday at least

[@naoedouard4422]

@@taylargriffith7231 Why not? Why doesn't it age well?

[@taylargriffith7231]

@@naoedouard4422 covid

[@lilianabeatrizpagella9732]

Hermoso, gran cuerpo de baile, gracias por compartirlo desde Argentina

[@kiztorres3218]

Btw, at the Royal Ballet they are not called prima ballerinas but principals.

[@mochii5747]

Kiz Torres // hello, can you explain to me the difference of a principal ballerina and a prima ballerina ?

[@vaashinishini877]

Yess yess

[@daisy-fu9lc]

@@mochii5747 They're equivalent, but different names are used by different companies. At the Royal Ballet, the title is Principal; at the Paris Opera, the title is Etoile ('star'); at La Scala, the title is Prima Ballerina, etc.

[@mochii5747]

@@daisy-fu9lc // oh, thank you so much ! 😊

[@BalletomaneM]

@@daisy-fu9lc No, that is incorrect about POB. They have the rank of principal and then etoile is a title given, it is not a rank. There is a competition for promotions, but you can be named an etoile at any time. The dancers carry that title for life, it is not a rank.

[@adapottah2972]

I love Francesca she’s literally my idol💕

[@marialuizabraghinimafra]

Marianela is just incredible, perfect and unique in every single way! ❣️❤️

[@anabelmolina6433]

Osipova y Marianela Núñez 😍

[@棣棠-u6p]

Love Osipova and Nuñez

[@Chiara_elementalmasterofwater3]

Nunez, Cuthbertson and Osipova are my favourites! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤❤❤ (who can't love or admire Osipova?)

[@levondelite4072]

This is a very late comment considering this list is from 2018, but I love the Royal mainly because I’ve watched so many World Ballet Day classes and rehearsals. Thank you Bundu Ballerina for sharing this and many others with us. You are doing a great and very relevant service, especially in these times and being from the US with such depressing news every day. That said, here is my very humble opinion. As far as the zestiest, fun-to-watch clip . . . . must go with Laura Morera. Why don’t we see more of her? Love, love, love Zenaida Yanowsky. And yes, her Odette/Odile is something to behold, as well as her contemporary work. I saw a clip of her when she was only 18 in a very contemporary dance and she was incredible. Yasmine is one of my new favorites-she is a gorgeous Juliet. I love the delicate strength shown by L. Cuthbertson and F. Hayward (both seen dancing in very difficult variations). And I’m so glad others mentioned the stiffness of Sarah Lamb in this clip. Usually she is near the top of my list, but I read that this clip was filmed when she and Steven McRae were guest artists at the Kremlin Ballet, so there could be several reasons why this was not one of her best performances. And, as far as American dancers, Tiler Peck is one of my favorites.

[@floral_laurel]

YAAAAS QUEEN ZENAIDA YANOWSKY!!! She is my favorite!!

[@lasylphide-s5j]

Thank you for uploading this.❤️ RB is and has been my favorite company for 40 years. My parents took me to UK to see RB the year I was accepted to Royal Swedish Ballet school and I try to go at least twice a year. The newest principals Fran Hayward, Takida Akane and Yasmine Nahgdi are all beautiful and expressive dancers.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

It's a pleasure. Thanks for commenting.

[@jennyb7745]

Allessndras Juliet is astonishing with a beautiful easy Flo to her movements. Magnetic

[@bucciba]

Marianela takes it to the next level like no others

[@966Mako]

I looked up one Prima Ballerina on wiki & went down the Ballerina rabbit hole for a few hrs 😂 they are magnificent. I was amazed though at the depth of the whole sub-culture going on. Not surprised though, I have seen Black Swan.

[@efikyriazof9516]

From this video my 2 favorite ballerinas are Marianela Nunez and Natalia Osipova

[@coreyanderson1457]

These ballerinas are sooooo good. They put other ballerinas to shame.

[@rijn1855]

Love Natalia and akane Takada

[@staceymoore8056]

Alessandra Ferri and Zenaida Yanowsky are legends. Ferri is one of my favorite Juliets and Zenaida is my favorite Sylvia and Esmeralda and has one of the best Odettes (there are videos of her performing these roles on youtube). I wish Zenaida never retired but all dancers have to at one point. I love Natalia Osipova, as well. So young but already a legend in the making.

[@serenashaw-q3y]

Osipova is 32!

[@juliapalfree5980]

I agree, Zenaida as Odette with Nehemiah Kish dance a heart wrenching duet. So poised, so mature. Watch on youtube. Notice that she actually 'looks' at him - so many Odettes barely glance at their prince.

[@mishkaw9983]

I love watching Laura morera dance she is very animated

[@stephaniecruvant9130]

Thank you and the deepest appreciation for providing us with a glimpse of the exceptional Prima Ballerinas of the Royal Ballet, some of whom I had never seen and am therefore not familiar with. I have only seen British choreography when performed by other companies. I confess that I am a bit confused by the Royal's overly proprietary approach, as they are limiting their audience, hence potential patrons, to those who are able to attend enough performances to appreciate the dancers, choreographers and Royal Ballet as a whole.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

It's a great pleasure. Thank you for your input.

[@inesdecastrocorreia]

In which way do you mean Royal's overly proprietary approach? Because, personally, I find the Royal Ballet one of the most "public" companies. From their brilliant Live Cinema Relays all around the world, to World Ballet Day and the numerous youtube live events they do, they are definitely opening up to new audiences. I mean, I speak for me, due to their global presence, I fly from Portugal to go watch performances and everytime I meet people from all over the world who came to London just for that too.

[@ixopo6715]

I haven’t seen all these principals live but I am certainly aware of them. Even if you aren’t able to attend performances there are numerous Royal Ballet productions on DVD/Blu-ray, both recent and archival. The filmed recordings include the classical repertoire, plus many by Ashton and MacMillan. I even have a DVD of Checkmate and the Rake’s Progress by de Valois. The ROH has an online shop.

[@amasam5408]

Frankie Hayward is one of my absolute favourites! If anyone could see her Giselle or Manon, you'd understand!

[@justines7722]

She's a fav of mine also - - very lithesome.

[@valgoldthorpe1377]

@Moomin That's a really interesting point (sorry! no pun intended). Francesca actually started training at the ballet school round the corner from me in Worthing, though I 've never seen her live, she is a delightful dancer. When I first read Margot Fonteyn's autobiography years ago, I was struck by the exotic life she experienced and the variety of locations she lived in during her early years - she lived initially in Surrey, but them moved to the USA, then Shanghai. Ulitmately she travelled all over the world. She was taught by a variety of very cultured teachers - russian emigres and the like - teachers who had a long 'pedigree' behind them - George Goncharov, Olga Preobrajenska, Tamara Karsavina, Ninette de Valois and so on. I think she absorbed so much 'culture' that it showed through her dancing. If you have had a relatively straighforward life, it must be hard to portray complex emotions when dancing.

[@CodySDivineCreators]

Natalia Osipova is my pick 😍

[@ЛарисаНовикова-с3ь]

Все прекрасны а Наталья Осипова самая самая! Мы обожаем тебя!

[@karenkaren3189]

Laura Morera is really an amazing dancer.

[@karenkaren3189]

So much attention has been paid to other dancers over the years ( well deserved, btw) I think she never got the attention she deserved. One very special thing about her is that not only is she a wonderful ballet dancer, she is also a great DANCER. There is so much passion and joy in her movement, which is due to her technical proficiency, in part. Only a dancer who is rock solid in her technique can dance with such freedom. If you ever see this, Laura Merde ❤️👏❤️

[@karenkaren3189]

Mayara Magri reminds me of Laura, she doesn’t just perform technically, she DANCES.

[@feelgood5332]

Another great video! Thank you so much! ❤️💃

[@TheBunduBallerina]

It's a pleasure. :)

[@chiedu90069]

Each dazzling in her own way, but for me the best clips are Marianela (always), Natalia and Frankie

[@chaplintyler9277]

Yuhui Choe needs to be principle

[@mishkachu_]

She is my fav out of all of them. The hardest working and most dedicated

[@fashionmwah]

Moomin Maybe it’s personal preference? I understand what you mean though. I like her style. It looks effortless.

[@sofiafuentes6633]

I think she is better than lamb

[@JoaoPedro-dc9tp]

Danca do ventre

[@prettyreckless1752]

She's fabulous, but kind of one dimensional. She dances pretty, cheerful roles better than anyone, but struggles with deep/dramatic roles.

[@karenkaren3189]

Love them all!

[@rayoso5603]

All these dancers are true Ballerinas! Here in the US, sadly, technique and artistry are falling prey to media spin and political correctness. This group is as diverse as possible but you wouldn't even notice because it the Art comes first at RB.

[@kathymyers7279]

ray oso ditto. So turned off by Misty. Not racist just don't want to hear about it. Let YOUR DANCING SPEAK.

[@hidayatosman4786]

@Anne her tchnique was awful

[@amybaker4654]

@Laura Streeter She is a wonderful Manon.

[@heyryanisonx3141]

I love the 90s/00s ABT. It's been a joke ever since Misty became a principal. They made it clear that ticket sales and media attention precede their dancing rather than having dancing lead to the other two.

[@chiedu90069]

Bollocks. To suggest that the promotion of one so-so dancer is the end of artistry in the U.S. says more about your obsessions and your biases than any actual trend. And I challenge you to name one other dancer besides Misty Copeland to back up your claim.

[@minissa2009]

Fun fact: When we still got the RB ballet cinema series, Fran Hayward was Clara in the Nutcracker and was substituting for someone who was injured at that. Quick rise, but she seems totally deserving of it. Sad that Yuhui Choe has not yet made though

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thanks for your interesting comments, minissa.

[@ginamiller5640]

minissa2009 Yuhui is a first soloist right? She was the chosen for the “A day in the life of a ballerina” vids on you tube. That’s when she said she was first soloist and her dreams came true.

[@zoommiesbay]

Its probably a technical thing like she had an injury or doesn't meet some weird standards

[@eurekamreum5458]

Frankie was a beautiful Clara!

[@antonellagiovannoni6898]

Preciosas coreografias y encantadoras bailarinas me encanta el ballet desde que era pequeña es hermoso y me emociona

[@eurekamreum5458]

Thank you so much for this!

[@TheBunduBallerina]

It's a pleasure!

[@maryrosedouglasuk]

Morera is a standout for me here!

[@evadoubravska5133]

I love Laura Morera, she's just such a smart performer with so much personality...even though Osipova is probably the best technically

[@moonlightchill4538]

Osipova is far from being the best at technique on royal

[@jnanaa2173]

Bravo Akane!

[@albinaghazaryan1899]

Marianella is the best as always!!!!

[@serenashaw-q3y]

Absolutely. Best acting and characterisations. Wonderful partnership with Acosta, and now with young Montegirov. Fabulous.

[@herrbrucvald6376]

see yt video-----Yasmine Naghdi and Matthew Ball rehearse The Sleeping Beauty (The Royal Ballet)

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thank you

[@elenaahumada9842]

Talentosas; pero Natalia es la mejor bailarina de todos los tiempos según mi opinión 👏👏👏

[@FatiFleur-wi3jo]

Heureusement que ce n Est plus comme avant de se permettre de voir telle ou telles ballets sans être parmis les bourgeois comme maintenant merci KZbin de nous avoir donné cette belle musique douce ainsi que ce ballets 🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@voraciousreader3341]

Wow….every one of them are so short! I obviously see that they’re fabulous dancers, but I prefer them taller, especially for more dramatic roles.

[@kerstin6205]

Marianela is the best 💗

[@SuperEfexor]

Il video di Alessandra Ferri è la ripresa di uno spettacolo del teatro alla Scala di parecchi anni fa credo nel 2000, con Angel Corella come Romeo

[@rossi7056]

Marianela is the truest.

[@amybaker4654]

I'm not so sure.She can look clumsy at times.

[@elodie_bel]

Hmm sometimes she isn’t as graceful as others...to me Lauren is 100% the truest

[@moonlightchill4538]

Yessss. She is good in every role, i've never seen a dancer like that

[@moonlightchill4538]

@@elodie_bel the thing is: not every role in ballet demands gracefulness. But you are entitled to have your own opinion and lauren is a good dancer (tho i do feel she lacks something when i watch her dancing)

[@Javier-fv4tf]

For me, Francesca is the best. Have you realized? She is like a bird flying in the air, literally. And when She dances, She dances with her whole body, not just her legs.

[@philzmusic8098]

All of them wonderful! Three stand out for me: Alessandra Ferri has the longest, most elegantly arched feet I have ever seen. Natalia Osipova dances with incredible abandon and elan. And Marianela Nuñez? "This is so much fun!" Who's the hunkalicious male dancer with Zenaida?

[@kaitlynclem5967]

I adore Natasha Osipova, and I know that she's going to do whatever she finds most fulfilling and makes her happiest, but I wish her attention wasn't so focused on her projects with Sergei Polunin right now. At least from my point of view, it kind of seems to be detracting from her time as a principal dancer.

[@carmens8569]

Para.mi siempre Margot Fonteyn

[@MeliReyPalumbo]

Marianela is the best!

[@kathymyers7279]

Sarah Lamb is so detached and otherworldly. First time I've seen a swan instead of a ballerina.

[@cf8595]

Interesting! She seemed so off balance and stiff to me - as the white swan, those double jumps (are they sissonnes?) I usually see with far greater extension with the leg and through the back, and as the black swan, her piroutte into attitude seemed sloppy. I feel like other ballerinas hold and float effortlessly on these moments, and she looked injured or something. Maybe it's the artistic directors interpretation though. I'm not wanting to argue with you personally, just posting here to see if anyone else here notices these things the way I did too.

[@LALGfree]

I agree with you C F... She always seems very stiff to me :/

[@eurekamreum5458]

I usually enjoy Sarah's performances but didn't like her Odile

[@kathymyers7279]

C F I usually look at dancers analytically like you expressed here. I don't know why but just hit me that way.

[@MilA-eh3gf]

Agreed, I think she doesn't do Odile/Odette as well as her modern roles.

[@francisyeoh3230]

Much as I admire the ballerinas of today and their techinical finesse, somehow they do not impress me as much as Margot Fonteyn and Lynn Seymour did - they inhabited the roles and there was always a magical aura to their performances that is lacking today; they seem to accentuate virtuosity rather than drama and style.

[@LALGfree]

I agree ballet has really changed, I feel like the turning point was in the 70's. But I also feel like this can be stated for different art forms. Cinema until the 60's was much more dramatic as well, whereas today the acting is more about being realistic and precise. It's a general cultural shift imo :)

[@eduardasartorio8932]

Mayara needs to be a principal 😍

[@The444traveler]

👑Nunez, 👑Osipova, 👑Naghdi !

[@marie-wg2vo]

I generally hate the act III Aurora variation, but Lauren Cuthbertson actually makes it quite enjoyable

[@elodie_bel]

I agree Lauren can make anything look amazing and that is why she is my fave

[@chohyepark6631]

Where is Yuhui Choe? So ethereal

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Yuhui Choe is currently a First Soloist at the Royal Ballet. This video showcases the Royal Ballet's Ballerinas as listed in 2018, but I have no doubt Yuhui Choe will be promoted soon.

[@zhicongdaykin5289]

@@TheBunduBallerina If Yuhui won't be promoted next year, I would not watch anything from the Royal Ballet.

[@emid5726]

Alessandra Ferri and Akane Takada!!

[@vickhs]

I had never seen Zenaida dancing contemporary, but I'm not surprised at all that she's phenomenal. Is that Bolle dancing with her? It looks like him at least. I've always enjoyed their partnership.

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thanks for your comment. As far as I know, it is indeed Bolle dancing with Zenaida.

[@philipkuttner7945]

Who's the hottie in In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated?

[@TheBunduBallerina]

It is Zenaida Yanowsky.

[@michelinearthebise2783]

sarah lamb fabulous.

[@carolwebber9247]

Francesca for me.

[@glynnwright1699]

They are not prima ballerinas, but I always enjoy seeing Tierney Heap and Claire Calvert, they are such fun to watch.

[@ellest1485]

Nunez and Osipova are the true World class stars. Lambs dances like she is trying to save energy for later. Tiny steps and not enough flexibility.

[@cetkin9741]

Nina Kapsova is the best at Sugar Plum Fairy.

[@cetkin9741]

I like Lauren Cuthbertson, too, but I'm amazed by Natalia Osipova and Nina Kapsova - are perfect.

[@fahriyedemir5495]

I agree. Natalia's Giselle, in my opinion, is the best of her generation. What a jewel she is.

[@carmen9330]

I recently saw Natalia in Giselle, what an artist she is...!!

[@almiriawilhelm7015]

Kaptsova is a unique and undervalued artist!

[@carmen9330]

Almiria Wilhelm Agree with you, her Giselle is one of the best I have seen.

[@viewerabundzu6887]

Alessandra IS Juliet

[@wnk.6859]

kiedy buff dla tancerzy ostrtzye

[@AikoOriginal]

The video quality is making the second lady look like Mr Bean in face.

[@shelleyjones3590]

❤❤❤

[@roxanabenitrs1922]

María Nela lo maxímo no pareces una maquína si no una artista de ballet

[@НиколайАгафонов-г6щ]

Что-то танец феи Драже как-то не очень...

[@wendykelly8551]

No darcy?

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Darcey Bussell is no longer dancing. This video is only of current ballerinas.

[@wendykelly8551]

@@TheBunduBallerina ahh 👌 ok

[@laup3941]

Anyone notice Joy Womack in the background in the Sarah Lamb Black Swan section?

[@serenashaw-q3y]

She has never been at the Royal Ballet.

[@gouldgirl1966]

Don’t know if it was her, but it does look like her. I don’t remember her ever saying that she performed with the RB.

[@beatrizguedes6836]

Sally Gardiner But Sarah's Black swan performance shown in this video wasn't with the Royal Ballet. It was a guest performance with joy's company, Kremlin Ballet

[@levondelite4072]

Beatriz Guedes Ahh, that explains it. I couldn’t figure out what Joy would be doing with the Royal Ballet, but they were with the Kremlin Ballet. Thanks for answering that question.😊

[@BenjaminBrooks-q4x]

me prima ballerina.

[@hidayatosman4786]

I want melissa hamilton

[@voraciousreader3341]

Here’s Yasmine Nagdi, from 6 years ago! I dk why this was hard to find, weird. kzbin.info/www/bejne/in2alqBmfKqmeLM

[@TheBunduBallerina]

Thanks for the link. I did find it at the time, but due to copyright, the Royal Ballet doesn't allow their videos to be re-posted.

[@robloxyt9086]

My like much O. M. G

[@Mark-jk9gv]

I cringed at 14:53 I you go to a performance, PLEASE be aware of the guidelines of proper edicate.

[@joycem2497]

Is Iana Salenko not a guest principal anymore? I love Frankie Hayward and Sarah Lamb though. I love how Sarah has the tragic face for those roles like Swan Lake and I love her Sugar Plum fairy too.

[@eurekamreum5458]

She was also beautiful as Alice!

[@delph2000]

A reviewer once said of Lamb "she dances with her eyes, like Fonteyn" and if you've ever seen her live, you can see it's true. She's mesmerising. Technically very precise too.

[@gretahassock8914]

The royal ballet is a very prestigious school but I feel really the Russian tecnique and artistry are unbeatable

[@alexandranewman4223]

How is it at all possible there are no videos of the gorgeous Principal ballerina Yasmine Naghdi? She has danced "Swan Lake" Odette/Odile, Giselle, Juliet in "Romeo & Juliet", Aurora in "Sleeping Beauty" and so so many other roles.

[@bbatjargal1549]

Russians stand out! The British and other non-Russian dancers can not be compared to the Russians. Best Ballet dancers will always BE RUSSIAN!

[@beatiroide]

Personally, I like English style better. Russians tend to be floppy in some cases.

[@sedekiman]

B Batargal-don't be so silly, good and mediocre in all companies. What I don't care for in many Russian dancers is the poor port de bras and use of the hands.

[@bbatjargal1549]

@@ixopo6715 I am not denying the fact that occasionally there will be good non-Russian dancers like Fonteyn or Alonso (Cuban). But historically and contemporarily Russian ballet school graduates dominate the world ballet. Many of the good dancers from US are actually products of the American Ballet School in New York set up and run by the Russian Prima Ballerina Absoluta - Natalya Makarova, a product of the Vaganova School and Mariinskii Ballet in St. Petersburg. You will always have good dancers here and there outside the Russian schools. But by and large, the Russian schools and ballet companies dominated, dominate now, and will be dominating for decades to come. This is the truth.

[@bbatjargal1549]

@@ixopo6715 What you have said is a wishful thinking - somehow non-Russian schools can compete with Russian schools and theaters like Vaganova school, Bolshoi Ballet school in Moscow, and Bolshoi Ballet and Mariinskii! No, they simply can't because the Vaganova methodology is in Russia only - St. Petersburg and Moscow (graduates of Vaganova). The Vaganova methods are tacit knowledge that you learn only by doing it with great Vaganova students like Ulanova, Semenova, and Dudinskaya, and so on. Even Plisetskaya was not a Vaganova product, and her dancing technique and especially her leg movements were criticised by Ulanova, Semenova and Makarova (Dudinskaya's student). Of course, other schools are catching up, and produce occasionally (only occasionally, but not systematically, like Vaganova, Bolshoi school, or Perm School. The Russian ballet schools are in their own league. Great Nikolai Tsiskaridze said recently that in the world there are only three great ballet schools: Vaganova, Bolshoi Ballet School, and Paris. The rest are not considered as even ballet schools by Russians. Regarding Nureyev moved to Denmark, he moved there because both Nureyev and and Bruhn were sodomites, and he moved there not because of the ballet quality because of Bruhn's ass to fuck...

[@sedekiman]

Speaking as a Russian.

[@ВикаНовак-ю5л]

Первая балерина -просто ужас!!!! Двигается как робот.

[@fashionmwah]

YUHUI CHOE

[@alecsia96]

I have little to no interest in RB, but i just couldn't help commenting... Legendary Nuñez, delicate, delightful Cuthbertson. However, i do feel there's way too much diversity here. RB doesn't have own style, identity. Except if you consider variety, diverse ethnic origins, nationalities and training a trademark. Andrea, make more of these videos if you can! Opera de Paris, La Scalla, ENB, NYCB, ABT (that one shall be polemical...).

[@fahriyedemir5495]

Seven of them trained at the Royal Ballet School (Not including Zenaida, but considering she was a principal at the Royal Ballet for over 20 years, she was able to develop the RB style). So yes -- they do have their own identity and style. Different nationalities doesn't mean much if they are all trained the same; and there are Brits of all kinds of ethnic origins, so I don't understand that comment. Some of the foreign dancers at the RB have even applied and received their British citizenship, too.

[@vsm6847]

The Royal is probably the most versatile company in the world thanks to its diversity. If you want everyone to be the same, go watch Russian companies.

[@lasylphide-s5j]

Alexandra .Martins If you want total conformity go to Bolshoi or Mariinsky. RB has also a very distinctive style not only by those who come from RB school. Why are you complaining about diversity I don’t understand what you want to say? Is it skin color is it the difference of where they where trained. If it’s the latter it’s an easy answer that’s how ballet company’s look today with the exception of POB and Russia.

[@cf8595]

The easiest thing to notice about the RB is that they are very ethnically diverse, yes. But if you were to think about it, I would say RB has a signature based less on the technique than the presentational aspect. I would say their ballerinas are very GRAND...Royal pretty much! Each is a queen, with a flair, a grace, a dignity, sometimes a saucy spark. They are all incredibly beautiful (gorgeous faces!) and commanding, and that is what ties these very different ballerinas together.

[@crownretro]

Let's be honest, "diverse..." is another word for "imported"

[@maceasestefania1410]

Btw,at the Royal Ballet they are not called prima ballerinas but principals.