The Sleeping Beauty - Bluebird pas de deux (Yasmine Naghdi, Matthew Ball; The Royal Ballet)

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[@multifandomk-nerd9944]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the beautiful flute solo throughout this variation? It’s impeccable work! 👏👏

[@TheSorub]

totally agree the orchestra is world class and i think their contribution is not highlighted enough

[@hrh4961]

@@TheSorub Same with the rehearsal pianists. They're terrific, every one.

[@robertoa.m.3984]

....as is the clarinet's....

[@mathildewesendonck7225]

@@robertoa.m.3984 thank you for mentioning the clarinet! (my instrument ❤️) It’s actually a pas de deux between flute and clarinet 😉

[@chulight]

@@robertoa.m.3984 agree

[@samiramoreira5938]

Her arms gives the impression that she's really flying, perfect!

[@inesdeerausquin5658]

And his, too!! That moment at 0:50 where they are both fluttering and then take hands was so flawless I couldn't breathe. What a duo!

[@sofiasaenz8260]

like they´re real birds!!

[@jmpresco]

I loved Matthew Ball in this dance. He really felt like a bluebird to me and his lines and technique were beautiful. This is the first pas de deux that I have watched where I was totally captivated with male dancer’s part in the duet. Great job Matthew.

[@JewelBelleLove]

That was one of the first things I noticed while watching this dance!

[@JMA864]

No kidding. Usually I can’t look away from Yasmin, she’s just so radiant. But in this one I barely see her! His jump at 0:09-he just floats into the air. And the tiny flutter rippling all the way down his arm at the very end…😍

[@_preciousamber_]

They dance so beautifully together!!! In Romeo and Juliet and now Sleeping Beauty, they’re just a lovely pair

[@karennorris7880]

The Bluebird Pas de Deux has never been one of my favorites, but Jasmine positively sparkles in this role. Her epaulement is wonderful. She has the poise and polish of the Royal Ballet style with just a touch of her own musicality adding a uniquely joyous lilt, and expressiveness to this role. She exudes warmth, charm, and happiness in a way that very few dancers can match. And yes, she does have beautiful hands and her fluttering hand movements make it seem that she is truly inhabiting the role. Wonderful!

[@karenkaren3189]

Absolutely glorious. I am watching on a dull, grey subway car , on my way to my overnight nursing shift. Ballet provides a parallel universe of beauty, skill and art that soothes and inspires me. I keep watching, flipping my gaze from one to the other to both. Wonderful 😌🙏😌

[@gabsy6443]

Very well said!

[@ToriAnneNH]

Perfection ♥ Matthew is so weightless on his feet. I could watch this a million times! ♥

[@AlejandroGarcia-ek3uy]

I couldn't take my eyes off Mathew Ball. Great dancer! Beautiful dancer's physic...😍

[@LuizFilipeLucchiari]

Yasmine and Matthew made glorious Bluebird pas de deux proving the reason why they are new Royal Ballet's principals.

[@janook1]

I have been going to the ballet for over 50 years. This pas de deux is simply one of the best I have ever seen. Thank you so much for the clip!

[@eugenia870]

Completely agree!

[@lentawams5373]

I have never seen the Bluebird pas de deux so gracious as in this perfect performance. Normally I am a bit bored having to watch the bluebirds again, but these dancers made me stop yawning. I will look at them over and over again.

[@Ppzinha]

Sooo beautifull those two! They was perfectly coordinated.

[@soniasilva1139]

This ballerina has a beautiful expression and a amazing arm movement, soo delicate. Love seeing her dancing.

[@dominiquebourjaccollier6788]

Two beautiful and talented dancers on this great music!

[@ellenspear50]

Wow, this pair are just gorgeous.

[@rebecaprat712]

The lines are perfection woww just breathtaking

[@dianedelaney452]

Just beautiful what beautiful arms she has, what a treat for us to be able to watch these amazing dancers.

[@magicallyella7740]

yasmine’s arms are mesmerizing she is so talented

[@RafaelSantos-xl1ut]

Yasmine Naghdi dancing is lovely. Matthew Ball is really good, too. Such a pleasure to watch these two. 😍😍😍

[@Celine-un2fq]

Can we appreciate how beautiful the tutu is? And how lovely Yasmine is? We love you Royal Ballet!

[@minnauyeda8002]

These two together are exquisite. Precise, elegant and light.

[@fashiondarling-j7q]

They truly are the couple to watch. Yasmine and Matthew always create magic on stage!

[@kamechoko8601]

Thank you for sharing this fresh and beautiful Bluebird pas de deux movie! I do enjoy watching them. Thanks a lot!

[@firstlady6530]

By far the best version of all the pas de deux. They work in perfect unison and are superb dancers.

[@mojojojoplus2]

I'd say the older recording of Sarah Lamb and Yohei Sasaki is better. Matthew and Yasmine miss a few opportunities for nice moments that Sarah and Yohei got, sometimes they're in a little too much of a hurry to get to the next step, especially in that last diagonal with the pirouettes to the promenade. That clip of Sarah and Yohei is unfortunately no longer on KZbin.

[@firstlady6530]

@@mojojojoplus2 what a shame, I would have liked to have seen that to compare the 2

[@milojuhel8244]

wow!! the arabesque balances of the beginning are just endless! amazing lignes everywhere! just seeing so much talent and passion on stage by the Royal Ballet will always makes me remember why all the work and the patience of this learning art absolutely worth it, bravo and thank you from a young passionate frome france!!

[@rachc2236]

What a beautiful couple, the lady was perfection....

[@DefyingGravity72]

The arms and hands are just exquisite!

[@jillgooner]

they are both wonderful. he looks the part, so good looking and a natural, no over doing it and makes it look so easy, thats class. She is heaven to watch she is so fluid she looks like she could be drizzled over cake. Hope the are coping okay.

[@francestufts1149]

Such an exquisite performance. I love to watch Yasmin dance!

[@robertoa.m.3984]

The genius of simply inverting the role of the Instruments is, besides the outrageous beauty of the music itself, an extra touch of Chaikovsky's genius.

[@giuliacards]

Still can’t believe how handsome Matthew is 😨

[@nicolehourcade]

Both are amazing😻💖 grace and powerful.

[@prisilarojas3775]

She is really is a BIRD and he can flow like a river! Like wow! 😱

[@alinaj1707]

Yasmine is gorgeous 😍

[@Boba1702]

Bluetiful!! 💙

[@TMT-4869]

Please post the variations and coda, too

[@jennylove2746]

This is so graceful. Their movements are so coetaneous with the music 🎶 🕊...beautiful is the only word I can think of to describe this scene. Thank you for sharing this with us!

[@louisecrawford7379]

Beautiful partnership 💜

[@firdevskarayama8276]

This is so GORGEOUS.And this video upleoded yet but its in my recommodations

[@thebookwyrmslair6757]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@mrsspanner14]

Perfection. Who on earth could dislike this?

[@najah7781]

Beautiful, oh please upload the rest..

[@AmandaAmandaLee]

Light as a bird 😍😍😍😍

[@magdahearne497]

That was a joy to watch & those costumes were divine. Thanks for sharing 💙💙💙

[@siegfried923]

Yasmines arms and balance are superb reminds me very much of Jennifer Penney

[@riaderycke2367]

Perfection!

[@drouinjohnny9036]

Wow..I’m in love ......💗

[@renecardenasdelacruz6903]

Maravilloso

[@abie893]

Yasmine has the most exquisite arms, she reminds me a lot of Maya Plisetskaya, she’s incredible

[@felipemp93]

That was beautiful!

[@minissa2009]

You fiends! How could you post this glorious an adagio and not post the variations and coda???? I don't know if this will make sense, but they both have what I think of as a "light touch": a sense of effortless ease in the technique combined with phrasing that completely, lovingly interprets and fills out the music. Was this more of Darcy Bussell's coaching? I'm often disappointed with Bluebird because it usually falls short of its promise. This one hit notes I didn't think were even there. Please take pity on your fans in countries that don't even get the ballet cinema feed and post the rest!

[@ArchangelArchetypeOracle]

Watching this again and..just goosebumps. Perfection.

[@siya7459]

How did her smile not falter even once??! Woww, beautiful!❤️

[@kathrynmaestas8751]

Wow, this was beautifully done!💯🎈💞💞💞

[@marinatalio3188]

Meravigliosi!😍

[@jillgooner]

i want to ball my eyes out at the moment as i miss seeing them live. they have just made thr big time and now this horrible virus has halted their progress such hard work and devotion to dance has been put on hold for god knows how long. I do feel for them.

[@chikarashii]

yasmines arabesque, arms, feet, lines, everything 😍

[@PedroAugusto_mr]

His crown is absolutly fabulous!💙

[@AlamannoCapecchi]

Bellissimo, infiniti pollici sù!!!

[@Jules-1770]

Very restrained performance with perfect technique. Appreciate the orchestra too.

[@ximenaagueroarrieta3540]

Hermosa pareja, bien sincronizados movimientos suaves delicados, melodia muy agradable combinación, los felicitó me encanta verlos éxitos 🎊 🤞 👍 👍 🤝

[@Julialaviajera]

Matthew rateplan and talented tancevski. The best of his generation.

[@solarfanwings7330]

Wow!

[@petraschmidt9935]

So fantastisch, zum Weinen schön 😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️, auch nach dem 200. Mal anschauen 😊🏆🥇🇩🇪

[@moyodf5259]

P E R F E C T I O N G O L D😍

[@daphmumford]

Superb both of you

[@eugenia870]

Absolutely mesmerizing!

[@Cat-no8ts]

FANTASTIC!

[@markbeck8384]

I usually don't feel much about the Bluebird pas; but I really enjoyed this one!

[@carolinatarocchi645]

Perfeito !

[@callmethecommentcountess9329]

So beautiful

[@deedragongirl]

From 0:02 to 0:42, I keep thinking of Princess Aurora's singing it!

[@caronachtigal1042]

Wunderschön❤

[@짐살라빔-r7m]

wow....❤️

[@JewelBelleLove]

This was performed perfectly!

[@carolwebber9247]

Just sensational.

[@alexgreen7648]

Good day, good video you have got in here.

[@breakingewes1316]

Oh my Lord her arms!! 💙💙💙

[@dolphinkid5341]

Lovely performance!!! Just curious, why does Yasmine nod her head at 0:54?

[@dolphinkid5341]

Ines Ayala really! When? That’s so interesting, I thought they weren’t allowed to speak to each other because it would look out of character.

[@geeklinggirl]

Dolphin Kid Sometimes performers will whisper to each other onstage (I’ve done it before). I can assume that since there was that extremely difficult turn afterwards she was probably signaling to him that she was feeling ok to do it. Occasionally instructors will give options for turns like that, because if you’re having a bad turn day you don’t want to hurt yourself trying to do a hard turn like that. That’s what I think happened anyway.

[@hk6970]

I thought she was nodding her head because storywise Bluebird is teaching Princess Florine how to fly.

[@jazznbluesfan56]

Perfect ✨

[@vilgra6049]

You are divine, greetings from Zagreb

[@Huaimek861]

Watching Mathew Ball's lightness and fluidity of movement I am reminded of Anthony Dowell .

[@jillgooner]

you are so right

[@rckscissrspaper123]

I did not know that human can fly

[@АнастасияКиселёва-у1д]

Matthew appears completely weightless, like a real bird! I couldn't take my eyes off him when he jumped💙🩵🤍

[@milagrosgaitan2199]

Es hermosa la musica

[@josemariasama]

Bravo.

[@erikfonseca2025]

Matthew Ball is a wonderful dancer

[@AnnaCarr]

Is the full ballet available anywhere? I saw it streamed live and would love to show my son who loves this ballet.

[@cierlea]

محد بِصيح مِن فخامتكُمم🦋🦋.

[@월요일-k5c]

살이 안찌니까 좋은 점은 좋아하는 클래식 공부를 영상도 보고 책도 읽고 음악도 듣고 마음껏 할 수 있다는 것이에요.

[@월요일-k5c]

시드니 오페라하우스에 꼭 한번 방문하고 싶어요. 투란도트 그 큰 무대가 가능한 공연장이라죠?

[@fant552]

Матье Бал великолепный танцор

[@MUNDO_DA_MARIA-BEIJOS]

L0ve y0u❤

[@うしこ-k2k]

本当に鳥みたい…飛んでいってしまいそう…美しいです…

[@susanjonson498]

He's so bouncy!

[@mentallycookie]

❤

[@maybellefonsecamiller2535]

Porqué ella es pájaro también? No se supone que ella es princesa y él pájaro

[@월요일-k5c]

I watched it too Finnish National Ballet something are different in feelings. What am I in view art...I am freebird with planing stage after competition all I mind wanting study.

[@nyahgrant8348]

Dude how does she do that with bones in her arms