Living and breathing ballet: final exam

[@BalletomaneM]

The Academy pianists are absolutely incredible! Bravo to the unsung heroes of ballet!

[@BytomGirl]

They are not unsung, not in the case of Nikolai, you heard how he praised her..

[@lreinag]

Cuánto trabajo, cuánta vocación. #Colombia les admira. Gracias por tan inspiradora sesión. Seguimos ...

[@seeker_anna1340]

I enjoyed this so much. The narration is so honest. The young men showed so much heart and determination. Congratulations to All!

[@BytomGirl]

Anna, Nikolai has been always a very honest, true to himself, sincere person with a big heart. And such an amazing dancer. And his boys are amazing. They were lucky to have him for a teacher and rector. Today is his birthday and I wish him many years of success. Did you see their entire exam video? It's amazing.

[@yandynestorperez7501]

Agree! A wonderful dancer and teacher! Where can I find the entire class?

[@BytomGirl]

Yandy, I will find it and post it for you

[@yandynestorperez7501]

Thank you :)

[@BytomGirl]

Sorry, gave you the wrong link

[@УльянаКочерова-г8ш]

Браво!!!!!! Привет из Израиля, еду в поезде домой и глаза отдыхают глядя на студентов Николая Максимовича❤

[@BytomGirl]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY and HAPPY NEW YEAR to Nikolai Tsiskaridze! He has been a true gift to so many people. I wish him many great years to come, happiness and success. He is loved by many.

[@baldoonartist]

Thank you for the English dubbing!

[@tamarastikes4319]

Николай ,удивлена ужасно ,что увижу такой шедевр -ваш класс 5 мальчиков ,данные средние,но.....то что вы сделали и как великолепно поставили их на ноги ....,и великолепные комбинации с великолепным музыкальным оформлением ,очень лаконично ,не затянутые комбинации ...,даже выразительный корпус и руки...,ну , здорово ,поздравляю и спасибо за увиденное. .Танцевать ,я знаю не легко ,но учить это не всем дано и каторжный труд ,.и огромная ответственность .

[@ЛюбовПисаренко-я9е]

Какое у вас образование, что так сходу определили про средние данные? Неужто экстрасенс, школа около научных наук?

[@DanClark-l5w]

The accompanist is incredible, show more of her in the future videos please 🎹 👏 3:48

[@Danclarkson-gd9zd]

The accompanist is amazing 🎹🔥

[@emitch9213]

"cultivate a moral attitude to the profession" Thank you for your mentoring as the ballet master who forwards the beauty of ballet...:) wonderful video of information that is certainly going to be returned to in the future as archival documentary of valued lesson...!!

[@dharmmasangha9133]

Thank you for the English narrator

[@taiwanelisa]

I wish you would put English subtitles INSTEAD of dubbing. Because of the dubbing, we can hear clearly neither the piano, nor Mr Tsiskaridze's voice - which is a pity, since some of us can understand a few words of Russian.

[@BytomGirl]

There is the same version just in Russian ...

[@kundun5]

God that was brilliant! My favorite of all ballet styles 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@erpollock]

Nikolai is both an actor and a very extraordinary dancer. What really makes his performances as dancer and as teacher is his inherent feel for drama. Will his students learn technique, how to dance ballet, but leave out the drama? In Russia, there is no Balanchine telling the students, "Don't act, just dance!" that the Balanchine philosophy. Not in Russia it isn't!

[@handiable]

Absolutely Beautiful Performance.

[@dawash7012]

MALE DANCER IS GREAT ATHLETE. HE IS ABLE TO PLAY ANY SPORT HE CHOOSES. A MALE DANCER IS ABLE TO JUMP HIGHER IN BASKETBALL, LEAP OVER HURDLES AND RUN VERY FAST IN TRACK. A MALE DANCER CAN DODGE KICKS AND HITS IN MARTIAL ARTS, BOXING, ESCAPE OUT OF PHYSICAL HOLDS IN WRESTLING AND MORE. WITH AGILITY, HE CAN LEAP OVER FOOTBALL PLAYERS AND DODGE TACKLES ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD AND SCORE A TOUCH DOWN. A MALE DANCER IS STRONG ENOUGH TO LIFT UP A GIRL ABOVE HIS HEAD. WITH POWERFUL ARMS HE CAN SPEED THROW A FOOTBALL 75MPH OR FASTER. IF A MALE DANCER WANTS TO LEARN A NEW SPORT, HE CAN WATCH FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL OR HE CAN ATTEND TO HIS FRIEND BASEBALL PRACTICE, FOOTBALL PRACTICE, BASKETBALL PRACTICE, TENNIS PRACTICE AND MORE. JUST REMEMBER YOU HAVE GREAT POTENTIAL, OUTSTANDING FLEXIBILITY AND INCREDIBLE AGILITY IN BODY MOVEMENT AND AMAZING COORDINATION. FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPE FOR THE EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT SEEN. WALK BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT. KEEP LIFTING WEIGHTS, CHIN UPS, PUSH UPS AND MORE. TAKE CARE.

[@em8559]

OMG, they've a Bechstein piano there!!! 😍😍😍

[@yukimori2104]

'Somebody up there' - that's quite an allusion if ever i heard one! In turn he helped that certain 'somebody up there' to 'get up there' who helped him to get where he is now. 😽

[@erpollock]

Did anyone notice "Tea for Two" melody? It's actually called Tahiti Something.

[@cbass2755]

Well….i know nothing about ballet, except it’s grueling. But I feel pretty confident in saying these young men are not sloppy…wow….

[@tjw2469]

even with my music background I can tell some are doing better than others

[@ЛилияКаланина]

Комбинации очень интересные, сложные, как выдержали темп? Выпускники с очень средними да́нными, но педагог выжал из них всё , что мог!

[@kgx29]

в большом уважении….NT is brilliant genius, no doubt! Gotta love his tough love comments: “Why are you standing like that for crying out loud…what a nightmare!” lol These guys need to have strong egos and will of steel not to wilt under that kind of comment, and clearly they do!!!

[@BytomGirl]

Actually, these boys would feel ignored if they didn't have these comments from him, when he makes them, they know he cares, when he reprimands them, they know he cares. They absolutely adore him and he loves them.

[@TheReddances]

Sure. Yet it's hardly amazing just how much mental illness pesists among dancers! At least, it was amazing to me when i started... but far less so, having seen the level of tough love/outright nastiness/bitchiness/sustained and volatile/half-hidden negativity that permeats so many interractions. It was most clear to me that the longer people staying in dance the nuttier/unpleasent they were! This is thing with "old school" mindsets in all professions, I speculate, reflecting society at large... The quality of the results go without question, but there are psychological consequences to everything. Further, once toughness/abuse is endured, its difficult to instruct/negotiate with the recipient on any softer/less confrontational basis becuase they don't respect you unless you are tough with them, slanting future management of/co-working with them.

[@BytomGirl]

Abuse????? These students are lucky to be so "abused" and love him for it. He brings the best in them. His love for them is very much like love of his teachers was for him and they were tough on him. Abuse is when teacher doesn't care about the student, calls him names, hits and doesn't give anything constructive, just wants to get over with the lesson. Nikolai gave his life to these kids, he does everything for them. Takes them to concerts, opera, movies, even overseas, sometimes gives them money when they are hungry, spends hours with them every day to make sure they are perfect, sometimes makes their costumes, does their hair and make up and parents are grateful to him. He praises them when they do well and is proud of them. He is loved there by everyone. Oscar Frame in the interview said that he worked them very hard and released in him potential he didn't know he had and he is immensely grateful. So don't go judging because someone out of pure love wants to make sure his students achieve perfection.

[@TheReddances]

I am PERFECTLY HAPPY to judge. Been there, done it for 26 years = not talking lightly AT ALL! Of course, my comments are generic. The individual teacher's complete practice I cannot possibly know in its totality, because one OBVIOUSLY has to have experienced it. Particularism does not invalidate an argument, otherwise there are no lessons.

[@BytomGirl]

Generic comments applied to individual people can be very unfair and hurtful and can't be made unless you have followed that person and know everything there is to know about him which is what I have done as I speak Russian which I doubt you do. If you don't know totality then don't speak ill of someone not knowing all facts especially using words like abuse. Such words can't be thrown lightly and are considered slander so be careful what you say, someone who doesn't know the person you speak about might take you literally

[@brillianttec3504]

The kids look awesome.

[@ArinaThomsen]

I had no problems with understanding the dub or hearing the background music.

[@ИрмаРоманова-ж2о]

love-love-love H I M !

[@peaceandlove544]

Wowwww

[@BytomGirl]

Have you seen the rector dance? He was amazing.

[@narashin2027]

14:17 what is the name of the song?

[@zoesolanki961]

Was he chewing gum in the exam?!

[@boy.freind]

Nice ❤

[@Dane_Youssef]

Ballet is so graceful and classical and feminine, for eons it has only been considered a woman's sport. Maybe the only woman's sport. That and the tights and the make-up and the classical music... But thanks to 2000's CENTER STAGE and BILLY ELLIOT, the stigmata started to disappear. Well, somewhat... Are males just not allowed in ballet? Something that men are not supposed to have anything to do with. It seems to be this thing that has always been. Hasn't it? It's time the guys made their voices heard and established that they have a right to be there. And ballet is understood. Seen for what it is. High time...

[@tjw2469]

I think ballet dance should learn music too

[@misscameroon8062]

Kai boy and what do you think they do there in Vaganova`s academy,dope?

[@tjw2469]

Miss Cameroon I don't know. I'm not dance major.

[@tjw2469]

Miss Cameroon do they learn music theory?

[@BytomGirl]

They have mandatory piano lessons and rector takes them to concerts and operas. One of these boys is a pianist and composer.

[@maxim9280]

Есть русская версия?

[@VaganovaAcademy]

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[@maxim9280]

@@VaganovaAcademy я имел ввиду это же видео но без дубляжа

[@ИринаШишанова-ю6ю]

есть, это несколько частей называется Жить балетом: Николай Цискаридзе

[@МаринаГассек]

А фразы : - Ты пельмень!!! - Несчастье мое! , - не перевели🤣

[@КонстантинКубань-й1о]

@@МаринаГассек не переводится. 🤣

[@SamuelBapes-xd6rb]

🎉🩰🙏🏾🥷🏾

[@Ирина-х6и7п]

как же этот переводчик мешает!!!!! ни музыки не слышно, ни то что Цискаридзе говорит...

[@ssmyvina]

Ирина Денисова, на канале есть такое же видео, только без перевода.

[@Obcordata]

*Then you compare it to China’s dance school’s final exam.*

[@Marina28ish]

He is a better teacher than he was a dancer.

[@espinatine]

Your opinion is very important for us.

[@KSfan4ever]

Yes, he is a great teacher but I think Tsiskaridze was an astonishingly wonderful dancer - I think he was at times better than Baryshnikov or Nureyev. There was no one like him - he had artistry, musicality, beauty, athleticism and an amazing floating quality to his jumps and very soft landings. And...the most beautiful legs in ballet. I could happily watch his performance videos over and over - especially Giselle with the equally amazing Svetlana Lunkina.

[@BytomGirl]

You can't be a great teacher without being a great dancer, think before you talk

[@jewelmarkess]

@@BytomGirl You can, but he was a wonderful dancer and is a great teacher. Generally though, teaching and dancing are different talents. Agrippina Vaganova was a great teacher, but while she was a good dancer, she wasn't a great dancer. Petipa hated her. The legendary Lyudmila Kovaleva was never a principal. It might've been because she choose to have a family, it's difficult to say. But at any rate, it's different talent.

[@BytomGirl]

@@jewelmarkess Different? You will never be a great teacher if you weren't a great dancer, you can't teach proper technique and beautiful expression without them being a part of your own dance... a bad dancer will only produce bad students when he is a teacher.

[@Ola-1114]

He is way to strict and to much 😡😡