Variations in “Paquita”- Choreographed by Marius Petipa

[@erikahansen6959]

The variation from “King Candaule” is my absolute favorite. Doesn't matter who performs it, I will always watch.

[@iluvu3]

2:28 is my favorite variation of all time. it is so upbeat and fun to do. it looks beautiful and is short so it doesn’t take long to learn.

[@kritee]

I’ve learned that one before and it is indeed very fun and doesn’t take too long to learn!

[@iluvu3]

@@kritee yes! it’s very short, complicated but nice and easy to learn

[@barbaracia]

I am looking for others videos of this variation, do you know the number? It’s difficult to find others videos of this one

[@kritee]

@@barbaracia i believe its number 2

[@kritee]

@@barbaracia here’s one kzbin.info/www/bejne/paTPlWVrh8-qrZY

[@isabelaandzico]

I’ve always danced the fourth variation (King Caudale). I’m a professional ballerina trained in Moscow. I love seeing all of them together. Of course I’ve performed some of the jumping variations (Lucien and Armida) too. I think Paquita is the ballet I’ve done the most - it’s great for galas and special performance🇧🇷🇵🇹🩰

[@ellenolenska9141]

All wonderful. Ulyana gives me chills.

[@beatesetzer2441]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@williamdeng1870]

Elegant and beautiful!

[@D.A.A.321]

15:35 “Variation from Armida” - is that Natalia Osipova? The quality of the video is bad but I see Natalia in her jumps and movements. Is that her?

[@МушаОмицу]

20:33 Where is this scene in la sylphide??

[@clairekurtzman2063]

It is the wedding adagio variation

[@andrezasantos2127]

I was trying to find .... no sucess 😢

[@macy.k_ballet]

trilbi and armida are my favorites. what about everyone else? what are your favorite paquita variations?

[@arielgsb5178]

Armida is my classmates variation!

[@avesraggiana]

Yekaterina Kondaurova in her variation. The gold standard in this variation. No one does it better. Her transition from a high a la seconde to a deep arabesque penchée is particularly delicious. Most ballerinas, even Russian ones, turn this relatively simple transition into a hydraulic nightmare.

[@mrlopez-pz7pu]

In the 1991 film "Kirov Classics", Lubov Kunakova gives the best performance I have ever seen of this variation (Paquita is performed with Makhalina/Zelensky in the leads).

[@annellle]

although not transitioning into a deep penchée, I feel like Amber Skaggs recently handled the transition really well and it looked pretty smooth with it not feeling like a “hydraulic press” (per your description, which actually sounds about right haha). kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5jNaGupiqlrd9k

[@chloe.mason_23]

what is the variation number at 15:35 ! i would like to learn this and perform it so if anyone knows what this is called other than “variation from armida” that would be so helpful! every time i look it up i only get results from armida’s pavilion

[@sadiepeltz5519]

i'm trying to figure out the same thing. did you ever find any answers?

[@rylieguldenpfennig1076]

My variation that I learned recently is Paquita six, or variation for Anna Pavlova here, timestamp 18:00 Its pretty fun but a bit challenging at the end

[@mrlopez-pz7pu]

The uploader made an error.....this is actually Ekaterina Vazem's variation, and is the original variation for the lead ballerina of the grand pas.

[@АлександрЯрков-ш2з]

Bravo bravo bravo bravo

[@RuFairy]

Isn’t Nadejda Gratcheva performing the Lucien’s variation?

[@ludmilasergienko6603]

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[@Cattily]

This is the Vestalka variation from King Candaule, most commonly performed as a variation in Paquita.

[@costicasimionica6917]

O MINUNATIE DE ARTA VIE, FELICITARI.

[@lacerise5996]

14:03 Performer: Nadezhda Gracheva

[@siristonline]

4:23

[@camilagonzalezgomez7155]

18:00 number?

[@cristinacavalli97]

Variation for Anna Pavlova

[@kritee]

I believe it’s number 9. You could probably also find it by searching Paquita violin on yt

[@camilagonzalezgomez7155]

@@kritee thank you

[@brooke_cd]

cupid variation is actually in don quixote not paquita

[@donovan3957]

it is in both.

[@audrey2498]

some famous ballerinas like to add the variations they prefer and one of the happens to be cupid. so it’s kinda paquita kinda not paquita

[@barbaracia]

2:25 number?

[@Mia-wz1ph]

does the third one remind anyone else of queen of the dryads ? 😅

[@gerardodalema6747]

She is beautiful the ballerina 👏👏👏👏

[@gabrielasoto9540]

Min 2:20 12:18 The stream 8:20

[@иринаалиханова-о8п]

Всех узнала-все шикарные!

[@Greta-c8v]

One of my favourites linda artistry and tecnique of russia

[@chantalyong6310]

13:36

[@tuneintoyourenergy]

why is the variation from don quixote here its not in paquita

[@laurenkim3783]

idk there are other variations that arent from paquita here too

[@ramonapansegrau2217]

Paquita has a history of using famous ballerinas who would then want to do a variation they preferred. In the research I’ve done, there are at least 23 that have been used in the past. Different composers, different ballets - it’s quite a convoluted mess in some instances.

[@avesraggiana]

As I've said in other threads, the Russians have heaps and heaps of this Petipa-Minkus stuff lying around, which they then interchange with licentious impunity.

[@D.A.A.321]

@@avesraggiana “with licentious impunity” 😄 I also would rather like to find more consistency. They even use male variations, for instance from Coppelia (doesn’t even remotely sound like it would be performed during a wedding in Spain in a ballet story), and I feel like they would put the cupid variation from DQ just anywhere. That’s so annoying.

[@oreochicken4218]

The Don Quixote variation is not actually from Don Quixote at all. It's actually from Paquita itself, Gorsky just interpolated it into Act 2 of Don Quixote for Cupid/Amour and it stuck ever since. Although Marius Petipa just made the famous ballerinas of the day choose their own favorite variations to dance in the Grand Pas. It's sort of a concert collab. The variations may vary in each staging but over time, ballet companies have developed their very own "canons" in what variations to dance. You could just get random variations, slap in the Entree, Adagio, Pas de Trois and Coda and you still have the Paquita Grand Pas.

[@jojomclean2846]

18:00

[@brooklynonisko6515]

7:08 is the variation I did 💕🩰

[@alexandervoronov6659]

Наша школа!

[@А-у1ъ2я]

Весь мировой классический балет - только русский. Другое дело - как его преподают, в какой школе?

[@melissramazan6163]

12:14

[@Its_coco-zg7ho]

Armadas pavilion 7:10

[@Greta-c8v]

Shes really dancing

[@yas7300]

8:19

[@katevistaunet6794]

8:25 14:10 19:17

[@Hiyan78]

16:36

[@НаталияБодрова-т4я]

Захарова богиня балета

[@primosRvs]

Es sierto esta cupido

[@horse_addictforlife_ECuestrian]

Why was she so out of time in the first variation? She literally started before the phrase even ended. I'm not sure if that is the original way the timing is, but it made the whole thing seem overly rushed.

[@MonijaKhatun-d5c]

Rodriguez Tunnel

[@Greta-c8v]

Thevproblem.wuth her she showcases hersekf not the character

[@BunnyFluffies]

7:07

[@へそ曲がり信次郎]

19:17

[@alexx_2]

12:14

[@Mela251]

6:15

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8:20

[@charmzdres9522]

7:07