#Throwback Thursday: The Red Poppy
Today's #Throwback Thursday features Soviet-era ballet The Red Poppy. Soviet postage stamp showing Tai-Choa from 'The Red Poppy'...
Tutu Tuesday
It's Tutu Tuesday! Here's Svetlana Zakharova in Act II of The Pharaoh's Daughter at the Bolshoi. On another note, good luck to all of our...
Spotlight: Cleo de Merode
Today's Spotlight Saturday features popular dancer Cleo de Merode. Cleopatra Diane de Merode was born on September 27 1875 in Paris,...
#Throwback Thursday: Le Pavillon d'Armide
This week's #ThrowbackThursday features a little-known ballet from the turn of the 20th century, Le Pavillon d'Armide. Above and below:...
Tutu Tuesday
Today's Tutu Tuesday is from the Vaganova Ballet Academy's final graduation performance, though I unfortunately cannot identify the...
Spotlight: Carlotta Brianza
This week's Spotlight Saturday features Italian prima ballerina Carlotta Brianza. Born in 1867 in Milan, Italy, Brianza trained under...
#Throwback Thursday: Napoli
This week's #ThrowbackThursday is the Romantic ballet Napoli, or The Fisherman and His Bride. Act I begins in the market. Teresina is...
Tutu Tuesday
Today's Tutu Tuesday features Yekaterina Kondaurova of the Mariinsky Ballet in the Diamonds section of Balanchine's Jewels. - Selene
Spotlight: Mathilde Froustey
This week's Spotlight Saturday focuses on French ballerina Mathilde Froustey. In 'La Bayadere' Born June 8 1985 in Bordeaux, France,...
#Throwback Thursday: Ondine
This week's #ThrowbackThursday is Ondine, a ballet which has two incarnations: the first by Jules Perrot, and the second by Sir Frederick...
