BALLETOMANA

"Ballet is important and significant, yes. But first of all, it is a pleasure." - Balanchine

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Diana Vishneva in Schéhérazade, Mariinsky Theater, 2024. Photos by Alisa Aslanova.

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Martha Graham and dancers in Heretic, 1928. Photo by Soichi Sunami. Source

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Carl Frederik Sørensen (Danish, 1818–1879), "Danish Ships in Rough Seas" (details), 1877

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Diana Vishneva, Schéhérazade, photo by Stevlana Avvakum via Diana’s IG, 2024.

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Maria Khoreva and Evgeny Konovalov, Mariinsky Theater, via her IG, Dec. 20214.

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precious adams photographed performing as myrthe in mary skeaping's giselle by isabella turolla

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Maria Khoreva's debut in Swan Lake

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Ballerina Oksana Maslova - Philadelphia Ballet - Photo by  @nisian

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Ballerina Oksana Bondareva -Mikhailovsky Baller - Photo  Alex Krivtsov

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Marilyn Monroe during a dance class with Nico Charisse on February 11, 1949. Photographs by J.R Eyerman 

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we have to talk about this

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Le Corsaire PDD

Maria Khoreva

©️ La Personne magazine / Alisa Aslanova

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Evgenia Obraztsova, principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet. Photo by Tatiana Ivanova.

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This pas de deux always gets to me... and that kiss. 😭🖤

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No one will ever rock that Sleeping Beauty wedding pas de deux back bend like Margot Fonteyn did. Though to be fair, there is a reason she is known for playing Aurora. A once in a lifetime artist.

https://youtu.be/lxr5zGy5cMU