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Sterling Hyltin and Gonzalo Garcia in “Hallelujah Junction,” choreogaphy: Peter Martins (x)

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Etiole of the day, Laetitia Pujol

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The National Ballet of Canada’s Giselle

Xiao Nan Yu

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Eleonore Guerineau and Monique Loudières in rehearsal for Giselle

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Hannah O'Neil Premiére Danseuse à l'Opéra de Paris. © Edward Lane

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her leg is so beautiful :oo

Wendy Whelan

Photo: Kyle Froman

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The cleanliness of her pose….

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Rehearsals at Opera Garnier for William Forsythe’s newest ballet, photos by Bejanmin Millepied (off his instagram)

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Unity Phelan and Amar Ramasar rehearsing Christopher Wheeldon’s “American Rhapsody”. New York City Ballet. Photos by Carmen Chan.

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Deborah Bull on Marianela Nuñez

Nuñez is the epitome of everything I’d like to have been. She never allows self-doubt or nerves to undercut her performance. It’s hard to transfer all the courage and bravery of the rehearsal studio to the stage and maintain it in front of several thousand eyeballs. I would often feel frustrated when I didn’t achieve what I was capable of. Nuñez, however, shows total courage and fearless conviction every time the curtain rises. Her dancing is characterised by a luscious femininity and a radiant warmth. It has a softness, richness and velvetiness underpinned by a steely strength. She excels across the repertoire – her White Swan is the equal of her Black Swan – and it’s a tribute to the intelligence of her approach that she has not been typecast in the “tougher” roles, to which her formidable technique is well suited.