#miko fogarty

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I’m sure this has been posted a million times, but I am so in love with Miko doing this variation!

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Miko Fogarty - Indiana Ballet Conservatory, Carmel, USA - Le Sacre du Printemps - Igor Stravinsky - Richard Wherlock

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Opinons on Dancers

A compilation of responses to “opinion” requests. Thank you for asking.

Ekaterina Borchenko

Of all the leading ladies of the Mikhailovsky Theatre, Angelina Vorontsova is my absolute favourite, but Borchenko is a close second. To be honest, I think she should be at the Mariinsky and I’m not sure why she was never hired by the company. Borchenko graduated from VBA and was Lyudmila Kovaleva’s student. I think all of Kovaleva’s graduates share a certain slickness (for lack of a better word) and clarity of technique. When I watch Borchenko, the one word that comes to mind is “style”. I think she is a stylish ballerina. Not sure if that makes sense.

Kimin Kim

First off, I think Kimin and Renata Shakirova are perfect together. I think they might be my favourite duet at the Mariinsky right now. Otherwise, my previous response still stands.

Andrey Ermakov

He’s a good danseur. Solid first soloist. I loved him as Vronsky, opposite Ulyana Lopatkina’s Anna Karenina, but I like him less in purely classical ballets like “La Bayadere” or “Raymonda”. I know that many people are upset that he hasn’t been made principal yet, but I can actually see why he’s still a soloist. 

I’ve mentioned before that it’s hard for me to review younger danseurs because my opinions are heavily influenced by years of watching Tsiskaridze (and other danseurs of his generation). I expect eloquence, precision, lyricism, musicality, passion, wit... In other words, I expect too much and am often left disappointed. In Ermakov’s case, my biggest complaints are his oftentimes laboured jumps and somewhat lacklustre delivery. 

Yana Selina 

To be honest, I don’t know much about Selina. This ask mentioned “The Fountain of Bakhchisarai”, so I watched those videos, and I found Yana very gentle, charming and expressive as Maria. A real pleasure to watch!

Yekaterina Chebykina 

I’m not overly familiar with the Mariinsky’s second soloists (except Shakirova). I know that Chebykina is a Ukrainian expat and is a relatively (2013) recent addition to the company. I’ve only seen a couple of clips, and I can’t say that I’m a fan. Her technique seems kind of sloppy and she lacks the “character” some of her character roles demand. For example, here’s Chebykina as the street dancer in “Don Q”:

Anastasia Soboleva 

One of the many gifted Bolshoi runaways who ended up at the Mikhailovsky... A charming and lively ballerina.

Evelina Godunova

I've never heard of her until the Moscow competition. She did a spectacular job! 

Miko Fogarty

Please have a look at my previous response.

Camilla Mazzi

Haven’t seen enough of her to form an opinion, but she must be really darn good if the Mariinsky hired her as a trainee. Not only is she a foreigner, but she studied at BBA. The Mariinsky only take in BBA grads once in a blue moon.

May Nagahisa

As in the case of Camilla Mazzi, I am first and foremost impressed that the Mariinsky hired a foreign graduate. Again, I have seen too little of May to form an opinion, but I’m excited to see how she’ll do in the future.

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Miko Fogarty, 16, Moscow IBC, Gold Medalist - Black Swan -

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Miko Fogarty Opens Up About Her Decision to Stop Dancing, and Her Exciting Next Steps

Where in the world is Miko Fogarty? Just three years ago, she seemed unstoppable. After being featured in the 2011 ballet documentary First Position, she became a teenage social-media star, winning top prizes at competitions in Moscow and Varna and at Youth American Grand Prix, and dancing in galas around the world. Last most of us heard, it was 2015 and she had just joined the corps of Birmingham Royal Ballet—and even appeared on Dance Spirit's cover. A year later, she dropped off the ballet radar.

Turns out Fogarty, now 21, was taking time off to reevaluate her life, including the role she wanted ballet to play in it. She is now starting her junior year as a biology major at University of California—Berkeley and is considering going to medical school. (Her brother and fellow First Positionsubject, 19-year-old Jules, is a junior in the Berkeley economics department.) On the side she teaches private ballet lessons and gives master classes, and is the part-time conservatory director at San Jose Dance International, a new school in the San Francisco Bay Area led by artistic director Yu Xin. We caught up with her by phone.

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Miko is incredible. Here she was dancing with a broken pinky toe. AND its the toe on her supporting leg. You can’t even tell, she still looks as light as a feather. RESPECT 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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I just saw Miko’s ig for the first time in a while and I see that she’s left Birmingham Royal Ballet and says that she is a “former professional dancer”? Has she quit altogether?

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Prix de Lausanne - 2013 Selections Miko Fogarty - Suisse School: Westlake School for the Performing Arts, Daly City, California Variation: First Flash solo number 2 - Jorma Elo