#Alexandra Stepanova

[certainkoalawombat]

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Evgenia Medvedeva, Alexandra Stepanova, Evgenia Tatasova, Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva

[wintrydapples]

JGP starts tomorrow! Looking at orange costumes today. Orange is generally not a color I like (except on leaves and cats) but these are the ones I love (like Wakaba’s) or at least tolerate (like Alexa’s).

[aleksandra-ivan]

💝💝💝💝💝

[misslacklamb]

An Italian cheese company was a sponsor of a figure skating competition. The medalists all got cheese as gifts. The photos are delightful!

[patricedumonde]

This is perhaps my favorite video to exist on youtube! I watch it way too often lol. These students were so lucky to share a stage with the dancers from Bolshoi.

It is so difficult to even choose favorite dancers in this performance. I would say Xenia Zhiganshina and Yulia Stepanova stood out for me though. Alyona Kovalyova danced my favorite variation, and I think she did a marvelous job here. I thought it was breath-taking. She's so tall though that in the end when she does the tour jete, it low key looked like she tripped lol. I know it's part of the choreography but my heart still skipped a beat. This performance is my Avengers Endgame haha.

Ooh, also. In the mazurka, look at how tiny the 2023 graduates are. Time flies. I still find it unacceptable that I'm now older than some prima ballerinas. Anyway, take a break for an hour and make sure to watch this the whole way through! I can also compile a playlist of the variations if anyone's interested. Oscar Frame 2017 graduate (variation from the ballet Le Conservatorie, music by H.S.Paulli) Eleonora Sevenard 2017 graduate (variation from the ballet Trilby, music by Y.Gerber) Alyona Kovalyova 2016 graduate (variation from the ballet Le Roi Candaule, music by C.Pugni) Xenia Zhiganshina 2014 graduate (variation from the ballet Gretna Green, music by E.Guiraud) Olga Smirnova 2011 graduate (variation from the ballet Paquita, music by L.Minkus) Mikhail Lobukhin 2002 graduate (variation from the ballet Don Quixote, music by L.Minkus) Yulia Stepanova 2009 graduate (variation from the ballet The Little Humpbacked Horse, music by C.Pugni) Evgenia Obraztsova 2002 graduate (variation from the ballet Le Pavillon d’Armide, music by N.Tcherepnin) Denis Rodkin (variation from the ballet La Source, music by R.Drigo) Svetlana Zakharova 1996 graduate (variation from the ballet La Sylphide, music by R.Drigo)

[otmaaromanovas]

105 years ago, on the night of 16/17 July 1918, the Romanov family and their attendants were killed in Ekaterinburg.

Pierre Gilliard, the beloved tutor of the imperial children, was one of the first people to enter the Ipatiev House after the murders. As part of the Sokolov Investigation into the crime and the subsequent media frenzy, he gave these statements:

“…the stoves; they were all full of various burned articles. I recognised a considerable number of burned things such as tooth- and hair-brushes, pins and a number of small things bearing the initials: "A. F." [Alexandra Feodorovna.]”

"I then went to the lower storey, the greater part of which was a basement. I entered with intense emotion the room in which, perhaps, they had died. Its aspect was most sinister. Daylight came in through a window with iron bars across it. The walls and the floor bore marks of bullets and bayonet thrusts. It was quite obvious that a dreadful crime had been committed there, and that several people had been killed.  In my despair believed that the Emperor had perished, and, that being the case, I could not believe the Empress had survived him… Yes, it was quite possible that they had both been killed. And the children? Had they also been massacred? I could not believe it. The idea was too horrible. And yet everything seemed to prove that the victims had been numerous."

Nicholas II Alexandrovich Romanov (1868-1918) Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova (1872-1918) Olga Nikolaevna Romanova (1895-1918) Tatiana Nikolaevna Romanova (1897-1918) Maria Nikolaevna Romanova (1899-1918) Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova (1901-1918) Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov (1904-1918) Dr. Evgeny Sergeievich Botkin (1865-1918) Anna Stepanova Demidova (1878-1918) Ivan Mikhailovich Kharitonov (1872-1918) Alexei Aloise Egorovich Trupp (1856-1918) Ortipo (1914-1918) Jimmy (1915-1918)

SOURCES: The Last Days of the Romanovs, Telberg, Wilton, Sokolov. The Crime of Ekaterinburg, Illustrated London News

[tikitania]

I have compiled a list of current principals, soloists, coorypheres of the mariinsky and bolshoi, (including Olga Smirnova and Alina Somova), but excluding Svetlana Zakharova, who graduated from Yelena Yevteyeva class, but only spent that one final year at VBA. Just a few are missing, because i was not sure which class they were graduating from.

Lyudmila Safronova-Nadezhda Batoeva, Yulia Stepanova, Alina Somova. Marina Vasilieva-Olesya Novikova, Viktoria Tereshkina, Evgenia Obraztsova, Svetlana Savelieva, Elena Yevseyeva, Yana Selina. Tatiana Udalenkova-Renata Shakirova, Eleonora Sevenard, Vlada Borodulina. Lyudmila Kovaleva-Diana Vishneva, Olga Smirnova, Maria Khoreva, Kristina Shapran, Maria Bulanova, Maria Koshkaryova, Anastasia Lukina, Anastasia Nuikina, Yuliana Chereshkevich, Daria Ionova, Viktoria Krasnokutskaya, Bíborka Lendvai, Yevgenia Savkina. Yulia Kasenkova-Alyona Kovalyova, Maria Ilyushkina, Daria Kulikova. Irina Sitnikova-Alexandra Khiteyeva, Shamala Guseinova, Anastasia Nikitina. Lyubov Kunakova-Anastasia Kolegova, Tatiana Tkachenko. Inna Zubkovskaya-Yekaterina Osmolkina. Nina Sakhnovskaya-Alexandra Iosifidi. Tatiana Terekhova-Valeria Martynyuk. Natalia Dudinskaya- Elena Bazhenova. Maria Gribanova-Maria Chernyvskaya. Irina Zhelonkina-Alisa Barinova.

It’s so interesting to see this laid out like this. Thank you! Kovaleva has had the longest tenure (I think!) so it’s no surprise that her roster is long! Thanks for sharing.

And if we were to go beyond these two theaters, the list would be very long!

[elegantballetalk]

I have compiled a list of principals, soloists, coorypheres of the mariinsky and bolshoi, (including Olga Smirnova and Alina Somova), but excluding Svetlana Zakharova, who graduated from Yelena Yevteyeva class, but only spent that one final year at VBA. Just a few are missing, because i was not sure which class they were graduating from. Lyudmila Safronova-Nadezhda Batoeva, Yulia Stepanova, Alina Somova. Marina Vasilieva-Olesya Novikova, Viktoria Tereshkina, Evgenia Obraztsova, Svetlana Savelieva, Elena Yevseyeva, Yana Selina. Tatiana Udalenkova-Renata Shakirova, Eleonora Sevenard, Vlada Borodulina. Lyudmila Kovaleva-Diana Vishneva, Olga Smirnova, Maria Khoreva, Kristina Shapran, Maria Bulanova, Maria Koshkaryova, Anastasia Lukina, Anastasia Nuikina, Yuliana Chereshkevich, Daria Ionova, Viktoria Krasnokutskaya, Bíborka Lendvai, Yevgenia Savkina. Yulia Kasenkova-Alyona Kovalyova, Maria Ilyushkina, Daria Kulikova. Irina Sitnikova-Alexandra Khiteyeva, Shamala Guseinova, Anastasia Nikitina Lyubov Kunakova-Anastasia Kolegova, Tatiana Tkachenko. Inna Zubkovskaya-Yekaterina Osmolkina. Nina Sakhnovskaya-Alexandra Iosifidi. Tatiana Terekhova-Valeria Martynyuk. Natalia Dudinskaya- Elena Bazhenova. Maria Gribanova-Maria Chernyvskaya. Irina Zhelonkina-Alisa Barinova.

What a magical list of talented people!

Of course, Kovaleva seems to be the teacher with the most names, but I have to admit, I always seem to gravitate toward Marina Vasilieva's students the most. And, of course, this list does not account for how long the teachers have been teaching or for teachers of the past.

It would also be very interesting to see if there is a common thread of people who were these students' teachers in the years prior to the graduation years. I think graduating teachers get too much credit! Just kidding, but for example, Maria Gribanova usually teaches younger kids, while Kovaleva only teaches older ones. It would be interesting to compile a massive Excel spreadsheet that goes way back through the years and work out which combination of teachers produces the most successful students.

[mariaspir]

I have compiled a list of current principals, soloists, coorypheres of the mariinsky and bolshoi, (including Olga Smirnova and Alina Somova), but excluding Svetlana Zakharova, who graduated from Yelena Yevteyeva class, but only spent that one final year at VBA. Just a few are missing, because i was not sure which class they were graduating from.

Lyudmila Safronova-Nadezhda Batoeva, Yulia Stepanova, Alina Somova. Marina Vasilieva-Olesya Novikova, Viktoria Tereshkina, Evgenia Obraztsova, Svetlana Savelieva, Elena Yevseyeva, Yana Selina. Tatiana Udalenkova-Renata Shakirova, Eleonora Sevenard, Vlada Borodulina. Lyudmila Kovaleva-Diana Vishneva, Olga Smirnova, Maria Khoreva, Kristina Shapran, Maria Bulanova, Maria Koshkaryova, Anastasia Lukina, Anastasia Nuikina, Yuliana Chereshkevich, Daria Ionova, Viktoria Krasnokutskaya, Bíborka Lendvai, Yevgenia Savkina. Yulia Kasenkova-Alyona Kovalyova, Maria Ilyushkina, Daria Kulikova. Irina Sitnikova-Alexandra Khiteyeva, Shamala Guseinova, Anastasia Nikitina. Lyubov Kunakova-Anastasia Kolegova, Tatiana Tkachenko. Inna Zubkovskaya-Yekaterina Osmolkina. Nina Sakhnovskaya-Alexandra Iosifidi. Tatiana Terekhova-Valeria Martynyuk. Natalia Dudinskaya- Elena Bazhenova. Maria Gribanova-Maria Chernyvskaya. Irina Zhelonkina-Alisa Barinova.

I didn't know Kunankova taught in VBA. She's currently a coach in Mariinsky, I know Tereshkina, Evseeva, Illiushkina, Savelieva, Bespalova are some of her students. It was on the performance in her honour that Svetlana danced the Lilac Fairy for the first time.

Maria Gribanova does not get enough credit. She mainly teaches middle classes, I see her most in grades 4 to 6, and usually it's someone else after that. All her students have very solid technique, and she cares for everyone for what I can tell. Every student gains something in her class.

Thank you for this list 💜

[tidemoonchild]

Updated FCs

I made some decisions regarding Katya's and Maggie's FCs. That's why I decided to make a new post (old one is here (x))

Katya Rogers:

Main: Red Widow Verse: Where she grew up under HYDRA and the Red Room. Her name in this verse is Yekaterina "Katya" Stepanova Novikova which was changed to Katerina "Katya/Kat" Stevie Rogers after defecting.

Sadie Sink Sophie Turner Rose Leslie

AU: Lady Liberty Verse: Where Steve finds her as an infant and gets to raise her. In this verse her name is Katherine "Katie/Kat" Sarah Rogers. With her ability to change her hair color at will she decided to change her color to blonde to look more like Steve and to hide herself from HYDRA who is looking for her.

McKenna Grace Kirsten Dunst

Secondary: Will be used for both verses, especially in the Lady Liberty verse, where she is the main FC for teen Katie.

Dakota Fanning

Maggie McCoy:

Live Action:

Teagan Croft India Eisley Alexandra Daddario

Comic/Animation:

Raven/Rachel Roth Pouder/Jinx

[axmxz]

left: Alexandra Stepanova playing the theremin on NBC radio in 1930

right: Carolina Eyck playing the theremin in a jazz club, 2012

ok but are we sure they aren't the same person?

[nextlevelstupidity]

Russian Figure Skating Fed has named Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin for the ice dance Olympic qualification competitions, Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Galliamov for the pairs competition, and Adelia Petrosian for the women’s singles skating. The decision on the Russian male candidate for the qualifying competition will be made based on the results of the Russian Grand Prix Final in Krasnoyarsk.

[figurelifeflirt]

2022 Euros entry #32

Free dance

Guignard/Fabbri(ITA)

Thoughts: I don’t know if this counts as a crescendo ending but I think that’s my main issue with this program.

Stepanova/Bukin

Thoughts: I think this is the first outfit from Alexandra in a while that I’m just not a fan of

Sinistina/Katsalapov(RUS)

Thoughts: well done. I also love what Victoria did with her hair.

2022 Ice Lab International entry #1

Junior women short program

Nikola Fomchenkova(LAT)

Thoughts: she took a minute to get used to her music. But to be fair, this is a difficult song.

[wanderlustinwonderland18]

Alexandra Stepanova & Ivan Bukin

2022 European Championships - Free Dance

[patricedumonde]

I have compiled a list of current principals, soloists, coorypheres of the mariinsky and bolshoi, (including Olga Smirnova and Alina Somova), but excluding Svetlana Zakharova, who graduated from Yelena Yevteyeva class, but only spent that one final year at VBA. Just a few are missing, because i was not sure which class they were graduating from.

Lyudmila Safronova-Nadezhda Batoeva, Yulia Stepanova, Alina Somova. Marina Vasilieva-Olesya Novikova, Viktoria Tereshkina, Evgenia Obraztsova, Svetlana Savelieva, Elena Yevseyeva, Yana Selina. Tatiana Udalenkova-Renata Shakirova, Eleonora Sevenard, Vlada Borodulina. Lyudmila Kovaleva-Diana Vishneva, Olga Smirnova, Maria Khoreva, Kristina Shapran, Maria Bulanova, Maria Koshkaryova, Anastasia Lukina, Anastasia Nuikina, Yuliana Chereshkevich, Daria Ionova, Viktoria Krasnokutskaya, Bíborka Lendvai, Yevgenia Savkina. Yulia Kasenkova-Alyona Kovalyova, Maria Ilyushkina, Daria Kulikova. Irina Sitnikova-Alexandra Khiteyeva, Shamala Guseinova, Anastasia Nikitina. Lyubov Kunakova-Anastasia Kolegova, Tatiana Tkachenko. Inna Zubkovskaya-Yekaterina Osmolkina. Nina Sakhnovskaya-Alexandra Iosifidi. Tatiana Terekhova-Valeria Martynyuk. Natalia Dudinskaya- Elena Bazhenova. Maria Gribanova-Maria Chernyvskaya. Irina Zhelonkina-Alisa Barinova.

I love this list. Thank you. But damn, Lyudmila Kovaleva is really THAT girl. 🤣 Even Maria Koshkareva and Sofia Valiullina are doing really well.

This also made me realize that my taste has always been Marina Vasilieva’s students.

[ohtheseskaters]