#Salenko

[lovelyballetandmore]

Marian Walter | Iana Salenko | Staatsballett Berlin | Ballet International Gala | Photo by Ashley Lean | En Pointe Productions

[thedeadbelle]

Ballerina Iana Salenko

Photo by Carlos Quezada Fotografia

[enchanted-keys]

Iana Salenko as Aurora (Staatsballet Berlin 2023)

photo by Yan Revazov

[nicecurves]

[alexander-flocke]

... das Staatsballett Berlin zeigt in der Weihnachtszeit (23.12.22,  25.12.22, 28.12.22) “Schwanensee” in der Choreographie von Patrice Bart, die dramatische Lovestory von Prinz Siegfried und seiner Liebe zu der verzauberten, in Schwanengestalt gefangenen Prinzessin Odette (alle Vorstellungen sind ausverkauft)... Bild: das Ehepaar Marian Walter und Iana Salenko, die mit 39 Jahren auf der Zielgraden ihrer Ballerinenlaufbahn ist, denn dem hoch spezialisierten Körper der Artisten und Artistinnnen sind jenseits der 40 Grenzen gesetzt ... 

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[krylzkvi]

Iana Salenko

[pbwaffl]

A sketch I started based off this picture I found on Pinterest.

If the link doesn't work then it is Iana Salenko and Marian Walter in "Romeo and Juliet" with Staatsballett Berlin. Photo taken by Yan Revazov.

I kept seeing the photo on Pinterest when looking for pose references for various things over they years. Finally I decided to draw something with it. I didn't get very far before I abandoned the sketch but I was pretty happy with what I'd gotten at least. It's such a magnificent pose that always makes me think of wings.

[meowyjean]

holy fuck i have been frantically going through ballet videos on youtube, trying to find the ballerina i was idolizing over back when i used to do ballet. i finally fucking found her by searching "russian ballerina aurora" AND SHE ISNT EVEN RUSSIAN, SHE'S UKRANIAN mb, iana salenko. my deepest apologies.

[glitter-lace-and-mace]

Oooh how i want to be a stunning alien doll 🥺😍❤️🫠

[lovelyballetandmore]

Iana Salenko | Murilo Gabriel | Berlin State Ballet (Staatsballett Berlin)

[quitschekaetzchendebugging]

I already did the pose and background, so I decided that I migth as well use it more than once

[ballet-symphonie]

hi love! i’m so sorry if this is a dumb question or one that you’ve touched on before, i’ve been really interested in ballet lately and your account has been a gold mine of information haha xx

i’m just wondering, does the title of prima / principal ballerina carry over between companies? i’m not too sure if that makes sense given that i have no idea how these dancers are chosen or anything.

But say a dancer were to be a principal / prima at the Bolshoi, and then transfer to the Royal Ballet in London. Would they still be recognised as that position at the RB, or would they have to start from the Corps and work their way back up? Is prima a universally recognised position in the ballet world?

thank u :)

Hello thank you for the kind words!

Think of transferring from one ballet company to another exactly the same as changing jobs in any other field. You're not guaranteed to get the same title or position. But most often, if you become a principal and want to change companies, you're unlikely to effectively take a demotion. Many top principal dancers have done this, Iana Salenko, Jurgita Dronina, Olga Smirnova, Natalia Osipova, Roberto Bolle, and even Svetlana Zakharova early in her career.

There are cases of dancers working at smaller/less prestigious companies and joining a bigger one at a lower rank. Some more recent ones are:

Betsy McBride- Principal at Texas Ballet Theater, took a corps de ballet contract with ABT, and has since been promoted to soloist.

Chun Wai Chan: Longtime Houston ballet principal, was hired by NYCB as a soloist, before soon becoming a principal

Jeffery Cirio: Principal at Boston, took soloist contract at ABT before being promoted to principal there

There is one big exception, and that's the Paris Opera. Everyone has to audition to be accepted; even then, you must start at the bottom. This is currently whats happening to Shale Wagman, he was a Bayerisches Staatsballett first soloist but is now in their corps. Granted, I don't imagine he will stay there long, but that is their process.

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[gorbigorbi]

Iana Salenko (Berlin Staatsballett)

[kolourking]

Kiss the night

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