#ballet blog

[staticsnowfall]

the famous fouettés of swan lake

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featured above is chloe misseldine, prima ballerina of american ballet theatre, as odile in ‘swan lake’.

the thirty-two fouettés in swan lake, and the embodiment of odette and odile as a whole are considered a stepping stone into a ballerina’s career as a prima. a debut is ultimately a test, a deciding factor in whether a company decides to promote a dancer or leave her alone. the fouettés of odile are difficult, requiring much strength, stamina, and training, performed during the coda after a lengthy pas de deux and variation. the legendary pierina legnani was the first ballerina to accomplish this feat in 1895, the fouettés being added just for her by choreographer marius petipa.

misseldine is the most recent ballerina to join the ranks of principal in the company: her promotion was on july 3rd, 2024, after her performance of odette/odile at the metropolitan opera house in manhattan, new york.

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footage sourced from @juliette_2626’s story on instagram, july 3rd, 2024, the met opera.

[barrewithme]

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[patricedumonde]

Wow your deep dives are literally my favourite. You really went DEEP and look for all the details such as the movement of the head etc. honestly your comments are so much better than those “balletomane” on YouTube etc who just look things at surface level.

ANYWAYS, i don’t follow VBA much (only the recent batch of graduates), is it true that Maria ilyushkina is not a star student or too grad in her year? If that’s the case wow mariinsky really have an eye for potential star ballerina :)

Thank you so much this means so much to me 🥹

What you’re saying is absolutely true, kind of shocking I know. If I recall correctly, the top graduate that year was Alyona Kovalyova. Maria was at the center barre of her class though but not the center of THAT barre if that makes sense 😅 So maybe within the top 5 of her class. Today’s equivalent would be like Angelina Karamysheva.

[cinnamongirlsdiary]

it’s so awkward :|

[ultraviolencesaints]

I just wanna be perfect ೄྀ࿐

[pinkfairies]

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[meowiu]

victorias secret soap ﹒ 𐙚 ˚ ﹒⟢

[barrewithme]

barre with me🩰✨💕

March 15 2024

Today’s the daaaaay! 🥳

I’m performing a solo for the first time in years and I’m scared shitless!!!💩🥲

Nevertheless, I’m grateful for this opportunity and excited to be able to hit a milestone like this so early on in my dancing journey🥰🩰✨💚

[patricedumonde]

I did something last night! I watched Giselle at Vienna State on the last day of my Austria-Germany trip. I may or may not have cried. Will write a longer post and get through asks once I’m back home!

[anglsforever]

i was perfect ۶ৎ

[celluloidheart]

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[ultraviolencesaints]

It's my turn to be the black swan! ﾟꔫ

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[pinkwishlist]

Murlong Cres Sofia bustier ivory & pink

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