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Curated Video
Contemporary or Modern Ballet vs. Classic Ballet
Howcast -Learn the differences between contemporary or modern ballet and classic ballet from ballerina Maegan Woodin in this Howcast ballet dance video.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What’s the point(e) of ballet?
A baby cursed at birth. A fierce battle of good and evil. A true love awoken with a kiss. Since premiering in 1890, “The Sleeping Beauty” has become one of the most frequently staged ballets in history. So what makes this piece so...
Ti & Me TV
Dance Charades | Funny Dance Game
Watch my dance BFF and I play dance charades! We act out some ridiculous things through different dance moves and styles. Also, we may or may not have forgotten the rules of charades. Safe to say, this video is ridiculous and hilarious.
Ti & Me TV
Advice For Dancers About Choosing The Right Dance Studio
Alright loves- today we chat about how to find the right dance studio. Picking a dance studio is a BIG decision because that's going to be your home away from home, the place where you get your dance training, and where you find the...
Music Matters
Name the Composer Quiz! - #11 Do you know your classical composers?
How well do you know your classical composers? Find out with our name the composer quiz! We present ten facts about a random composer, see if you can guess the correct answer by the end of the video.
Royal Opera House
The Art of the pas de deux (Beatriz Stix-Brunell, Nicol Edmonds – The Royal Ballet)
Pas de deux (dances for two) lie at the heart of many ballets. They can be great technical showpieces, but they can also be dramatically emotional – and, of course, are often both at the same time. First Soloist Beatriz Stix-Brunell and...
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Giselle – Act II pas de deux (The Royal Ballet)
Marianela Nuñez as Giselle and Vadim Muntagirov as Count Albrecht. Find out more: www.roh.org.uk/giselle The greatest of all Romantic ballets, Peter Wright’s production of Marius Petipa’s classic is a tale of betrayal, the supernatural...
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Swan Lake – Dance of the cygnets (The Royal Ballet)
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Giselle - Act II pas de deux (Natalia Osipova and Carlos Acosta, The Royal Ballet)
Natalia Osipova as Giselle and Carlos Acosta as Albrecht in Act II of Peter Wright's production of Marius Petipa’s Giselle. Find out more at href='http://www.roh.org.uk/giselle' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>at Giselle is the...
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Royal Ballet School corps de ballet rehearsal
Pupils from The Royal Ballet School rehearse a corps de ballet number, filmed as part of #WorldBalletDay 2017. Find out more at href='http://www.roh.org.uk' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>at The Royal Ballet School is one of the...
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Ballet in super slow motion (The Royal Ballet)
Royal Ballet dancers and Aakash Odedra filmed at 1,500 frames-per-second.='http://www.roh.org.uk/about/deloitte-ignite/sampling-the-myth' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>second. Royal Ballet dancers Roberta Marquez, Melissa Hamilton...
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Insight: Ballet glossary - révérence
Romany Pajdak, Royal Ballet First Artist, demonstrates a révérence. A Révérence is a bow or curtsy. A grand gesture of respect executed at the end of a dance to acknowledge the teacher, pianist, orchestra or audience. In classical ballet...
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Carlos Acosta on Don Quixote and advice for young dancers (The Royal Ballet)
Cuban ballet superstar Carlos Acosta on his production of Don Quixote and cautionary words for young dancers lured by fame. Find out more at href='http://www.roh.org.uk' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>at 'It's very hard to...
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Darcey Bussell and Marianela Nuñez on the challenges of Sylvia (The Royal Ballet)
Former Royal Ballet Principal Darcey Bussell and current star Marianela Nuñez explore what makes Frederick Ashton's ballet such a masterpiece. Frederick Ashton’s delightful full-length classical ballet is a charming feast for the senses,...
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Sylvia – Act III solo (Darcey Bussell, The Royal Ballet)
Former Royal Ballet Principal dancer Darcey Bussell performs the Act III solo in Ashton's sparkling ballet, Sylvia. Find out more at href='http://www.roh.org.uk/sylvia' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>at Frederick Ashton’s delightful...
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Ballet Evolved: The Evolution of Pointe Work
Former Ballet Mistress Ursula Hageli looks at the development of pointe work in ballet, where the dancers move on the tips of their toes – from Marie Taglioni’s experiments in the 1830s, through developments by Italian and Russian...
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Darcey Bussell the challenges of dancing as a Swan (The Royal Ballet)
Darcey Bussell discusses being a swan in The Royal Ballet's corps de ballet and talks to First Artists Isabella Gasparini and Hannah Grennell about the challenges of their roles. Find out more at href='http://www.roh.org.uk/swanlake'...
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The Royal Ballet rehearse Elite Syncopations
The Royal Ballet rehearse Kenneth MacMillan's Elite Syncopations, filmed as part of #WorldBalletDay 2017. Find out more at href='http://www.roh.org.uk' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>at In 1974 Kenneth MacMillan created the perfect...
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Why The Royal Ballet love dancing Swan Lake
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How a silent film from Hollywood's golden age inspired Arthur Pita's ballet The Wind
Arthur Pita creates a new work for The Royal Ballet based on Dorothy Scarborough’s classic novel and the silent film it inspired. Find out more at href='http://www.roh.org.uk/productions/the-wind-by-arthur-pita' target='_blank'...
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The Nutcracker – The Waltz of the Snowflakes (The Royal Ballet)
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Dance of the Matadors, Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)
Ryoichi Hirano as Espada and Laura Morera as Mercedes perform Dance of the Matadors with members of The Royal Ballet in Carlos Acosta's production of Don Quixote. Find out more at href='http://www.roh.org.uk/donquixote' target='_blank'...
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The Sleeping Beauty - White Cat and Puss-in-Boots pas de deux (The Royal Ballet)
Elizabeth Harrod as the White Cat and Paul Kay as Puss-in-Boots dance in Act III of The Sleeping Beauty, The Royal Ballet 2011/12 Season. Find out more at href='http://www.roh.org.uk/sleepingbeauty' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>at...