#sofiane sylve

Sofiane Sylve in Nureyev’s Raymonda Act III (San Francisco Ballet)

Pas/Parts suffers from the ill that besets many similarly made works: the movement feels really good to the dancers, but flatlines visually because of overly repetitive phrases and motifs. However eye-catching at the onset of a work, and Pas/Parts opens by slapping you in the face with Sofiane Sylve alone and at her most serpentine, symmetry eventually tires the eye.

Sofiane Sylve in Serenade (San Francisco Ballet)

David Dawson’s Anima Animus (San Francisco Ballet)

Can we talk about Sofiane Sylve for a moment? Sometimes I forget about her until I remember her again and I think "I wish there were more videos of her." Such an amazing dancer. She makes this difficult variation look so flawless.

Sofiane Sylve in Balanchine works.

Yuan Yuan Tan [1], Vito Mazzeo [1], Sofiane Sylve [2] and Tiit Helimets [2] in Edwaard Liang’s Symphonic Dances (San Francisco Ballet, 2012)

Sofiane Sylve in The Cage (San Francisco Ballet, 2018)