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Backstage with Maria Kochetkova at London Coliseum. Photo by Daniil Simkin

The Royal Ballet’s Sarah Lamb and Eric Underwood rehearse Raven Girl

That is the cutest thing ever. I have always dreamed of being in love with a pas de duex partner, and doing silly shit like this. Le sigh.

Photo by Karolina Kuras

Happy Birthday to this beautiful dancer and my favorite ballerina, Evgenia Obraztsova. Words cannot express how happy I am for Genia and how fortunate I am to have seen her live and met her backstage, and I truly believe she still has many great things ahead of her.

The ritual is a homage to ballet itself, but for the Paris Opera Ballet it also represents a cycle of life. All the principals and soloists have passed through the ballet school. Many of the “petits rats,” as the school’s students are known affectionately, will end up in the corps de ballet. And when they stand onstage together after the grand défilé, the connection is clear: the excellence of the ballet company is rooted in the excellence of its school. x

this is insane

Find out how Cinderella’s magical world was created by designer Tracy Grant Lord in the brand new video, The Design of Cinderella.

Ballet Troupe Beat Airport Delay With Impromptu Performance - Full video

the fabulous arthur mitchell and dance theater of harlem

Picture by Diana Patient http://www.dianapatient.co.uk

Dancer at the Mikhailovsky theatre preparing her pointe shoes.

R.I.P Alan Rickman 1946-2016 Always

Svetlana Zakharova and Ekaterina Shipulina in class

Liudmila Konovalova, first soloist of the Vienna State Ballet (x)