Souplesse

[Tuesday Afternoon]

Leftyclimber (@2:49 OMG!!) and amitten

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL7fzl0LBkk&NR=1

[Ptah]

1. ow

:scared:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. The Trouble with Turnout -- a history lesson, if you will

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQzY8yg-srw&feature=related

[amitten]

18. Cute! n/t

[Tuesday Afternoon]

21. :-) then you should love this ... Nureyev Muppet (3:06)

http://www.youtube.com/v/r_kSTtjplkM&hl=en&fs=1

[amitten]

3. That was really gross!

There is a such thing as TOO flexible (even in ballet...). I find hyper-flexibility ugly on stage.

I think the comments are right--this video looks like something made for a fetishist! :scared:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. agree...although some hyperextension can be beautiful

like Slyvie Guillem

http://www.youtube.com/v/KMTV4SO6K4o&hl=en&fs=1

[harmonicon]

5. ya think?

Why do you think I watched it with more concentration than I'm watched anything ever... ok, the backwards knee thing was a little gross, but apart from that, it basically drove me completely crazy.

[amitten]

10. Why?

I don't get it...

[harmonicon]

11. greater flexibility = more possibilities

.... umm... for certain things.... that would otherwise not be possible.... or even imagined.

[amitten]

13. Yeah, but in practice it's not much different than a normal person..

Some things look more interesting than they feel...

[harmonicon]

19. well, yeah...

and I know from experience that some things feel pretty different from others. Hell, it at least sparks the imagination - that's what's captivating about it.

[leftyclimber]

6. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT WOMAN'S KNEES??????

:gasp:

Some of that is amazing (and I LOVE me the Odile shoes near the end). The knee thing is a little, well, gross.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

7. the knee thing FREAKED me out!!

the foot thing was beautiful :thumbsup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C42r5x0qfXc&feature=related

more ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4W6Hoei0-M&feature=related

[leftyclimber]

8. She is so amazing.

I wish my body had held up that long. About the time we have the maturity to really bring it role-wise, so many of us have fallen apart.

It's nice to know that she's still pushing the art forward, is holding up physically, and is ravishingly beautiful to boot. :loveya:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

9. ~ sigh ~

perfection :loveya:

[amitten]

12. She is perfect.

That's why she's not one of my faves. I actually don't stay transfixed watching her, because it's 100% perfect 100% of the time! But she is lovely.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

15. Le Corsaire - Pas de Deux with Zakharova and Zelensky (8:38)

http://www.youtube.com/v/MQvyQc68-u4&hl=en&fs=1

[amitten]

22. Beautiful--and she has such stage presence! So important.

And the new kids on the block (hold on to your seat):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrMgfWruBy0

[Tuesday Afternoon]

23. omg...amazing!! Of course it is the Bolshoi

thanks for the link :) :hug:

[amitten]

24. You're welcome! I think it's one of the most thrilling performances

I've seen in years, so I'm happy to share it!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

25. nice to find some ballet geeks around here

:toast:

[amitten]

14. Yeah, I don't know how stretching knees like that is a benefit.

I mean, they're already SUPER hyperextended. Pushing it even more can only result in bad things!

[leftyclimber]

16. Oh, it's fine when she's that age.

It's 15 years later that she's going to wonder why she thought it was a good idea!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

17. gawd...my knees

:rofl:

Baryshnikov Corsaire (1:02)
http://www.youtube.com/v/rlPZSAURSb8&hl=en&fs=1

[amitten]

20. Now THAT was exciting!!!

Not 100% perfect--but a perfect thrill.