Royal Ballet morning class - barre and centre #WorldBalletDay 2021

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  @rckscissrspaper123 · 4 years ago (edited)

  I don’t know why but watching Olga kindly observe the dancers makes me cry. I can’t handle how sweet and caring she looks and yet at the same time it amazes me how she manages to give all the individual advices between instructions. Everything is so smooth and beautiful.

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  @deecohen1383 · 3 years ago

  She seems like the most kindest gentlest but also super precise and she knows everybody’s name I love this woman she is just such a lovely instructor and so talented and knowledgeable and gentle with them

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  @natcostant · 4 years ago

  i don&apos;t know exactly how or why, but i get a very particular, yet incredibly good feeling watching those ballet classes. i can feel a pleasurable tranquility... i love the movements, the progression of rhythm and difficulty, the students exchanging glances, the clothes, the pianist... for a brief hour i can really disconnect from all my reality and feel myself there, inside that room, for a moment i can imagine myself living in a cloudy london, waking up early, taking the underground and going to that class. terrific!<br>greetings from brazil! 💕

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  @lynnralph8373 · 2 years ago

  I too shed tears for my ballet years. I am 74 now and yet watching this I can feel each excercise like yesterday. I also enjoy hearing and remembering the words describing the movements. Memory is a wonderful thing.

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  @Toonksbell43 · 4 years ago

  Im not a ballet dancer and never have been, but this randomly got recommended to me and this was the most calming thing to have on while journaling and preparing for the rest of my day i cant fully explain why but its like being part of the class without actually being there.

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  @catelijnesmit6447 · 4 years ago

  A big shout out to the pianist please! He is new in the company I guess? Great improvisations and tempos. I was very inspired! Many greetings from a colleague pianist :)

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  @biancahagenberg7471 · 4 years ago (edited)

  Names of all 52 dancers in this class! <br><br>(Credit goes to VikingBalletnista in the response section below. Please like that comment, because without it, the list would practically not exist. Thx!)<br><br>1st row from the left (mirror wall), front to back:<br>1. Marianela Nunez, Principal Dancer (black vest, black pants)<br>2. Joonhyuk Jun, Artist (black shirt, black pants)<br>3. Nadia Mullova-Barley, Artist (red leotard)<br>4. Isabel Lubach, Artist (black shirt, green leotard underneath)<br>5. Isabella Gasparini, Soloist (pink top, purple pants)<br><br>2nd row from the left, front to back:<br>1. David Yudes, Soloist (black short-sleeve shirt and light blue leo underneath)<br>2. Alix Van Tiggelen, Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme (white/black checkered sweatshirt, purple pants)<br>3. William Bracewell, First Soloist (navy hoody)<br>4. Harrison Lee, Artist (black tank top, striped pants)<br>5. Taisuke Nakao, Artist (black sweater, striped pants)<br><br>3rd row from the left, front to back:<br>1. Denison Almeida, Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme (black shirt)<br>2. Katarina Nikelski, Artist (greyish blue turtleneck)<br>3. Olivia Findlay, Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme (emerald camisole leotard)<br>4. Stanislaw Wegrzyn, Artist (black sweatshirt, headband, plushy shoes)<br>5. Meaghan Grace Hinkis, First Soloist (pink vest, black pants)<br>6. Daichi Ikarashi, Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme (taupe adidas shirt, black pants)<br><br>4th row from the left, front to back:<br>1. Bomin Kim, Artist (grey/violet camisole leotard, purple black pants)<br>2. Maddison Pritchard, Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme (taupe-violet sweatshirt, emerald leo underneath)<br>3. Ava May Llewellyn, Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme (black vest, black long sleeve leo)<br>4. Marianna Tsembenhoi, Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme (black shirt, black pants)<br>5. Viola Pantuso, Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme (black vest, green leotard)<br>6. Annette Buvoli, First Artist (grey shirt, black pants)<br><br>5th row from the left, front to back:<br>1. Yasmine Naghdi, Principal Dancer (white jacket)<br>2. Joseph Sissens, Soloist (grey sweater, rainbow socks)<br>3. Charlotte Tonkinson, Artist (black skirt, striped pants, grey shirt)<br>4. Harry Churches, Artist (taupe/black shirt, black pants)<br>5. Marco Masciari, Prix de Lausanne Dancer (grey long-sleeve shirt)<br><br>6th row from the left, front to back<br>1. Brayden Gallucci, Artist (black vest, black long sleeve shirt, black pants, headband)<br>2. James Large, Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme (white shirt)<br>3. Ginevra Zambon, Artist (black/violet leotard, striped pants)<br>4. Leo Dixon, First Artist (beige &quot;tokio ballet&quot; shirt, beige pants)<br>5. Mariko Sasaki, First Artist (taupe leotard, black pants)<br><br>7th row from the left, front to back<br>1. Mayara Magri, Principal Dancer (pink jacket, light blue leotard)<br>2. Liam Boswell, Artist (blue jacket)<br>3. Aiden O&apos;Brien, Artist (black shirt)<br>4. Amelia Townsend, Artist (black shirt, white/grey/black striped pants)<br>5. Giacomo Rovero, Artist (grey shirt)<br>6. James Hay, First Soloist (black shirt)<br><br>8th row from the left (right wall), front to back<br>1. Olivia Cowley, Soloist (pink pants)<br>2. Sumira Sasaki, Artist (green/blue sweatshirt, striped pants)<br>3. Sae Maeda, Artist (navy vest, black pants)<br>4. Harris Bell, Artist (black shirt, black pants)<br>5. Lukas B. Braendsrod, First Artist (red shirt)<br><br>Mirror at the back of the room, from left to right<br>1. Leticia Diaz, First Artist (black/red shirt)<br>2. Joshua Junker, Artist (white-ish headband, black shirt)<br>3. Sophie Allnatt, Artist (aubergine long sleeve leo)<br>4. Yu Hang, Artist (bordeaux short sleeve leotard)<br>5. Mica Bradbury, First Artist (black skirt, pink pants)<br>6. Yuhui Choe, First Soloist (black vest)<br>7. Cesar Corrales, Principal Dancer (red pants)<br>8. Matthew Ball, Principal Dancer (blue pants with white stripes)<br><br>If there are any mistakes or mix-ups, please be so kind and let me know. I will correct this list with your help.<br><br>Description of clothes applies to beginning of barre section. Later on during center section, dancers might look different in other dance clothes.<br><br>I&apos;m sure there are many other Royal Ballet fans around the world who would appreciate to learn the names of all these 52 FABULOUS dancers. In case of any mistakes, let&apos;s correct this list together!

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  @KJ-jq9pq · 4 years ago (edited)

  I am recovering from a very bad ankle fracture and I have been doing this class (barre). It has helped immensely with my movement. I listen to Olga&apos;s directions and corrections. I have never danced, but I did do gymnastics many many years ago. My doctor and physio are impressed with my progress. So thank you very much!

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  @pasdedont · 1 year ago (edited)

  Just for my practice :D <br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=53">0:53</a> warmup<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=212">3:32</a> plie<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=394">6:34</a> flex <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=510">8:30</a> degage <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=540">9:00</a> L front <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=562">9:22</a> L back &nbsp;R <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=579">9:39</a> <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=615">10:15</a> cou de pie /developpe &nbsp;R <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=643">10:43</a> L <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=677">11:17</a><br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=718">11:58</a> degage quicker <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=742">12:22</a><br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=792">13:12</a> jete L <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=818">13:38</a> <br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=884">14:44</a> pique/ flex<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=960">16:00</a> rond de jambe <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=1234">20:34</a> fondu <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=1278">21:18</a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=1370">22:50</a> frappe<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=1515">25:15</a> adagio &nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=1590">26:30</a> <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=1713">28:33</a> grand battement<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=1782">29:42</a> rises<br><br>Center<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=1988">33:08</a> adagio <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=2076">34:36</a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=2233">37:13</a> tendu &nbsp;1st group <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=2300">38:20</a> 2nd <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=2348">39:08</a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=2395">39:55</a> fondu<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=2643">44:03</a> &nbsp;pas de bourree / contretemp pirouette<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=3003">50:03</a> waltze <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=3062">51:02</a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=3401">56:41</a> grand battement<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=3666">1:01:06</a> rises

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  @holyshotbilliards · 3 years ago

  Need a cameraperson who understands that they need to point at the legs, otherwise, we have no idea what to copy. grrr

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  @tanisejones2831 · 4 years ago

  Love this. Made my day. Time for a coffee and pretending I could do this having never taken a ballet class in my life. So much respect for these amazingly talented people.

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  @RockyScience · 4 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZboDD28qxU&amp;t=605">10:05</a> a real artist enjoying the music, Nela! 💜

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