just chillin, watching ballet videos even though I've never done ballet in my life.

@helenamanczuk

8 жыл бұрын

ikr there the best

@cez_is_typing

8 жыл бұрын

same I want to do points so bad it looks so cool

@wizzard2038

7 жыл бұрын

im doing this for an animation

@cez_is_typing

7 жыл бұрын

***** ik doesn't it take 3 years training?

@AmiGirl

7 жыл бұрын

+LunaIDK you usually get your pointe shoes when you turn 11, that's when i got my first pair. and yes, it does take a lot of work, but when you wear pointe shoes, you truly feel like a ballerina, theyre pretty magical lol

They make it look so easy, but boy is it difficult!

@lolstrass

8 жыл бұрын

Huuuuuh yeah (；´Д｀)

@amandacurley4115

7 жыл бұрын

Renee Parrinello pug

@mashatupitsin713

6 жыл бұрын

Whenever I go to a ballet concert. Me and my ballerina friend are always like, ooo that develope. Oh God that piroutte looked painful...OMG she almost fell xD

@Clarebear0925

5 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind they have probably been practicing there whole life, but yeah, it looks so easy but it’s HARD xD

@juliarenneker7297

5 жыл бұрын

Their supposed to make it look easy

My respect for ballet dancers has no limits

@elissapierre7726

4 жыл бұрын

Rihana Medina thx

@thatdepressedqueer8985

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@eve_bee7276

3 жыл бұрын

thx

@pinkumonipegu39

3 жыл бұрын

Yes ... I too respect them so much

@marie-eq9kf

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Just looking at how tightly Gemma has those shoes tied around her ankles is making MY feet numb! 😱

@agrammarnazi9488

7 жыл бұрын

StitchGV the ribbons don't really hurt as long as they're stretchy.

@hello-kl4li

5 жыл бұрын

Omg ikr!! That’s what I was thinking

@hello-kl4li

5 жыл бұрын

A Grammar Nazi they do hurt tbh, I’ve experienced it the hard way.

@Talierau3

5 жыл бұрын

never cared about my ribbons, only the ingrown toenails I would get lol

@khamyahicks2348

5 жыл бұрын

made it 500

OMG the little piano section when Gemma does the bourres across the szage in the beginning... SUCH A MASTER, the pianist!!!

@easytoslip

8 жыл бұрын

+TheChass94 Beautiful sounding and beautifully tuned as well, the piano.

@lauraev

6 жыл бұрын

Caspar Do you know the name of the piece?

@dutchik5107

3 жыл бұрын

@@easytoslip well it's the royal opera house.... they probably have a tuner

Fumi's tempo was PERFECT. Lovely

Who's watching this wishing they never quit dance

@cordeliaanc5708

7 жыл бұрын

Random Girlies meeee I only did it in kindergarten and decided it was to hard now I'm 11 and really want to try it

@laura-zo1ul

7 жыл бұрын

Cordelia Anc it's never too late

@kristen3573

6 жыл бұрын

Random Girlies lol I wanted gymnastics but I realized dance would be so much funner

@laurel6783

6 жыл бұрын

I know this was posted months ago, and so I hope you have started it again.

@williamxu8604

5 жыл бұрын

Random Girlies def me i quit just last yr

I would really like it if hey had classes in schools for stuff like this

@mycrazyfamilyid

8 жыл бұрын

They're too busy paying for iPads and DJs for dances to consider the arts.

@TKR-rp4xv

8 жыл бұрын

My old middle school had a hip hop class.

@summertime7651

7 жыл бұрын

You can't go en pointe until you've done basic ballet for about 5 years, so no. Plus ballet is very expensive if you want good training.

@TKR-rp4xv

7 жыл бұрын

Team Xtreme not exactly. A girl I know went onto en pointe after a few months. It's not about skill or talent it's about control, technique and strength

@summertime7651

7 жыл бұрын

Samantha N. That's why I said "about".

Fumi's dancing is just breathtaking.

@letitsnow8518

2 жыл бұрын

And always late, she has problem with her musicality

@balletobsessedweirdo

Жыл бұрын

@@letitsnow8518I disagree I think shes beautiful

I see a lot of people commenting that they're 15-20 and saying they're too old for ballet. I just went back to ballet and I'm almost in my 30s. I've met people who just started who are around my age or even older and they have 0 ballet experience before they started taking adult ballet classes so you're not alone. I just started pointe work last month and so happy that I get start it at my age.

fumi makes me want to cry im so untalented

@jacqlynnetumusiime4214

4 жыл бұрын

You are fearfully and wonderfully made regardless of your body shape and size...ballet is one of the arts you are good at 999things maybe...

@jacqlynnetumusiime4214

4 жыл бұрын

We are all gifted diffrently

@HassanZargari

3 жыл бұрын

She's talented and beautiful, I love to watch her dance.

It's honestly scary at this point how many ballet-related videos I've watched thanks to KZread's recommendation algorithm

@juliep2697

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

Those turns on one foot at the last part of Fumi's solo were beautiful. I remember ABT's Nanette Glushak doing them in their production of Don Q. This clip is wonderful!

@ToviPhan

8 жыл бұрын

the Italian fouettes or the pique turns? those are both pretty commonly used ballet turns in every dance........

@affectivity9346

8 жыл бұрын

+Tovi Phan thank you for replying! I think they are the Italian fouettes, since she does seem to whip herself around. Thank you so much!

@ToviPhan

8 жыл бұрын

+affectivity yeah those would be Italian fouettes 😂 you should check miko Fogarty's Italian fouettes, she is goals 👌

@affectivity9346

8 жыл бұрын

+Tovi Phan I will, thank you! I have seen some videos of her, and she is a beautiful dancer.

@222littledancer222

8 жыл бұрын

Sylvite guillem does a wonderful variation and her Italian fouettés are to die for! She is definitely my favourite to do that variation from don Quixote :)

Beautiful... I really appreciate Royal Ballet for doing such informative videos!

@rb2k196

8 жыл бұрын

+Gaia Cillo This is the Royal Opera House, not sure what company the ballerinas are from but the Ballet Mistress that's giving the talk is a guest speaker i think.

@jenniferyates441

8 жыл бұрын

+InMyDreams the Royal Ballet are based at the Royal Opera House so all these dancers are from the Royal Ballet

@jaynobeanies7979

5 жыл бұрын

gaia I think this was actually presented to students in college or something, as a lecture.

@amanda.._..

4 жыл бұрын

Me too. I’m doing a project on the history of ballet and these videos are helping me so much

@robertboonkeng9471

Жыл бұрын

​@@amanda.._.. b

I've never actually sat down and paid attention to ballet prior to this. I've seen it, but never truly watched it. Its mesmerizing... so beautifully fluid. I don't know how I've deprived myself of Something so incredible before now.

I went to a ballet and sat near the front. I wasn’t prepared for the sound of the blocks clumping as they ran around!

These videos make me wish to be a ballerina!

@mooninsignal

8 жыл бұрын

+Farah Aburous Well, be one!! it's never too late :)

@Cherry_sew_sweet

7 жыл бұрын

Farah Aburous good for you, but just google images of their feet... they work hard for their positions

@juliagu6165

7 жыл бұрын

Then do it! But be aware pointe hurts lol

@Madeleinewith3Es

6 жыл бұрын

It hurts, but it's also fun to glide across the stage like that!

@taehyungstuck1171

6 жыл бұрын

Farah Aburous - Bruh, pointe hurts and they take a long time to get. It took 4 years to get mine.

I've always wanted to be a ballerina, but I'm too clumsy, not flexible enough, have a bad memory for steps, and now too old at 15 going on 16 😣

@RoyalOperaHouse

8 жыл бұрын

It's really worth trying ballet even just as a hobby: it's great for improving flexibility and your physical memory, as well as loads of other things including posture and musicality. It's never too late to give it a go!

@Ridaaab

7 жыл бұрын

Abby, please don't give up your dreams. Look I just turned 17 ,three days ago and yesterday I went to a gym and my mom saw a ballet ad, so she asked for more information and she added my name. Now at that time I had tots forgot about my love for gymnastics and ballet, and I was a bit embarrassed when my mother signed me up, because I knew I would be the oldest, and I'm sorta fat. But I came back today from my first class, and hear me out, I absolutely loved it and can't wait for tomorrow

@justabby1306

7 жыл бұрын

+RandomPrincessR thanks! I can a ballerina friend to teach me a few things also!

@hanahquinterollamas2612

7 жыл бұрын

Age doesn't really matters.

@tuxedomask1323

7 жыл бұрын

I started Taekwondo at 15 and i won a couple of tournaments. its my first year of college, but I didnt get accepted in the tea. I am trying out on the next semester again tho

I don't know a lot about ballet, but I know that I am just entranced when I watch it!!! Absolutely beautiful!!!!!

I don't do ballet anymore but I love watching these vids! Also, as someone who plays the piano, boy, are those pianists underappreciated! They're amazing.

Both of these girls are such beautiful dancers.

very interesting. I love learning of the history with the visual examples. They really help me understand the transitions each country provided.

Fumi is such a beautiful dancer! The amount of practice she must've put into ballet inspires me ♥

I come back to this video every so often just to watch Fumi Kaneko's Queen of the Dryads variation. Her performance, combined with the beautifully played arrangement on the piano, is so lovely - I prefer it to the videos of her performing it on stage!

Lovely... when you're a 6 year old child you just think the tutu is a pretty adornment - then you realise it was 'saving dignity' whilst showing the leg... now a days I enjoy watching rehearsals more than performance because of the work you can see happening... really enjoyed this! thank you very much x

Gorgeous playing from Paul Stobart; beautiful improvisations, and also a magnificently warm and stylish reduction of the Queen of the Dryads solo. My congratulations, also, to the piano technician and also those responsible for recording the sound.

OMG WITHOUT POINTE SHOES!!! JEEZUS CHRIST

@katiehubble7544

4 жыл бұрын

I do it in vans sometimes

@taritangeo4948

4 жыл бұрын

You can do it actually. As it was mentioned, it was just few steps at a time by pro dancers with trained feet.

@Udontkno7

3 жыл бұрын

Georgian dancers do it all the time! Again, for few seconds. But hey

@alinagarcia6320

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah ouchchch

The Fumi's happy face when she's dancing is so contagious

Fumi is amazing! Her port de bras are so lovely! I actually clapped and yelled "Brava!" when she finished.

Those automatic subtitles kill me. "Can we see the pizzicato, please?" becomes "Can we see the pizza cart, oh please? " And "Don Quixote" becomes the "Donkey king"...

Exquisite dancing, forgot I was supposed to be watching the feet. Very interesting indeed, thank you.

If only my back wasn’t so twisted, I would so be trying this. Pointe always looks so beautiful, truly like magic. But I know it’s hell on one’s body. Nothing but respect to these women

Gemma and Fumi are both such beautiful dancers.

Quite interesting and wow, what a wonderful rendition of the Queen of Dryads' variation !!! Congratulations to Fumi Kaneko but also to the piansit who makes the music more beautiful, rich and thrilling at the piano than with the full orchestra.

Lovely!! And informative. I think dancers could really build dimension in their characters when they learn the history behind it all; great lesson! I especially liked how Fumi finished her Dryad solo - so solid yet fluid. :D

Fumi Kaneko is one of the most beautiful ballerinas I've ever seen, she seems to move effortlessly. Always a joy to watch Fumi perform!!

I love how for most people who dont dance or know much about dance, the bright pink ballerina shoe with its crossed ribbons all the way up to the knee is such an icon of delicacy. And you see for the first time what ballerinas do to their brand new shoes when they get them to break them in, going absolutely to town on them with all their strength sometimes, and its a bit of a culture shock moment honestly.

Fumi is a fantastic artist! 6:35 Her hands twinkle with the piano!

i'm getting my pointe shoes soon and i'm really excited!! i've had a lot of problems with my feet and ankles since before i danced, so i've really struggled building the strength for it but i've been working really hard and i'm so excited for it to pay off! the rest of my friends are ahead of me and already have their shoes but everytime i get unmotivated and disheartened i come back to these sorts of videos to motivate myself and see what i'm working for. hopefully i get them some time this term!! good luck to everyone else working for theirs, you got this:)))

I do ballet and I just got my first pointe shoes!!

@soup_and_bats338

3 жыл бұрын

Ohhhh that’s so cool! Would you mind if I asked a few questions? I don’t know much about ballet, and it’s beautiful! I’m dying to know more haha.

I always watch this over and over again. Fumi is so beautiful and so talented.

Let's give a round of applause for all people on stage. The lecturer for her knowledge the dancers for their beautiful talent making the hard look easy and the pianist for the music.

I'd love to do ballet but I'm 16, not thin enough, the opposite of flexible and I have the grace of a hippo :| I wish my mom would have put me in ballet class when I was little...

@RoyalOperaHouse

7 жыл бұрын

It's never too late to give ballet a go. Whatever age you start, ballet's great for improving fitness and flexibility, among many other benefits.

@hopetheunicorn6410

6 жыл бұрын

I've been doing ballet for about 10 years now and I'm so clumsy, also not extremely flexible. But you have to start somewhere. Follow your dreams ❤️

@DouchiVue

5 жыл бұрын

Same

@stardiamond_

5 жыл бұрын

Well you see, not everyone starts out flexible. You take ballet and improve your flexibility.

@anacayse

5 жыл бұрын

It seems you really would love to do it! Since you have passion, sign up and go for it

I am 80 years old and I remember nos my second husband loved ser me dancing balet in our small country home in France

The waist-high développé is so much more elegant than today’s exaggerated développés

Fumi is beautiful!! And I couldn't take my eyes off her when she danced! Simply ethereal!!!

Wow fumi is really talented and beautiful. I would love to do that

My dance teacher told me I could get pointe shoes yesterday and I can't wait!! I'm 14 but I was in a small studio that closed down a little while ago the teacher wanted everyone to go en pointe at the same time so whenever there was a new girl we'd have to wait even longer but in my new studio we do competitions , grade work , shows and exams every year so I'm moving at a much faster pace and I LOVE IT!! The teachers at my new studio normally don't let you en pointe until you've been in the studio for a year and I've been there for 4 months so I'm really happy

@laura-zo1ul

7 жыл бұрын

Also I wasn't trying to boast / brag

@Bumblexo

Жыл бұрын

Congrats! Proud of you!! Are you still dancing? If so how are you doing now?

Fumi is such a talented dancer!

So informative!! There is something really great about the romantic age style. I like to see the nice footwork they used it wasn't all about the pointe and I kind of like to see it! Even though she doesn't get on pointe as much, the dancing still looks just as graceful and elegant! I kind of wish more modern ballet choreography included more dance steps like these :)!

I could watch this all day. It's so beautiful.

I'm in pointe :( it hurts so bad but it's so beautiful as well!

*LOVES* pointe work ❤❤❤

Thank you for the lesson. The explanation is so valuable. The presenter is as elegant as the dancers. Brava!!❤️

Amazing, I like the piano accompaniment as well

Fumi is so good!

i just fell in love with fumi, she is sooo beautiful :3

That last solo was absolutely mesmorising!!

Fumi is gorgeous and has exquisite form too

this is the most amazing and exhilarating perfromance ive ever seen in my whole fucking damn horrible life !

The second girl’s shoes look like they’re almost dead!

In my 40 years of studying dance, I've never had this explained to me in a visualization! This makes more sense now then just reading it! Thank you!

Fumi Kaneko, I'm your new number one fan!!!

This video was very informative, and that's why I really like this channel's video.

Brava!! Just beautiful! Thank you for this knowledge filled video. As an educator I love sharing how we've gotten to where we are and I feel it's left out way to often and replaced with tricks to try and keep dancers interested, so thank you so much! I love ROH! All the creative vibes to you all!

I danced for 12 years growing up and I recently decided to start again. I’m now 24 and I had quit when I was 14 but I still remember a great deal! I hope maybe someday I can be on pointe again.

I literally just got my pointe shoes today and now I’m binging ballet videos

I love the low leg positions from early choreo. So much more elegant. I remember doing this amazing Baroque dance and music course one time. There were a couple of National Ballet students there who had a bit of a practice at lunchtime. He took her hand and she went up into an arabesque which was fairly normal for modern ballet style but, compared to the Baroque dance, it looked positively vulgar. haha

absolutely beautiful

Fumi's ballet tech is absolutely perfect! clean and wonderful. thanks for nice video

I do ballet, ballet flats only though. It’s harder than some people think.

Fumi Kaneko is so beautiful!

I have a break from dance for a month so i spend my time watching pointe videos and breaking in my pointe shoes 😂😂

My dance studio is named after Marie Taglioni and it was really nice to learn about this!!! Thank you!!

I love the history of dance! Thank you for all your amazing videos about it!

i can't wait to get my point shoes so i can dance like that! They are sooooo talented

History of the tutu: it was created for the Paris theater whereby the toff males were in the lower seats and could peer up the legs to the crotch whereas the 'nice' people who were also Victorians, saw the female dancer from ABOVE and could see her dainty feet kick out from under the tutu's umbrella but not see her LEGS so well! This bizarre way of dressing which we think is 'normal' today was actually a Victorian era combination of moral rectitude combined with Playboy desires to see a lady's legs.

@vergiliusbrutus7535

7 жыл бұрын

emsnews Would love to read more on this, any sources?

@littledrummergirl_19

5 жыл бұрын

Well that’s pretty disgusting ☹️

@k34o

5 жыл бұрын

Emsnews Supkis has

@jacqlynnetumusiime4214

4 жыл бұрын

Time to clean up perhaps... Thanks for history

@twirlywhirly1960

4 жыл бұрын

Ew

Outstanding! i will be sharing this video with the dance school i work at, and recommend this video be watched once for all pointe classes. Excellent work by everyone, truly.

Its amazing how talented they all are

Wish I didn’t quit ballet, went from 7-13 and quit last year, I love ballet so much but my classes weren’t professional and I convinced myself I’d never be as good as these girls, bit late to start again now :/

@akuroatomostointernet3577

5 жыл бұрын

Its never late for ballet❤

@m0zarts-animation

4 жыл бұрын

Fxte msp if you just quit last year it’s definitely not too late!!

The performance at the end was so pretty I clapped and then realized I was by myself, clapping 🤣🤣

I have no idea how many episodes there are but I want to watch them all .they are fascinating

Gawd damn Fumi! Perfectly strong, balanced legs and pointework technique...FML

Does anyone know what the piano pieces in this video are called? Especially the ones starting at 3:25 and 4:19 (the two Fumi first danced to) were absolutely wonderful! Thank you for making such an informative and beautiful video, by the way. Very well done!

I wish I could learn ballet, but lessons are expensive and I'm turning 17 :(

@julialopez5997

7 жыл бұрын

Alice Love wow you must be from Europe or something, cause here in my town people don't value music or dance, making it more affordable

@SusannaPowers

7 жыл бұрын

Alice Love Don't be discouraged! I started ballet again at sixteen (the age I am now), and went straight to pointe in the fall after beginning a ballet course in last summer. Now, maybe I shouldn't be on pointe, but I enjoy it. It is never to late to start! Many studios are less opposed to older beginning students than you think. As for the finances, unless you're struggling to survive, it is so worth it.

@Alice-km1hv

7 жыл бұрын

Susanna Powers aww thanks, and good luck with ballet! :)

@leahvesz

6 жыл бұрын

Alice Don't worry! When you are able to afford it, many dance studios are accepting of all Agnes!

@copiasrats

6 жыл бұрын

Alice go for it. You are never too old to start! It just takes passion and hard work!!

Such a wonderful in-depth demonstration! Thank you for this 💃❤

this video is the definition of perfection,

That moment when you went to a performing and visual arts school but the sports program still got better funding

I'm almost 15 and Ive been doing ballet since I was about 3 and my dance teacher said that I could get pointe shoes soon and I'm literally so excited haha 😂👌

@oliviawestfall2002

7 жыл бұрын

I've been dancing since I was 3 and I've been en pointe for about 3 years now😂

@oliviawestfall2002

7 жыл бұрын

But congrats!

The piano pieces are really good ♡

So interesting! Pointe shoes are sheerly fascinating!

love it. great performances, great piano. Thank you for explaining and performing. You gave me a nice moment.

those turns at 6:50 look hard! what are they called?

@RoyalOperaHouse

7 жыл бұрын

These are Italian fouettés.

@ava.1275

7 жыл бұрын

voiceappeal they are not that hard I am a ballirina my self

@harikannan5365

7 жыл бұрын

+Ava Brice then why can you not spell ballerina?😏

@ava.1275

7 жыл бұрын

Hari Kannan u don't have to know how to spell it to be one and yes I can ballerina you probably can't even spell ballet

@harikannan5365

7 жыл бұрын

+Ava Brice who can't spell ballet

I could listen to this woman speak all day ...on any subject

such beautiful turns at the end🥺

What are the pieces played in this? They sound so familiar!!😅😂 But wow! This was so beautiful, and fun to learn about!😍 I'm no ballerina, but the art fascinates me!!

I'm getting my point shoes in a few days im really excited any pointers for beginners

@almondtart

7 жыл бұрын

Prevailing Abigail is there any way to prevent those or nah?

@clowncast9257

7 жыл бұрын

Total Geek me

@monkiram

7 жыл бұрын

"pointers" hah!

@AmiGirl

7 жыл бұрын

no theres no way to prevent blisters and pains, you just have to make sure that you break them first before you put them on, bend them and crack them a bit just so theyre not so rock solid. there are plenty of tuturoials online on how to do this best

@flopkingdom4480

7 жыл бұрын

how are you liking them? also how old are you? i'm getting mine in a year. i'm 14

Amazing. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

they look like butterflies so beautiful

Wonderful!! if u like ballet there is a youtube called Joy Womack who is the first american to dance for the bolshoi..... now she is a prima for the kremlin. I would recommend her if u like dance. i love watching her vlogs. you also get a nice look into moscow, russia