Lovely compilation. Such a shame Royal Ballet put Siegfried in black against a black background. William Bracewell is such a gorgeous dancer but practically invisible here

@BalletReels

10 ай бұрын

yes a very dark broadcast :( hopefully it will be corrected for the swan lake broadcast this spring!

@sedekiman824

10 ай бұрын

Yes, can never understand that compilation, black against black!

@nbenefiel

9 ай бұрын

You can’t see him.

Akane, absolutely wonderful dancer with a fragrant of elegance!!!

The Mad Hatter has got to be Steven McRae's greatest, most idiosyncratic role. Only he could have performed it. And congratulations to Christopher Wheeldon for putting Steven and unique tap dancing together!

@JanetDSouza-ie5cx

9 ай бұрын

I absolutely adore him in this role. I wish the RB would put it on again, once Steven has recovered 🤞🏻🙏. Fabulous ballet. I love all these dancers. But very excited to see Natalia in don Quixote next month. ❤️❤️❤️

Absolutely phenomenal; brilliant dancers all. Nela and Vadim the king and queen...

This current roster is incredible!

@user-oh1zy1ht7o

10 ай бұрын

I agree! there are very very good!!!

Natalia Osipova. By far.

A treasure trove of wonderful principals. Bravo, Royal Ballet!

Fumi is such a queen ❤❤❤

@BalletReels

10 ай бұрын

she literally is! she has such range too

@a.phillips6892

8 ай бұрын

Fumi is a favorite of mine💓

Ballerinas are usually the main focus in ballet but I am MESMERIZED by Hirano here.

@BalletReels

9 ай бұрын

he is a powerhouse!

@JanetDSouza-ie5cx

9 ай бұрын

Hirano is incredible. I want to see him live. I love fumi too. And Marianela, and adore watching Natalia, she’s incredible. Steven, just wow. Gosh, I’m just in awe of each one of them.

We're mightily privileged to see Marianela's late career perfomances. I hope she can keep going for a while yet. Thank you Marianela xx

Thankyou so much for this. The Royal Ballet dancers are, for me, the best in the world. This company shows a wonderful balance between top class male and female dancers. The male dancers in this company also show finely tuned technique combined with musicality, expression of feeling and especially the awareness and use of their feet which is still rarely seen by male dancers in other companies. A joy to watch (and I especially love to watch the young dancers in the background and see how they move forward and upward in the company)

vadim, vadim. he is poetry!!

@ninaghiggini7686

10 ай бұрын

VADREAM, He is so moving in all his interpretations,fabulous in this small clip of 2 Pigeons which l saw ages ago. It is a show case of the varied repertoire of the ROH as well as the amazing principles dancing everything.

These excerpts, from familiar ballets, much loved, moves me to tears. The level of perfection in every aspect of these dancers' performances is simply exemplary. The Royal Ballet has accomplished a magnificent achievement. Thank you for bringing it it to all of us, so consistently, generously and predictably.

@BalletReels

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much - I very much agree!!

They are all fabulous! I’ve loved Marianela and Vadim for years. For me, I can see the potential for Marci and Anna Rose to follow in their footsteps. I really do think that the RB has so many wonderful dancers!!

So many extraordinary dancers in one amazing company!

I liked William Bracewell’s performance very much. So flawless and confident! Bravo!

@BalletReels

10 ай бұрын

he's simply gorgeous!

@JanetteHeffernan

7 ай бұрын

So agree! He just doesn't dance he hdances with his whole body. Few male dancers do this. His Green Boy in Dancers at a gathering is my favourite pa de deus of all time. I am 80 and have seen a lifetime of pas de deux.

With such depth of talent and breadth of repertoire, I think the Royal Ballet is the greatest company in the world.

@BalletReels

10 ай бұрын

agreed 100%!!

@user-ld6hp2fm3r

10 ай бұрын

and in general the British invented classical ballet (sarcasm)

@sedekiman824

10 ай бұрын

@@user-ld6hp2fm3r Darling, one does not need to put sasrcasm in parenthesis. It should stand on it's own, without explanation.

@user-ld6hp2fm3r

10 ай бұрын

@@sedekiman824 I have no doubt that you consider yourself like that without sarcasm..

they are all totally amazing! thanks

The Royal Ballet's principals all show great energy and sensuality, even the other dancers, whether first soloists or retired principal dancers. Recently we saw a RB first solo female soloist and a retired principal dancer’s performance in Australia, which was really wonderful. Their performances are unique, pursuing the understanding and expression of emotions, and their dance skills are impeccable. One can often see them pursuing a new interpretation of ballet born in Russia using British aesthetics and traditional habits, which is very unique. The only suggestion is that black is one of their favorite colors. Sometimes it's difficult for viewers to distinguish between a black background and an actor wearing black, such as in the second segment of this video from "Swan Lake."

Hirano in the wintertales: sooo impressing! Thrilling McRaes tab dance solo, Sarah Lambs Manon and the gorgeous youngster: Ann-Rose Sullivan.

@BalletReels

10 ай бұрын

hirano is such an extraordinary dancer! and marcelino starts here: 08:14

@susannevollmer2347

10 ай бұрын

@@BalletReels Thank you! (He is not named as a principal!)

@brigittacicognani7449

8 ай бұрын

@@BalletReels Carlos Acosta ????

@BalletReels

8 ай бұрын

@@brigittacicognani7449 Carlos retired from the RB in 2015 and I'm only including current principals on the list!

@susannevollmer2347

6 ай бұрын

@@BalletReelsSorry, of course. Thanks for posting the reel!

Just so beautiful. Music, movement. Human beings. I loved it.

Thank you for uploading this showcase video of all the exemplary principals of the Royal Ballet. Respectfully Jessiah

Fantastic Principals, well done Royal Ballet!

Tzarina Osipova the Great! ❤

It hurts to see the great dancers who have passed, like Zenaida Yanovsky - I think she is helping other dancers learn her roles. But her Red Queen was inimitable!

@JanetDSouza-ie5cx

9 ай бұрын

Agreed, so very funny, she was incredible in that role. Would love to see if on stage at ROH. But only with Zenaida and Steven as the mad hatter!

This is extraordinary, they are all mega artists ❤ and to see them all together ❤ thank yooo ❤

Che bella rassegna di stelle della danza. Marianela e Natalia super!

Without my glasses, I read “principal dangers of the Royal Ballet.” So I eagerly clicked on it to discover what these dangers were. You can imagine my disappointment… and relief. 😂

@BalletReels

10 ай бұрын

the only danger is spending too much money on tickets LOL

@wordscapes5690

10 ай бұрын

@@BalletReels At my age, I’ll gladly go without food for a week to enjoy a decent performance. They are so rare these days (ah… listen to the old biddy grumping.)

They’re all so graceful. The dedication is astounding

I am very mad fan of Lauren after watching her dance in Alice in the Wonder Land❤ She dances so dramatically.

@BalletReels

10 ай бұрын

so glad she is back this season!

@user-ov3py8qn2h

10 ай бұрын

@@BalletReels san, thank you so much for letting me know that important news! Because I love to watch her Aurora and Odette so much!

@BalletReels

10 ай бұрын

@@user-ov3py8qn2h me too!!

Reece Is One of the best Splendid personality.

Grandioso a todo nivel, la interpretación, cómo transmiten👏👏👏👏

Best ballet company by now. They're all incredible but I'll never get why Melissa Hamilton has never been promoted.

@BalletReels

9 ай бұрын

agreed! cannot wait for her manon this winter

@thevanillaflourette

9 ай бұрын

It is mind boggling, isn’t it? Melissa is breathtaking. I could watch her in anything and be transfixed. There has to be politics involved.

@a.phillips6892

8 ай бұрын

She should definitely be promoted! Gorgeous dancer!

@AmbarD.P.D.

7 ай бұрын

And Yuhi Choe too

Thanks for this compilation. In m opinion The Royal Ballet has the most impressive roaster of principals in the world right now! I am a devoted fan and I don't miss any cinema streaming, live or replay. Talking about streaming, I see you have excerpts from Sleeping Beauty in May 2023, which I would so much love to see again but cannot find anywhere in internet... I wonder if you could direct me to the full video? I would really appreciate. Thanks.

Mayara Magri 🇧🇷 ❤

Beautiful dancers 💖💕🌺

I admire all of the gorgeous and extraordinary dancers' you portrayed in this beautiful compilation video ❤ ❤. Thank you to @ BalletReels for sharing 😊.

@BalletReels

10 ай бұрын

thank you!!

I'll watch Alexander Campbell anytime they want to film him (since he ain't coming to Las Vegas anytime soon.)🙄

@BalletReels

10 ай бұрын

OKAY ME! put this man in more DVDs

@johengen

10 ай бұрын

100%! He is so expressive and musical, in any style.

@hrh4961

9 ай бұрын

@@BalletReels And BVDs!

@drekfletch

8 ай бұрын

It's always slightly sad when Ballet Day starts and he's hosting again. He caught my attention way back on National Ballet Day. He had such Presence in class,

Todos talentosos

Yasmine and Matthew as Romeo and Juliet was absolute perfection ☺

@BalletReels

8 ай бұрын

my favorite of them all!

A small correction: Cesar Corrales is of Cuban/Canadian descent. 🇨🇺 🇨🇦

@BalletReels

10 ай бұрын

thanks for your comment! i thought so too but wikipedia refers to him as a Mexican-Canadian dancer (being born in Mexico City). i wasn't sure what to put so i deferred to that!

@JanetDSouza-ie5cx

9 ай бұрын

I thought he was Cuban, but then saw that wiki has him as Mexican. But he is in fact Cuban Canadian.

Of course, Sarah Lamb! Glad to see the US flag in her upper right corner.

I liked Lauren with dark hair rather than blond.

Son maravillosos. Marianela es única❤

❤❤❤

Great HD compilation. Just the clip of Osipova, and especially that of Bracewell, are too dark to see properly.

@BalletReels

10 ай бұрын

thank you for your comment! agreed - but sadly that was direct from the original broadcasts! for some reason they seem to be quite dark recently.

@elizzy8754

10 ай бұрын

@@BalletReels I understand. There's often also a stage/costume design problem with dark costumes against dark scenery and low lighting. Perhaps the fashion will pass...

@alancowie1622

10 ай бұрын

Agree with dark scenario, any dancers wearing black against black back drop, is only going to show hands and face, otherwise wonderful clips

d'oro Mathew Ball hi Is a super artist

Tecnica eleganza senso artistico raffinatezza nel piú Prestigioso Teatro del mondo 'Royal Opera House'

A wonderful dancer Willaim Bracewell, but apart from the face and hands in this dark scene, absolutely nothing else can be seen, alas ((

Splendid Ball

That Mad Hatter, Stephen Macrae, was inspired tap dancing choreography

Mayara❤❤❤

Mayara ❤🇧🇷

@BalletReels

10 ай бұрын

mal posso esperar para vê-la como Kitri!

@eugenia870

10 ай бұрын

yes... eagerly waiting to see her as Kitri in November... I really think she's brilliant and will be a fantastic Kitri I am sure...

I saw Fonteyn do Cinderella when I was a kid.

It hurts me not to see Yuhui Choe on the list 💔😪

Why isn’t Melissa Hamilton on this list yet? She’s marvellous and would round out this roster beautifully. She already dances lead roles and has a varied career too. I think this is a real oversight.

@BalletReels

10 ай бұрын

agreed - melissa is a joy to watch! wish i was seeing her manon this winter

Mayara Magri was having a bad night

Best set of principals in the world, at the moment! May I ask you where did you find the Sleeping Beauty recording from 2023? If you can't write it here and leave you my email address and delete my comment later.

@BalletReels

10 ай бұрын

hi - i just found a clip online, nothing else!

i'ld like to see Marco Masciari :) but thank you for the principals.

@BalletReels

8 ай бұрын

hopefully he'll be up there some day!

The magnificent Mayara Magri, with is it a Brazilian flag in her corner? Wish she would dance again with Matthew Ball.

@TheMercury150

9 ай бұрын

She did - yesterday in Don Q and they were MAGNIFICENT!

Mayara Magri ❤❤

There is only Natalia Osipova in the role of Giselle for me 😢

I see the pigeon got promoted!

@BalletReels

7 ай бұрын

it was a long time coming! ;)

@kathymyers7279

7 ай бұрын

@@BalletReels lol

Comment below which RB dancers you'd like to join the list! 👇

And finally, the great Natalia Osipova! Is that a Russian flag?

Bracewell's costume is way too dark for that background...you can barely see him.

А Мунтагиров больше не входит в их компанию?

@BalletReels

10 ай бұрын

yes he is. starts at 06:05

I thought Antonio Casalinho would have done well at the Royal.

@BalletReels

10 ай бұрын

i hope he joins the company later on! he is a special talent for sure

@JMA864

8 ай бұрын

I was just thinking this yesterday, while watching the Bayerisch Staatsballet company class from World Ballet Day. Compared to the rest of them, Antonio is just in another class altogether, but RB probably wouldn’t take Fernandes at the time. Maybe when the next RB principal retires…fingers crossed.

The Royal Ballet, in its story ballets, strikes a perfect balance between the extravagant romanticism of Vaganova and the Bolshoi - and is totally nothing like the stripped down, often leotard ballets of Balanchine and Robbins in New York City Ballet. Though Balanchine and Co. are using the same ballet vocabulary. I conclude each has its good points - but the Russian style is a bit too extravagant and the Balanchine is too minimal. The Royal Ballet strikes just the right balance of emotion and technique!

Nice to see them all but most of the men were not shown dancing just sort of moving around. Didn‘t do justice to them. Would have preferred to see their solos. 🙂

Royal Ballet best company 👌 not only the principal, all artists staff are fabulous!!! Campbell no much for principal . And Francesca only ok.

Just MHO, although I know it will upset many. Marianela Nunez is technically brilliant, but to me she seems as cold as a deep freeze!

Такая старательная хореография) Много силы, мало изящности. Артисты хорошие. Мунтагиров лучший

Nella and Fumi are amazing!!! sorry not a fan of Mayara; but she is a great dancer just my least favorite

@JMA864

8 ай бұрын

Glad to see somebody else who feels that way about Mayara. (I think she’s riding Matthew’s coattails a bit.)

@SkylarLux

6 ай бұрын

@@JMA864 I was literally looking for a comment like this. I thought I was the only one who wasn't a fan of hers. She has tremendous technique but that's about it. IMO, her acting ability isn't quite there, her leaps in the iconic Kitri-variation solo of Don Quijote are objectively sub-par and in top of all she doesn't have the best ballerina body proportions. Looking at the rest of the Principals they all seem like they belong on the same league, but Mayara's real rank (all things considered, especially her acting abilities) is First Soloist tops.

@JMA864

6 ай бұрын

@@SkylarLux Well stated. Totally agree-just not quite there, at least compared to current set of principals, but in fairness they may be an exceptional bunch right now.