Welcome to my channel! I'm an educator from New Zealand. I have always had a love for ballet, and have been studying it since my youth.
Understanding and appreciating ballet can pose a challenge, particularly for those not immersed in its cultural context from a young age, or without exposure to performances, or personal study. Unlike other forms of theatre, ballet lacks dialogue, relying instead on the music and physical movements of its performers to convey meaning. Therefore, familiarising oneself with the narrative of a ballet before or after attending a performance can enhance one's enjoyment of it.
From the stories behind iconic ballets like Swan Lake and Giselle, I try provide a simple to understand look at the art form. I hope this channel is useful for ballet enthusiasts, beginners, students and anyone interested in the performing arts.
If you have any questions or want to request a video idea, leave a comment on any of my videos :)
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So good
This is my favourite ballet.The music is so beautiful...full of joy and longing.😅
Thank you. My daughter is studying ballet at college and hoping to go on to work in the industry. She is about to perform in Giselle with the EYB, and I am clueless. At least I will understand the storyline when I go and see her performance
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Please continue. im not a very smart man. but i understand it now.
I just discovered this channel today and I LOVE it!! Would you please do “The Snow Queen” at some point?
I just found your channel and you explain the stories so well! There's so many people that don't understand the stories behind the ballets and miss out on them. I can usually figure it out myself, but its nice to have it all explained so well! I see you haven't done a video on nutcracker yet, please consider it!
Please, please, please do La Bayadere!
Could you possibly explain Raymonda?
Just came across your channel and subscribed so fast I broke my finger. 😂
Morate uzeti u obzir vrijeme u kojem je djelo nastalo;to je bilo doba romantizma kad su literatura i glazba bile prepune tragičnih likova.Pa završila sam srednju baletnu školu i vrlo dobro prostudirala odnos on i ona.Jednom smo nas dvije prijateljice pred instruktoricom napravile takvu parodiju da su joj suze pošle na oči.Naime cijelu godinu smo nalazile poslove da bi skupile novac i otišle u London pogledati barisnjikova u ulozi Alfreda i baš nas je ona scena sa fenjerom natjerala na smijuriju.Ako se netko nađe uvrijeđen neka oprosti,mi smo se samo šalile ali ako netko želi čuti postavku u okviru današnjeg vremena neka pita pa ću mu reći
Njurejev i Margot Fonteyn; još sam bila u baletnoj školi,ali oni su ostali top 1
Wow!❤
Please do one of these explanation videos for the ballet “paquita pls 😊
Loving your videos. Maybe you could do La Bayadere and The Fountain of Bakhchisarai next?? :)
I think she gave Ivan the feather, to gain her freedom.
Giselle would not survive today's dating culture
She didn't survive her own culture's dating either. 😭
In the original of Ceasar Pugni, (the composer) ending, Esmeralda dies by getting hanged by Frollo, and Quasimodo kills Frollo, but after killing him, he saves Esmeralda late, but he dies because of starvation. It's another veration of the story.
I can’t wait to watch this live <3
Can you please do another one of a Ballet narrative perhaps the dream?
Anyone from the fnaf gang here???
I thought Esmeralda died in the ballet?
I've never seen swan lake the ballet. But i loved the swan princess as a child and still do. I love love love odettes name! I vaguely knew what swan lake was about, but when you Said odettes name at the beginning i put two and two together and realized the movie is based on the ballet. I did ballet for several years and my mother took me to see a few, most notably the nutcracker. But i really can't believe i never put them together until now!
wait wait... does the couple die in the end?? 😮
I deduct points due to the fact that you didn’t mention Barbie in Swan Lake
Fair 😂
I was waiting for it too lol. That's where i first learnt of swan lake
She sucks
Barbie was when I first learned it was a ballet😂 the swan princess was just a awesome movie to me, but barbie was advertised as "based on the ballet" barbie introduced me to alot of things that I likely would never have been interested in otherwise.
Pls do more this is my fav video
Beautiful.
Thank you!
In Disney, I feel so sad for Quasimodo😢
You are one of my fav youtuber cuz I knew a lot of ballet story meaning like it!!! I really appreciate to you❤!!!
I'm so glad!
I'm glad the ballet has a happy ending for her 🥲
AMAZING VIDEO AS ALWAYS
Thank you ❤️
This was great! I was wondering if you could do Le Corsaire next, maybe?
That's the one I'm working on now haha! It'll be uploaded on the 17th of May 🙂
What a coincidence! Can't wait for it. I love your videos, and they really help me as a dancer.
This is my all time favorite ballet
Please explain la bayadera or la fille mal gardee
Will do :)
Thank you for this explanation.
You're welcome :)
I never knew there was such a dark meaning to this ballet...
New voice? 👀
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Thank you so much for creating your videos. I am really surprised that more people don't know about you. Hopefully, news of your channel will get out!
Thank you so much for your lovely comment! It really means a lot ☺
Thank you so much!
Hey. Could you please explain The Nutcracker next time😊 Thank you so much. Subscribed✅️
Thank you! It's on my list and will be uploaded this year ☺️
Giselle stabbed herself in the version I just watched
I just watched this ballet and I had no idea what was going
wow i love the costumes can you do firebird next?
The Firebird is my next video, coming out on the 19th of April 😊
Interesting version here used with a kind of younger Madge. Thank you for explaining it with this summary, using also a version which I wanted to see more from. It's kind of amazing as this was the very first ballet as actual ballet. Previously, I was not so much in like with the tragic tale, but meanwhile, I try to see it as a more complex story with so amazing characters. Fidelity vs betrayal, illusions vs real possible life, how James tries to bond the airy spirit to him and loses her with this forever, seeing this ballet also from Effi's or Madges' view. I hope to see it also live someday!
She had heart problems before she met Albrecht. Thats why her Mom didn't want her to dance
That would make sense, poor mother...
Great video! Could you add La Sylphide to your to-do list? 😊
Thank you! Actually, La Sylphide is my next video and it will be uploaded on the 5th of April 😊
Why’s he bricked up
Wait you came back omg you haven’t been on here in months I missed these videos
Thank you! Yeah I had a bit of a break, but I'm back at it now. I have two videos lined up to be uploaded soon :)
Very good! I love your video!
Thank you very much!