n this thirty-fourth installment of Male Ballet Dancers we showcase the work of talented and renown dancer Artemy Belyakov principal dancer at the Bolshoi ballet. Born in Tver. In 2010 graduated from The Moscow State Academy of Choreography (class of Ilya Kuznetsov) and joined the Bolshoi Ballet Com

Male ballet dancers possess many admirable qualities, such as being reliably strong, that make them excellent partners in adult ballet. Since ballet is traditionally a female dominated art form, male students are in the unique position to become role models for boys who wish to pursue dance. If yo

After SERGEI POLULIN graduated from the Kyiv Choreographic Academy, he joined the British Royal Ballet School at the age of 13 in 2003, sponsored by the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.Polunin has received numerous awards, including the Prix de Lausanne and Youth America Grand Prix in 2006, and in 2007 w...

This episode presents a beautiful male ballet duet performed by choreographer Connor Scott accompanied by dancer Meshach Henry. What feels unusual in this dance is their fresh approach: Full of abandon and brimming with romantic desire, they seem utterly natural. We are also showcasing Myles Erli...

With a history dating back more than four hundred years, ballet has progressed from Renaissance court pageantry to royal entertainment to full-fledged performing art. It is often misunderstood as a form of dance meant for girls and women only, but nothing could be further from the truth! To unders

In this insrtalment of our Male Ballet Dancers series we showcase two master ballet dancer; Denys Cherevychko, Principal Dancer of the Vienna State Opera peerformning Mazurka choreographed by Serge Lifar as well as french Paul Marque who was named in 2020 an étoile (literally, "star"), the highest

t’s a golden era of male ballet dancers. It’s not just hyperbole. The young men rising up at the Royal Ballet are some of the most exciting in dance right now: principals , first soloists such as Shi Yueat the Winnipeg Royal Opera Ballet of Canada and Luzemberg Santana . it’s a giant leap from the

In this twenty-sixth episode of MALE BALLET DANCERS we present the Nederlands Ballet Theater in rehearsals as well as the prime Russian ballet competition performed by Dmitry Uksusnikov (Russia) - Acteon Variation. We also introduce Flower Duet; Choreography by Cristiano Principato and performed b

In this episode of Male Ballet Duets we feature the work of British choreographer Christopher Wheeldon who is considered as one of the most important dance-makers currently working in the ballet world. We present two male duet performances by Teo Dubreuil and David Donnelly and one performed by Jor...

With a history dating back more than four hundred years, ballet has progressed from Renaissance court pageantry to royal entertainment to full-fledged performing art. It is often misunderstood as a form of dance meant for girls and women only, but nothing could be further from the truth! To unders