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In this fifteen installment of "Male Ballet Dancers" we feature the outstanding Vaganova Ballet Academy and their male sutendts progress. .With a history dating back more than four hundred years, ballet has progressed from Renaissance court pageantry to royal entertainment to full-fledged performi

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In this sixteenth episode of Male Ballet Dancers we present contemporary dancers. We feature Luciano Perotto from Argentina and the Connor/Scott Duet who performed during the BBC Young Dancers in London. With a history dating back more than four hundred years, ballet has progressed from Renaissan

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In this seventh edition of our Male Balet Dancer serie we feature Italian Marco Masciri in a Contemporary Variation as well as Les Indomptés interpreted by Andrea Marino and Giovanni Tombacco. With a history dating back more than four hundred years, ballet has progressed from Renaissance court pag

In this fifteenth episode of Male Ballet Dancers we present contemporary dancers. We feature David Fernandez choreography of VITRUBIAN MAN performed by Chase Fenlay; Ask La Cour; and Amar Ramazar. With a history dating back more than four hundred years, ballet has progressed from Renaissance co

In this episode of contemporary and ballet male dancers II, we introduce australian dancer Lewis Shilvock, portuguese dancer Martinho Lima Santos and canadian Joshua St. John. With a history dating back more than four hundred years, ballet has progressed from Renaissance court pageantry to royal ent

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In this thirteenth installment of contemporary and ballet male dancers we introduce a special performance by reknown choreographer and dancer Juliano Nunes from Brazil accompanied by Alexander Burton in a duet "Back Forward Back.". It is often misunderstood as a form of dance meant for girls and wo