Diana Vishneva. The Rubies.

She possesses that supple elegance that I find so electrifying

Vishneva is perfection! She brings the playfulness to the extremity of body this role requires. Too many dancers focus on trying to hit the exaggerated poses without understanding the nuance of the movement.

Vishneva never disappoints. She is so upscale

диана вешнева богиня из древнего языческого храма прекрасная таинственная желанная чистейшей воды драгоценный рубин в короне великого русского балета

wow, i know Vishneva is Vaganova through and through- but she is still somehow absolutely PERFECT for this role. i feel like all her character training comes through, with the sharp passé legs and expressive back and port de bras. everything is so complete with her.

She is always full of vitality. I love that energ and compact dance.

Vishneva always the best since McBride and this the best of her many recorded performances. Wonderful. Thanks so much.

She tskes performance to another level

I love Marie-Agnes!!!

Rubies is my favorite jewel to see performed. It is just so much fun. This was great! Vishneva is just so perfect for this role. Sassy and fun with technique that gives me chills! Also her partner (sorry don't know his name)....he was fabulous! Such adorable chemistry. This is just one of my favorite ballets. Viva Balanchine!

I hope Diana Vishneva would receive the most coveted title "Prima Ballerina assoluta" one day. As the best dancer of her generation, she deserves it.

Hey you guys! Let’s not forget Emanuel Thibault and his fabulous dancing❤

Rubies is my favorite, too

So funny, all the commenting that this isn‘t Diana Vishneva 🤣 These people obviously don‘t know the ballet 🩰, that’s no problem. But worse, they only watch the first minute, so they don‘t realize that the tall girl in the first scene isn‘t the female lead. People, the female lead, which IS Diana Vishneva, has her entrance a few minutes later!! 🤦🏻‍♀️

thanks for your new year gift. Vishneva in Lacroix costume is gorgeous!

Rubies is by far one of my favorites. What a lovely performance, Brava☆

この曲は好きでよく聴いていましたけど、バレエがあるのは知りませんでした。ありがとうございます。😂

This is my birth stone! Also, I love this style of ballet.

Interesting work!! So delightful!!

Stunning performance!❣️❣️❣️

There will never fail to be someone in the audience having a coughing fit 🤦

Diana’s partner is a rockstar

Stylistically (beyond technique) this is VERY different than the recently published Royal Ballet presentation. I found this one darker, with more hard edges and less playfulness-- more of a sense of danger in the play here. Interesting to compare, and to notice that after watching this I feel less pleasure and more rousing grit, like breaking a sweat while already covered in dust from a construction site in New York City.

C'est Diana Vishena dans le 1er pas de deux, mais c'est Marie Agnes Gillot au tout début

Mukavan inspiroivaa .

Красиво!

I knew Emmanuel had danced this role on several occasions, including in Madrid once, but I had never seen any video of it. Thanks for sharing, iskander!

"While at Vagonava," Diana scored the highest scores in the schools' history !"

The only ballet I’d be good at, at least 4 people holding my ankles arms and legs. Then pliés and arabesques. The rest is iffy though. I wouldn’t make it to the pas de deux. Lmao

Искусство для искусства, как говаривали в недалеком прошлом умудренные глупостью головы, требуя все свести к балету "Щелкунчик". Но мне понравилось, хотя бы потому, что сам бы я так не смог.

I usually am disappointed with Europeans trying to do Balanchine (almost always too slow, too cautious and off the music), but whoever performed the PDD (Vishneva? + ?) nailed it. It was a delight.

Sublimi!❤❤❤❤

Diana played that boy like a violin🤣

Диана дивно хороша в этом балете! А что за театр? Какой-нибудь на просторах бывшего Советского Союза?

Who is the male dancer?

This looks like Paris Opera Ballet.

It's interesting to watch extremely well trained ballet dancers who are so proficient yet seem to struggle with Balanchine. His mastery is in the details. These are very strong dancers, but they are lacking the Balanchine nuances and style. It's very specific and has to be studied. This is a no for me. No matter how good they are as technicians, they lack the Balanchine movement style.

thta is the Paris Opera Ballet and that is Marie Agnes Guillot

Кто партнер Вишневой ?

Ну всегда чувствовал что это какая то ерунда, поэтому не ходил на этот спектакль. От магии Петипа ничего.

This is not Diana; this is Marie-Agnes Gillot. XXX crazy mistake.

The music is too slow, I’m not sure if it’s the Russian dancers that can’t handle the actual tempo or the steps. I’d like to see them try it at the correct tempo. And correct steps.

Litterally whoever did solo girl is the dullest creature. What a technician 🙄

Ещё одно странное «прочтение» великой музыки в несогласованных с ней странных движениях. Балетмейстеры, от....съ от великой музыки: она сложнее, чем ваш небольшой набор прыжков и приседаний. У вас есть ваш Адан и Минкус. Не удаётся создать эквивалентный хореографический рисунок, мелко, раздробленно, скучно. Отвлекает от музыки. На второй минуте хочется закрыть картинку и сосредоточиться на звуках. IMHO, Баланчивадзе и весь этот хайп вокруг - туфта. Snuff.

The music is so terribly recorded.

All the shoes were very noisy

I'm just gonna say it. Russians are better ballet dancers than Americans. Even the neoclassical Ballanchine style, which the most prestigious U.S. schools all train their young dancers in, Russians just do better. And the classics? No competition. Russians dance, Americans strike poses in time to music. If ABT wanted to compete on the world stage, they'd fire all their principal dancers and replace them with any Vaganova grad.

I am Pretty sure this is, in fact, NOT Diana Vishneva. The dancer is incredible, but shes no Diana V.! Someone should fix the title so that THIS dancer ACTUALLY gets the credit for this marvelous performance of Balanchine's "Rubies". Go.. Whatever-your-name-is!!

Guillot is tall with big feet and broad shoulders yet dances with more refinement and feminine charm than sinewy gymnast-like Vishneva. Osipova is even worse.