I hope when he retires, Steven McRae is seriously considered for a top administrative post at the Royal Ballet. He has the intelligence and the sheer stability for a directorship at the Royal Ballet - and he has such loyalty to the company. He is quite admirable as a human being.
What a high class personality, should become Minister - Secretary of State for Culture. A prospective post for him and positive repercussions for us all.
rosie sims He said he learned lots of different dance techniques from the beginning of his training. When he won the Prix de Lausanne at age 17 he performed a tap dance after the ballet role. You can see it on You Tube.
Just wonderful- What a class act. I love that he acknowledges the honor of representing such an esteemed company. It is a tragedy that NYCB principal male dancers (Finlay and Ramasar) don’t have this mentality and sense of responsibility. They are spoilt kids in comparison with complete lack of self awareness.
physhac it’s actually disgusting what those guys did. I guess Sergei Polunin isn’t the “bad boy of ballet” anymore, although he never really was, that was just what the media labeled him as. It’s makes me angry how much negative press Sergei got for quitting the company, where it seems like those male principles at NYCB didn’t get as much media attention and hate you think they would get.
'It takes a village to raise a child'. I watched this because I've only just come across and been delighted by Stephen McCrae as a dancer. Wonderful interview in which he appreciates and shares every aspect of how he became the great dancer he is.
Wonderful to see this great dancer and obviously very kind man, with his touching story of an innocent and naive childhood leading to being one of the absolute top dancers in the world!!!
I'm guessing, given Steven's character, that the Royal Ballet actually has a proper code of conduct. He's married to another dancer too --- and somehow manages not to want to treat women "like farm animals" --- amazing how that happens when a company is run properly. NYCB --- pay attention. This is how male dancers should conduct themselves. How COMPANIES should conduct themselves.
Mathilde Wesendonck Look at the New York City Ballet sex scandal. Male dancers were trafficking female dancers nudes and talking about wanting to treat women like farm animals.
@mathildewesendonck7225 Mathilde the Ignorant: Learn the tawdry history of NYCB to find out. I would add to Wendy's comment - the administrators at NYCB should also learn how to conduct themselves.
He is just the most amazing dancer and athlete of all time , a credit to his early teachers.He is just poetry in motion.Australia has amazing dancers.❤
Well…. Maybe among the greatest. That’s pretty dismissive of the great Russian dancers, who are also among the greatest of all time. But I love the use of his arms and upper body. A lot of male dancers even the best seem to not integrate their arms the way women dancers do. He is really powerful and graceful in a way that seems very aware and controlled with every step. That quality reminds me of Baryshnikov.
This is such an amazing story to have been part of. When Steven received his BBM Scholarship to travel to Europe and pursue his dream, he was an outstanding talent, but nobody could have foreseen just how stellar his rise to the top would be...
What a wonderfu,l interesting and loving person, extraordinary ballet dancer ,and human being, Stephen is. Keep on dancing for us, the dancers and teachers, you inspire with your passion and love for challenge
Magnificent interview , thanks a lot. Steven McRae is such a magnificent dancer. a great great dancer, in my opinion, one of the best in the world. it's a joy to see him dancing, really a joy. So, thanks a lot of this interview , it's been very interesting to learn more about him, as since today I had only seen him dancing ,and it's great to discover him and the other dancers, in a more personal way , as all your other interviews with Sarah Lamb ( I like her a lot, so thanks for that interview) they are very interesting interviews. I hope one day you do an interview with Lauren Cuthbertson , I admire her a lot, since I saw her for the first time in Sleeping Beauty , I follow her career, she is so unique, it would be great and interview of this kind with her, it would be just fantastic :-) thank you very much :-)
Just been to see "Cats", the film and Steven is just brilliant as The railway cat. A fabulous entertainer and as great a tap dancer as ballet dancer- An amazing talent and just beautiful to watch. Long may he continue to amaze us and thank you, Steven
My daughter is 6 and a half and will have her first solo this winter... it's cool to hear that there are successful people who were also precocious! she trains 5 days a week!
So many of the dancers he named who received their training outside the Royal Ballet. That's when the Royal Ballet started to improve -- imported dancers with better training.
Frankenstein was a great role but Mayerling was outstanding! I can see him doing Northern Ballet Casanova and bringing that part to its perfection too.
I do hope some choreographer grabs the chance to create new roles for this astonishing dancer, fully utilizing a mixture of styles. Or maybe he can make his own ballets.
