Swan Lake with Misty Copeland, Gustavo Dudamel & the LA Phil 

At least you can enjoy them here close up without someone noisily unwrapping a sweet behind you and another whispering loudly next to you in a theatre. Watching from home does have its advantages...

@@nightnyungwe5945 trust me when I say that live orchestras sound WAYYY better than on RU-vid. I’ve been to orchestra hall in Minneapolis and it’s soo beautiful and I would love to see this in the theatre

@@annelisemarier2588 I have watched orchestras live many times. There are pros and cons to everything and so I will not change my previous comment.

@@nightnyungwe5945 alright 🤷🏼‍♀️ we just have different experiences and mine are just more positive. The experience I had was amazing

@@annelisemarier2588 Before you post another response deliberately misconstruing mine. Take time to read the original post and then my response. Most recently, note that I have not quantified my positive or negative responses. That's your own head running away with you once again.

Misty is physically gifted. Not everyone is physically gifted so won’t be able to be as good.

Do a search of black ballerinas and watch them for inspiration. Misty is third rate compared to them!

@@adrianaclark8498 I guess they don’t know much about the other black ballerinas because they don’t play the victim card.

@@adrianaclark8498 I agree. Just the other day I watched Allegretto in Orlando ballet co. with a black young girl and she was totally naturally effortless joyfull born ballerina and so light.And the difference with Misty came into my mind.

It’s not a victim card when people need advocates… I read something from the Royal ballet director that said he wasn’t willing to break up a line of white in Swan lake… It’s really ridiculous and ballet needs more beautiful dancers if color regardless if the current dancers don’t say anything… Ballets also need to be more culturally sensitive in general and the San Francisco ballet’s Nutcracker proves this can be seamless… so happy for all these beautiful people adding to the beauty of ballet… ❤

No one turns out a tune as well as Tchaikovsky.

Where have you found grace? This is Christmas turkey, not swan.

@@anastasiya5781 what…

@@julie3829 ignore the troll. Ballet is power and grace combined

@@anastasiya5781 😂 I just can’t find the grace either. I see a heavy dancer who, at some times, looks like she just began to dance recently.

Just a beautiful performance ❤

Keep it up! If you have a dream dont let anyone tell you that you don't deserve it, just focus on your goal and work hard ❤

@@jessicam5712 Thank you so much Queen! 💋

dreams can come true, as long as you believe in yourself, & work hard! like my ballet teacher says, "even if some days you feel like you aren't good enough, just give your absolute best that you can give"!! you got this honey ❤❤

Swans are white

@@Astrid-jt8cdok racist

Thats very ignorant to say, its fine to acknowledge that she is a black woman because in the ballet world its not as simple as that.

She is my favorite ballerina I live her. What do you want. From I'm sick of people like you

Follow ur dreams, most ballerinas weren't always, 'swans'!😊😇

Swan Lake is a classical ballet, not a Broadway performance. Even though Misty’s performance resembles more a Zumba class at the fitness-studio

@@edfilchev5202 the hate is strong with this one.

@@angelasmith5607 well she does make a graceful character look heavy. She really has no grace.

@@IHateYTIdentifiers maybe we aren’t watching the same video. She is exceptionally graceful.

Don't forget that harpist. (smile)

👍👏 well said

Its her skin color

@@mtg1470 what??

Just compare with the performance from the Bolshoi, Mariinsky or Opera de Paris, you’ll see the difference

She is a great dancer but she is not a ballet dancer

Thank you! Grace is lacking all the way. I don't see the beautiful, delciate swan. I don't see any story telling. Like you said, no lyricism.

Yes, gnomatic reverie, this is not a role for her she is not a swan type, there is not the light fluidity and grace light body of someone like Svetlana Zhakarova. She is more suited for an athletic role or a gymnast.

@@flonoiisana4647 yes I also see it the same way like you do This is not a delicate, vulnerable graceful swan with the lightness,fluidity vulnerability like for example so moving born effortless ballerina SvetlanaZhakarova

@@karennoble1168 You said it just right!

Watch the real ballet, like Opera de Paris, Mariinsky or the Bolshoi, you’ll see the difference

@@edfilchev5202 Thank you! I’ve seen them, and love their versions also 🙂.

She makes the dance look heavy

@@IHateYTIdentifiers Everyone is entitled to their opinion 💖.

I was just watching Svetlana Zakarhova. Misty is slow and she’s barely moving.

Awesome! You could be like her one day, just keep on practicing! You should take ballet class if they have it in India

Good luck! I hope you can fulfill your dream one day🤗

that’s awesome! get involved into a great school! work hard and strive for improvement❤️

Yes, excellent, conductor also, but Misty takes the cake, absolutely beautiful, interpreted everything note, her critics just need to chill.

@@lorebay2593 believe these musicians are so good misty as amazing as she is , is at the same level as them

I remember playing this solo in hs....my palms are sweating, lol

@@theclimbingchef Do you still play?

@@mariannesouza8326 sadly no, i became a chef because I thought it would be more sustainable. I have an oboe but am too embarrassed to play it. I don't sound like i used too! And the Loree i had was just amazing.....it really made a difference

I’m sorry you feel so strongly about someone else’s career. I don’t think everyone is blind or stupid by having ranked her that way. Maybe times are changing, maybe there’s a bit of envy on your part or a bit of both. I just had to respond as I grew up surrounded by Cubans and for some nothing is as good as what they can do. A sense of grandiosity runs in their veins. Sadly all that talent and knowledge couldn’t save their Island.

Wow you are a bitter person.

@@karveltoranzo9265 PERIOD.

Well everyone has the right to evaluate anyone’s technique. As someone who was a professional dancer and teacher...and an American not Cuban which shouldn’t mean anything? she is simply not ready for this rank as principal. It is a technical thing. Not a personal thing. I do however think it’s sad that people of color are so rarely given their due reward for hard work in the ballet world...then Misty gets this rank clearly for other reasons besides her technique. There’s a real lack of inclusion for those who can truly handle something like a principal rank.

Karvel is right. And all of you who disagree with her assessment calm down and accept other ppl opinion. Stop throwing race around. Misty is NOT principal dancer. I am sure there are other 100x better than her. Telling the truth does not make one a bitter person...use your words correctly!!!!

I agree It's M. Or a gymnast. But this is not a swan.

@@karennoble1168 someone said in the comments that it's a duck 💀

Exactly!!!

Or the head cheerleader 💪

Let me guess bc she’s athletic and strong?

Mais faut pas dire ça aux Américaines.... On est tout de suite traitées de racistes ! On a voulu faire sensation avec Misty et la propulser là où elle ne devrait pas être.

Oui Valerie, c'est pas une Cygne, elle est faite pour une gymnaste.le Francais n'est pas ma langue. La meilleure , Ideal Odette est Svetlana Zhakarova pour moi.

@@flonoiisana4647 exactament!!

@@karennoble1168 oui!

Forgive my reply in English. You are right. She is not right for the role. Much of the joy in watching a ballet like Swan Lake is marveling at the magnificent lead dancer so swan-like in her movements. Misty C is lovely, but not in this role. One need only watch this alongside many other versions to see the difference.

Then you know nothing about ballet.

@@rossto862 knock it off. She is amazing.

@@rossto862 what a rude comment . How are you going to say something so negative to someone that has a favorite dancer ? It’s all subjective . Try a little positivity in your life .

@@rossto862 how true, Ross.i think the best, ideal Odette is the great Svetlana Zhakarova.

@@ocky88 She’s bad. Just face it. It’s not even a matter of opinion. It’s a fact.

hater

this is not about hating. This is just plain truth. There are highly knowledgeable people about this beautiful art who with their knowledge help new dancers or educate the not dancers. I think she would have been a good, even excellent gymnast.

@Laura Streeter you really have a problem with this woman. I’ve been reading and you’re under almost every comment going off about something. Heres a hard truth, you’re just being a flat out hater! You think she’s terrible but guess what she’s doing what you will never be able to do and if you have done it, you won’t do it again. She’s living her dream while you are just being a flat out hater on RU-vid. Her technique is better than yours, she’s lighter than you, she’s a better dancer than you, and more successful than you, she has inspired many black girls which is more than you’ve inspired, she doesn’t have to sit on RU-vid stalking comments about you because 1. You will never be as good as her and 2. Your level of talent is nonexistent compared to hers. Do better!

@Julia Mimi Are you saying we are snobbish for having standards? Would you rather we degenerated into a cult of mediocrity for the sake of political correctness? That'd be an insult to talented, hardworking dancers everywhere, black or white.

@@noblesetsentimentales Would rather see this woman dancing swan lake than a male in girl's sports or bathroom

MrQbenDanny I know, physically painful to watch that. Shame on American Ballet Theatre

lol 😂

The floppy feet are killing me.

Justine, just for comparison, see Svetlana Zhakarova.

Please watch Svetlana Zacharova and you’ll see truly stunning and graceful. She somehow doesn’t even look human. She’s divine perfection.

Can the replies just stop? Never compare ballerinas. Everyone dances differently, and that’s what’s so beautiful about ballet. If you expect everyone to dance as beautifully as Svetlana Zhakarova, she wouldn’t be a unique ballet dancer anymore. And that’s what’s special about ballet, the uniqueness of everyone’s dancing.

@@GlassOfWater808 fr

@@christar9527why are you under every comment bringing this lady up just so you can hate on misty

People of color is racist as well (to "white people" and to their own kind...), some are more than the "white people" btw

Mar Ordaz is this a joke? Racism is prejudice against another race. Any person of any race can be a racist, and black people aren’t an exception.

@@user-ht7vh2xz1c Search the definition of racism please you smart one

@@user-ht7vh2xz1c and this term "reverse racism" indeed exists, take a minute to look at the internet before talking bullshits please, it's a favor you do to society

I agree! I am also black... So my comments is not based on her skin colour or ethnic. I do support anybody regardless of skin color when it comes to dancing as I am a very passionate dancer myself ... I think she should focus mainly on contemporary ballet, she is far better at it... Classical ballet is just not for her... Everybody are differents and have different natural talents. Surely she is talented but not in CLASSICAL BALLET. it's just not for her. Hope that one day she humbly, finally realised that fact before she retires...

I also think she is a strong woman, underwent injuries, pushed hard, kept on going, got the publicity as the first woman of color in a major Theatre, ABT, but in the wrong profession.she would be possibly great as a gymnast. She is not a born ballerina like Zhakarova, Osipova, Kaptsova, those are Swans, etc. you either are it or not. And she is not,she probably has to work twice as hard.

@@karennoble4957 Probably because you've never seen a ballerina like her. I guarantee you she's upped the amount of people who care about ballet as well.

@@karennoble4957 "Karen"

But we shouldn’t be downgrading ballet to appeal to a wider audience. In truth, Misty is an incredible athlete, but she is not a great dancer. Her promotion was a publicity stunt.

@@fuchsiaswing8545 stay pressed 😌

Because there are people who know the choreography, and recognized that it’s been watered down bc Copeland doesn’t have the skill to do the real ballet. That’s why.

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@@voraciousreader3341How about you give it a try?

This was from Swan Lake, not The Nutcracker Suite.

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😮

Are we watching the same dancer? Because I feel so much feelings in her dancing. I recommend watching her in Romeo and Juliet, she does a phenomenal job portraying the feelings there.

LOL that was kind of annoying, I wasn't use to hearing that from watching these videos.

@Herbie Shevers defend an awful ballerina on Internet is more pathetic 😂

Right you are.

All ballerinas are beautiful.

Согласна с вами...а тут качек...

Те саме

You are absolutely correct everything you said 🦢🦢🦢

Наши пока держатся, но тоже не все радужно в русском балете. Американцы хороши в модерновых постановках, вот туда ей и дорога, а не лебедя изображать в классике. Но такую попробуй тронь, вой будет на весь континент. Она даже Большой театр умудрилась в расизме обвинить и с ее подачи в сети затравили русских балерин, которые танцевали в Баядерке. Постановке, которая и до Мисти шла, и после нее будет, когда о ней самой забудут сто раз.

Она наверняка на три четверти белая.

Odette solo from swan lake

Agreed too muscular.

Thanks for forgiving her color

How sad. Anyone muscular or not should be allowed to dance classical

It's not should be allowed it's who can deliver

Misty you are beautiful we are all proud of you

I know, right?

Чернокожий вариант Волочковой 🤣🤣🤣

@@edfilchev5202 Ah yes. I was just reading about her. I feel sorry for the male dancers who have to partner with her. Hasn’t she injured at least one of them?

Is it the first time you have been watching ballet?😂

Она Волочкова номер два) Только той партии давали за деньги "папика", а этой за цвет кожи. Сделали из неё бренд "Первая чёрная прима в ABT", была бы белая, танцевала бы третью лебедь в пятом ряду всю жизнь. Но попробуйте объяснить это американцам (я пыталась!), сразу обвиняют в расизме...

Извините, но вы, наверное, не видели ведущих балерин Мариинского театра. Вот где гренадеры! Нам бы такую Мисти, а то партнёры ростом 186 смотрятся как маленькие, хрупкие мальчики!

@@anastasiya5781 I’m American and you must have been talking to black Americans. I think that honest white or any other color American would readily admit that Misty is a poor ballerina. Is she even good enough for the corps? My eyes hurt after watching her.

@@anastasiya5781so bc she’s black she gets privilege?

I noticed that she's a little stiff too

Jennifer Ford u try ballerina and then come talk about how shes “wooden”🙄

@@patriciawoolfolk3515 how about ballet, not ballerina.... dumbass. 😒

people person You don’t need to be an expert to criticize something that is simply not good

She is working with a new instructor and switching ballet styles can make you lose your artistry for a little but she will feel more comfortable with her new style of training and gain her artistry back

Where?

Trained or honest people don’t see that.

Eleonore Bon; yes if you actually sit in the audience. And whelp sound mechanics of the space influences if one hears or not

You hear feet like crazy if you see ballet live or witness a class or rehearsal. Please don't blame this on the dancer

obi2020 • I’ve been to quite a few ballets before (even though I’m not a connoisseur) and I’ve never heard it like that.

Oh yeah. She's so close to the audience, that's why. In ballets in a theater the dancers are father away from the audience and often have bigger/louder orchestras, that's why you don't hear them.

Not her fault, it's bad microphone placement