Maria, I don't know if anyone have told you but your surname, Khoreva, means "I was dancing" in Greek. Just a very fun fact I thought you should know 💃🏼
Maria, I‘m so excited! Thanks for the collab! If there’s any chance, can you do the same style of video with Kathryn Morgan and compare Vaganova style to the Balanchine training? That would be so amazing!!!
Maria Khoreva of course! 🙂 The principals in training really differ in the styles. Balanchine has stuff like not putting heels down in jumps to increase speed. And the topics you covered in this video are great! SAB and summer intensives compared to the Vaganova school etc 🥰 Btw your English is so fluent and it‘s impressive how comfortable you are speaking in a language that‘s not your native language! ❤️
@@MariaKhoreva Great video Masha!! You should do a video comparing companies with someone from NYCB or ABT! Also would like to see you chat with/interview May!!
@@MariaKhoreva I was thinking the same. A comparison with Balanchine would be great. Also with Cecchetti. 🙏🏻 As topics I'd simply go with what you covered in your comparison with Claudia here and let Kathy, and maybe even Tiler Peck, tell what it's like for SAB/NYCB, even though you probably wouldn't mention in detail how it is at Vaganova in a new video since you already did in this video. But in addition to that you could do a comparison of summer intensives, differences in training/style, the typical set up of a morning class, myths and fun facts, challenges for dancing a balanchine piece for Vaganova trained dancers and vice versa, difference in pointe work/port de bras, ... Maybe this helps? ☺️ Thanks for sharing so much here on RU-vid! ♥️
@@MariaKhoreva I would love to hear you compare the teaching styles (not just ballet styles, TEACHING styles), what backgrounds people usually come from when they attend your schools (previous education/competition experience, country, culture), how people come into contact with the schools (does everyone know about the possibility of a ballet education and career, or is it something only dancers know because their ballet teachers tell them about it? what inspires people to apply?) how much contact you had with press/media + how your schools are represented in tv shows and movies, and what position being an aspiring dancer or pro dancer gave you in your culture/country with "normal" people :)
Maria is a wonderful ballerina, a great communicator and I'm astonished at how well she manages English. She achieved so much in her life, so far; what more should we expect from this beautiful and inspiring young lady? I'll keep on following her along her amazing journey. 🌹✨💪🏻
this video is literally everything that I could want from you!! I really enjoyed watching and it was really helpful to understand the difference of two traditions, techniques, auditions etc. between two cultures. It was so entertaining to watch. I do not have any question marks in my head anymore. Thanks for uploading these kind of videos for aspiring ballet dancers we are all so thankful:) I am a huge fan of yours you are my biggest idol
Listening to these two wonderful ladies, feeling their enthusiasm and spirit of achievement despite so many difficulties, restores my faith in humanity. Thank you for a delightful time.
Thank you Maria, it's fabulous to see both of you talking about this special aspects of this wonderful schools and for sure we want to see you both together talking about the companys.
You two, together and individually, have become one of my very favorite things about quarantine! I’ve watched more ballet in the last nine months than in my whole life and it makes me so happy. I haven’t danced in years but I’m taking my first actual class tomorrow! I’m excited and nervous, but mostly, I’m inspired, and honestly, so much of my renewed discovery of my love of ballet has to do with both of you, so THANK YOU ☺️☺️💞
I did Vaganova in South Africa 🇿🇦 my teacher was Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 but graduated in Moscow. I loved Vaganova but the hard work is exhausting!! Now I’m dancing Checchetti method , but vaganova will always be my heart ♥️
I did Royal ballet in school in South Africa, then continued with RAD in Canada when my family immigrated. Vaganova always looks flexible at a whole different level and with more exotic artistry than Royal Academy ballet. Found pointe shoes more comfortable with RAD brands than the larger block style pointes of Vaganova.
Maria, can you maybe have a conversation with Megan Fairchild from NYCB? I love her channel, she is doing interviews with other professional ballet dancers, and it’s so interesting
Glad to hear the comparison between royal and vaganova Claudia and Maria collabing is one of the great moments that happened (theres also the stretching vid in claudia's ch)
The information from Claudia Dean is all on the basis of joining the RBS at 16 plus. But younger dancers are trained at White Lodge, which is very different from what Claudia describes whereas my understanding is that the Vaganova Academy takes from 11 in one venue.
Exactly what I was thinking. The White Lodge building is a beautiful old building to train in and probably more comparable but I guess it's there own experiences they're discussing.
Thank you girls, it was really interesting to listen to you both. I know quite a lot about Russian ballet school and it was very interesting to listen to Claudia. Thanks a lot!
Really enjoyed this. The conversation was so interesting. It was lovely to hear the differences, and similarties between the student experiences at each of the schools.
But Maria went right through Vaganova, from being a child to graduation - whereas Claudia Dean spent a couple of years in the Upper School. It's not the same is it?
Thoroughly enjoyed and very interesting. Collab with Kathryn Morgan next ☺ Love all three of you. Obviously the one main thing you have in common is the love of ballet...but the next things is that you can talk talk talk!! 😁😆
OMG Maria, ACTING! That's the main difference between Royal vs Vaganova! The way Russian ballerinas emote every note with not just their bodies but also their facial expressions and in their eyes... it's amazing! I have just gone on a Russian vs English ballerina binge and one thing is certain; UK dancers are quite expressionless (when compared to Russian).
I did 10 years of ballet at a Royal accredited school back in my country and I confirm what she said about the uniforms: no skirts, no leg warmers, had to use your classes' maillot, and obviously hair always in a bun. After moving to another country, I also did 2 more years of Vaganova ballet and it was much more relaxed.
@@svetavinogradova4243 absolutely. And there is less pressure on the kids because their parents don‘t have to work two jobs and sell their house to support the ballet education. I have heard some heartbreaking stories of kids who where struggling and desperately wanted to quit, and their parents wouldn‘t let them because they had already spent so much money for their training
@@mireyanienstadt375 They have a sliding scale of fees at RBS - still impossible. About one scholarship per year for free education - this is comparing to studying for free at Vaganova, and so trying their hardest to compete and to be not expelled.
@@mireyanienstadt375 They have a lovely ballet school in Perm, in Voronezh, in Novosibirsk, in Krasnoyarsk - so the applicants who have not been acepted, can try other places - all education free of charge.
@@mireyanienstadt375 I am not sure that lack of access to the creative professions such as ballet and music has been not deliberate... What I read about British education does not fill me with optimism
I studied the Vaganova methodology in my early 20’s and became certified to teach the 1st year of the short program / 1 1/2 yrs of the long program. I was one of a handful of instructors, at the time, in the Western Hemisphere, which was a huge honor! Vaganova or Classical Ballet is far more technically demanding. I also studied more of an English method from the age of 10-17 and it was not the same. Classical Ballet made much more sense to me i.e. placement of arms and positions of the feet. I’m surprised skirts were allowed? Not when I was studying. I did have to wear my hair in a bun and could wear leg warmers through the first warm up exercise. At that point we had to remove leg warmers and dance wrap sweaters. We each brought a hand towel to drape over the barre, because we would be profusely sweating! If you have the opportunity to study or your child wants to study, I highly recommend the Vaganova method over any other. Formal education doesn’t begin until the age of 9-10. Any classes prior to that age were basically just creative movement, which is still great fun and exercise for your child. The Vaganova audition is to take many things into consideration and as what you heard much different from the Royal Ballet. I believe this is why Russian dancers are more advanced based on my experience with both methods. If I understood her correctly, the lovely blonde student did not receive a full education and her exams were for dance only? Many thanks to both young ladies, it was interesting to learn the differences in their ballet and formal education. I adore ballet still, it was my first Love. Oh, I absolutely believe in the spiritual world. I’m quite sure Madame Vaganova would visit the studio she loved. 🙏🏻💗🩰
The dancer on the left is Claudia Dean, a former member of the Royal Ballet, who danced principal role when she was still a corps member. I wouldn't characterize her training less than "full."
Hello Maria- this was great! I wonder if you would consider a mutual ballet lesson, where you teach Claudia Vaganova style and she teaches you English style?
Love this. I watch Claudia’s vids all the time. And I have seen lots of Maria’s dance videos which I also enjoy very much . Great job you two! Do more!
It is very good that education is so focused on because heaven forbid a dancer gets a major injury, or their body as it developes is unsuitable for ballet, you are prepared to find employment in another area that may interest you or even to work in the theater in another aspect other than dance.
White Lodge is a secondary school, so from 11-16 (yrs 7-11 uk school years) the RBS Upper School is a sixth form/FE college in the context of British education system plus one extra year.
Oh hi Claudia. I saw your program on the difference between Russia and ‘our’ ballet. Lovely to see you together - well, sort of. Thank you Maria 🙏🙏🙏🙏🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
I'd love you both to compare the physicality and the training. Such as how the ideal pointe is achieved and what flexibility and weight is considered appropriate for a dancer in training.
In the 1970s there was an attempt to create a balletschool in Chile (!), in the Vaganovas tradition, i think. I was there for 3 years. I am impressed that I had the same classes as Maria (obviously I am not talking about levels, it was another time and another world). It marked me a lot. I am 60 but I have never stopped living with my "inner dancer". I will never stop training, not really. Ithink, i won a bodily feeling. (And I also learned to live with the trauma of leaving that path, of course.)
This was wonderful -- loved it!! I watch all of your videos and work out with many of them -- they've been incredibly helpful and have added to my quality of life. I also watch Claudia's videos for advice and for fun. Thank you so much -- you're such an amazing ballerina and a beautiful person!
Thank you - both of you. I don't know much about ballet, but I have listened to you the whole time and now I want to learn more - many even watch a ballet irl. Thank you. Anne-Mette / Denmark.
Its incredible! I dont remember my ballet school like you. May it be because I was the worst in the class. I suffered so much. I allways barely passed the exams. I was congratulated once for my efforts and they still didn't approve me. They never chose me to performe or compete. I was in a Vaganova school and if you are the worst of the class (not the laziest) you´ll allways been on the bar next to the mirror -, there you can see your body for any corrections-. And in the Center you´ll be in the line back (to the right or left)... Well, I didn't want to make a catharsis 😅. I feel happy for you both. At least you didn´t suffered like others and youwere able to make a dancer career. Congrats!! 👏👏
@@mireyanienstadt375 anyway, for ballet lovers, there is a great documentary on RT RU-vid Channel called Bolshoi : Pas-de-Brazil, it is so beautiful, i always tell people to match it lol
You're welcome honey, and I Love Mexico! It's such a rich culture, we brazilians love your novelas , Rebelde was huge in Brazil! And El chavo del ocho, we were really sad when he passed away! I think in New york they have a school but it is not a branch, lol, i don't really know how these names works
I think this would of been more interesting/successful if instead of Claudia Dean who attended RBS for such a short amount of time, that Maria had spoken to someone who had gone right through the RBS - from White Lodge to the Upper- someone who then went on to be either a 1st soloist or principal of the RB. Basically someone who has had a similar experience as Maria - but in England. The conversation then could have been more about their younger school days and developing into their shared experiences dancing principal roles. Imagine if Yasmine Naghdi had been speaking with Maria or Claire Calvert...
Thank you so much for doing this video! I’ve never seen anything done like this! It was fun seeing the comparison from two beautiful dancers who have experienced it with their own eyes.
Hi Miss Maria!! Hi Miss Claudia!! I'm so excited to see two of my favorite ballerinas in such an amazing video! I'm from Dominican Republic and I send you best wishes. Thanks so much for sharing!!
Thanks to the two of you, it was such an interesting and inspiring video! Very happy about this collab. Have a nice day ❤️ About the ghost question: I couldn't say yes or no but I definitely believe that it could be possible. I mean we shouldn't underestimate the things we don't know nothing about it :)
ahhh I'm so excited about this video! two of my top favorite ballerina sharing stories, this is the best ever! Thank you so much for sharing your experiences, so happy for you guys!
so great to hear about life at the Vaganova Academy. So many details you wondered about all life. Thank you!! My full admiration to Maria Khoreva. Sorry if I am interested mainly in the Vaganova School....
Loved it so much! 💖Please make more videos together, you are both smart beautiful and talented.. with a great personality! Such an inspiration, love your content! Thank you very much!
I’m 25 which means I have nothing with these two amazing schools. Too old for them, I believe👻 I watched it just because I like Maria speaking English. And, also I found the contents very interesting and helpful.
Ms. Khoreva's English is impeccable. Did you learn that in Vaganova ? If so just that alone tells you what a great school it is not to mention how very difficult it is to excel in that school . I watched a documentary made by NHK (Japan) of life of students in Vaganova and it broke my heart to see some girls /boys get knocked out of school after being told flatly and coldly that you didn't make the cut after exam etc. They check your weight all the time as well, right ? That's why all Russian dancers are gorgeous be it principals or corp not to mention technics.
