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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 07:10 PM
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Leftyclimber (@2:49 OMG!!) and amitten

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL7fzl0LBkk&NR=1
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 07:17 PM
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1. ow
:scared:
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 07:28 PM
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2. The Trouble with Turnout -- a history lesson, if you will
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQzY8yg-srw&feature=related
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amitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 10:12 PM
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18. Cute! n/t
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 10:26 PM
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21. :-) then you should love this ... Nureyev Muppet (3:06)
http://www.youtube.com/v/r_kSTtjplkM&hl=en&fs=1
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amitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 08:52 PM
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3. That was really gross!
There is a such thing as TOO flexible (even in ballet...). I find hyper-flexibility ugly on stage.

I think the comments are right--this video looks like something made for a fetishist! :scared:
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 08:57 PM
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4. agree...although some hyperextension can be beautiful
like Slyvie Guillem

http://www.youtube.com/v/KMTV4SO6K4o&hl=en&fs=1
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harmonicon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 09:08 PM
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5. ya think?
Why do you think I watched it with more concentration than I'm watched anything ever... ok, the backwards knee thing was a little gross, but apart from that, it basically drove me completely crazy.
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amitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 09:49 PM
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10. Why?
I don't get it...
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harmonicon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 09:54 PM
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11. greater flexibility = more possibilities
.... umm... for certain things.... that would otherwise not be possible.... or even imagined.
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amitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 10:03 PM
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13. Yeah, but in practice it's not much different than a normal person..
Some things look more interesting than they feel...
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harmonicon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 10:21 PM
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19. well, yeah...
and I know from experience that some things feel pretty different from others. Hell, it at least sparks the imagination - that's what's captivating about it.
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leftyclimber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 09:19 PM
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6. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT WOMAN'S KNEES??????
:gasp:

Some of that is amazing (and I LOVE me the Odile shoes near the end). The knee thing is a little, well, gross.
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 09:25 PM
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7. the knee thing FREAKED me out!!
Edited on Sat Jan-03-09 09:27 PM by Tuesday Afternoon
the foot thing was beautiful :thumbsup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C42r5x0qfXc&feature=related

more ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4W6Hoei0-M&feature=related
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leftyclimber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 09:37 PM
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8. She is so amazing.
I wish my body had held up that long. About the time we have the maturity to really bring it role-wise, so many of us have fallen apart.

It's nice to know that she's still pushing the art forward, is holding up physically, and is ravishingly beautiful to boot. :loveya:
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 09:39 PM
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9. ~ sigh ~
perfection :loveya:
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amitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 10:01 PM
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12. She is perfect.
That's why she's not one of my faves. I actually don't stay transfixed watching her, because it's 100% perfect 100% of the time! But she is lovely.
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 10:05 PM
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15. Le Corsaire - Pas de Deux with Zakharova and Zelensky (8:38)
http://www.youtube.com/v/MQvyQc68-u4&hl=en&fs=1
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amitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 10:27 PM
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22. Beautiful--and she has such stage presence! So important.
And the new kids on the block (hold on to your seat):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrMgfWruBy0
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-04-09 12:33 AM
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23. omg...amazing!! Of course it is the Bolshoi
thanks for the link :) :hug:
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amitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-04-09 01:51 AM
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24. You're welcome! I think it's one of the most thrilling performances
I've seen in years, so I'm happy to share it!
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-04-09 02:05 AM
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25. nice to find some ballet geeks around here
:toast:
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amitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 10:05 PM
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14. Yeah, I don't know how stretching knees like that is a benefit.
I mean, they're already SUPER hyperextended. Pushing it even more can only result in bad things!
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leftyclimber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 10:07 PM
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16. Oh, it's fine when she's that age.
It's 15 years later that she's going to wonder why she thought it was a good idea!
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 10:09 PM
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17. gawd...my knees
:rofl:

Baryshnikov Corsaire (1:02)
http://www.youtube.com/v/rlPZSAURSb8&hl=en&fs=1
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amitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-03-09 10:24 PM
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20. Now THAT was exciting!!!
Not 100% perfect--but a perfect thrill.
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