Iana Salenko & Daniil Simkin 2020 - Giselle Act 2 Pas De Deux

Dancers: Iana Salenko & ‪@daniilsimkin‬.
A rehearsal of the Act 2 Pas de Deux between Giselle and Albrecht.
Filmed and documented by Jubal Battisti at the ‪@StaatsballettBerlinOfficial‬ studios in October 2020.

[@lauraspaeth3079]

This is the best version of this pas de deux I've ever seen. Your connection is stunning. You make her float and she brings out the best in you. Wonderful acting and dancing.

[@selini52]

Berlin is so fortunate to have Danii Simkin!

[@kariboudreaux6738]

Flawless, effortless, Dani, there is something quiet magical in your lifts! So elegant and soft. Just beautiful.

[@kimganassin589]

I've never seen anything quite like this. Incredible.

[@patricialeifer-hayes4736]

It's a joy to watch this.

[@CookieManatee]

This was mesmerising to watch, very ethereal. Such light, effortless, otherworldly dancing, you brought the essence of Giselle alive completely!

[@Leota713]

Yes! Ethereal! ❤

[@viviiam6626]

2010年12月の｢DANCE magazine｣を読んだ時あなたを知り、大ファンになりました。当時はどうしたらファンだと知ってもらえるか小さかったのでわかりませんでしたが、今の時代UA-camにコメントできるシステムができて私は嬉しいです。

[@cocohenderson3446]

Beautiful, perfect, awesome...💕

[@KSfan4ever]

This breathtaking, achingly beautiful Giselle PD of Iana and Daniil is reminiscent to me of the extraordinary 1998 Bolshoi Giselle duo: the incomparable Nicolai Tsiskaridze and Svetlana Lunkina .

[@erricage]

Обожаю Симкина. Лучший.

[@jaigovind99]

Absolutely gorgeous dancers. Giselle at its very best. Bravo!

[@kittenheel3304]

Вы парите в небесном эфире...Это просто божественно! Я словно оказалась в ином измерении! Спасибо вам за эти эмоции!

[@mathildewesendonck7225]

The one dislike must be from Myrtha

[@Leota713]

Such mood, and excellent partnering, lifts with ease and grace and lines.

[@donnagreenberg]

Esquisite!

[@pridenprejudice2004]

Gorgeous.

[@daphnesplinter2842]

This was just so beautiful. He made her look like a feather.

[@giuseppegiannini1742]

Due stelle filanti.😮

[@alekseimonizmirov1395]

Utterly beautiful! Your dancing has matured and grown a lot in Berlin, and you really make Iana look weightless in your lifts and supported balances. It's just magical and so subtle. Bravo to both of you! You partner marvellously together!

[@reneerichero1219]

So beautiful, elegant, soft, magical. Thanks for sharing this wonderful performance

[@AL45757]

Exceptional. So wonderful to see. The arabesque lifts toward the end of the pas de deux are what one dreams of: goodbye penchees, hello floating and yearning, which I haven't seen since Ulanova and Fadeyechev. Thank you, Iana Salenko and Daniil Simkin.

[@minissa2009]

Darn, I was hoping the film would get to Albrecht's variation! Gorgeous! I think even if I didn't know what was going on in this part of the libretto, I would understand the drama because of the acting. Giselle leaving Alb to dance in his place is especially tender, as is the little embrace just before the supported developpe into 4th. Iana's temps possions are beautifully shaped---so many Giselles just schmaltz through that. I can only imagine what the performance must have been like!

[@mylesdesigns]

So beautiful to see! Thank you for posting it

[@Juliet0307]

Вы оба чудесны.
Большое спасибо.

[@misskfountain4070]

Beautiful!

[@nathaliewalter2090]

Merci, c'est trop beau.

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

Magnificent…both of them.

[@claudiaromero6092]

Maravillosos!!❤️❤️

[@Happy-xt2qh]

This is amazing