She's actually incredible.. have to say out of all the amatuer and professional variations I have seen, this is by far my favorite and she's only 11! Can't stop watching this!
shes incredible for being so young. the only thing that she lacks which you see from a lot of dancers this young is the emotion and the feeling behind the piece but other than that its incredible
O-M-G... Her pointe (at that age O-O)... her whole tecnique is just unbelievable... at that age... she's ridiculously great! O-O God Bless you Katia! She's gonna be one of the greatest dancers of our time! :D
she has tremendous potentials! I don't know how old she may be now, but footage here is a young girl excited to show off all the difficult moves she can do. I am sure as she continues in the path of dancer, she is sure to add more to her amazing skills.
this is very impressive!!! i've seen the esmeralda variation performed many times, and this is beyond incredible for an 11 year old!!! awesome job!!! =)
Katia is studying at Marina Almayeva School of Classical Ballet (Colleyville, TX - Dallas/Ft. Worth area). She attends summer intensives at the same school.
I think it's good for kids to learn pieces they're not QUITE ready for. I'm sure she'll perform this again someday down the road, and at that point the fundamentals will be well into place, so she CAN focus on the emotional expression.
That was amazing. She's going to be even more amazing as she grows up - she has the package: the flexibility, turns, and how to express the variation. Wow!
wow she is very very good, especially the part at the end . i would love to see a lil more of the character come out in her performance. but she is 11 and this is such a very high standard. well done was beautiful. I first started to like this variation when i saw tamara rojo dance it, i loved it ever since.
All the costumes you see in Katia's videos were designed and made exclusively for Katia by our costume designer at Marina Almayeva School of Classical Ballet.
I can't believe out of all the variations I have seen of Esmeralda I keep coming back to this! She is out of this world! Her extensions are better than a professionals! Such a beautiful girl! She even manages to make the tambourine sound nice as well which is what a lot of the professionals failed to do! Soo jealous! Think I have watched this over a hundred times now lol!
i've seen the other videos of her and it seems that this talented young dancer is being very well taught, there is a great pattern in her progress. how old is she now? she could be extraordinary! bravo!
wow, I have never thought such a variation could be performed by such a young girl. Congratulations, just watch out your shoulders when you are turning. Amazing extensions...You have a great future
Wow, I saw all of your other variations, and I must say that this one is the best. I can't wait to see you when your're 18, if you do THAT now!! Girl, you are insane!! And you were made to dance. Keep it up, and never stop dancing! The only thing i can say to improve on, if anything, is your arms in your turns. Try to extend and soften them more, it might give you a more lengthened look in your upper body. But other than that, you were fantastic!!!
If she keeps up at this rate, she may well be able to top the mastery of someone like Zakharova when she's older. It would be so nice to see someone of the caliber of Plisetskaya or Maximova. I wish Katia the best! Brava!
she's flexible...one thing i like about her is her pointing is different it's like you want to watch it always..and her stretch it's so adorable and wonderful its different from others she can stretch her feet really well..:)
Come on guys! you cannot say: she is not Esmeralda!! SHE IS (was) 11 here! she cannot show the passion and sensuality of this piece because of that! but she was GREAT! that's it.
People, this video is a history!!! She is now a teacher at Marina Almayeva school of Classical Ballet!!!
She's actually incredible.. have to say out of all the amatuer and professional variations I have seen, this is by far my favorite and she's only 11!
Can't stop watching this!
She is so absolutely gorgeous.
This was fantastic, this is a hard variation because of the tambourine and she nailed it! She is going to be a great prima ballerina someday !
shes incredible for being so young. the only thing that she lacks which you see from a lot of dancers this young is the emotion and the feeling behind the piece but other than that its incredible
Very well! I would like to see her doing the same variation now. I think she is amazing now that she's older!
O-M-G... Her pointe (at that age O-O)... her whole tecnique is just unbelievable... at that age... she's ridiculously great! O-O God Bless you Katia! She's gonna be one of the greatest dancers of our time! :D
She is incredibly talented for any age. I would be just as impressed to see a 20 year old dance this well
Id love to see her at 17, the same age as Osipova was when she recorded this . Her control of the tambourine is better than Osipova's!
she has tremendous potentials! I don't know how old she may be now, but footage here is a young girl excited to show off all the difficult moves she can do. I am sure as she continues in the path of dancer, she is sure to add more to her amazing skills.
this is very impressive!!! i've seen the esmeralda variation performed many times, and this is beyond incredible for an 11 year old!!! awesome job!!! =)
i know she came in the top 12 at the ny finals, but she is sooo good - i think she should have placed even higher!!! what a joy to watch.
Katia is studying at Marina Almayeva School of Classical Ballet (Colleyville, TX - Dallas/Ft. Worth area). She attends summer intensives at the same school.
i've watched this dozens of times, i can't get enough!
What a great little dancer! Keep at it, the world is watching :)
Never in all my life have i seen such a talented 11 year old, excellent job!
wow.... Outstanding. Truly amazing, especially for her age. But even compared to older dancers, she stands out. Such technique.
Wow, this really makes me regret not keeping up with my ballet classes. Amazing dancing.
Bravo Katia!!! We are waiting for your new video, best wishes to you and your parents
Wow. Wow. BEAUTIFUL! This is amazing. I'm speechless! She's so young!
Wow. She's very talented!!!! She's going to be a star someday!!!
Very good for being so young
Her lines are astounding!! Beautiful child.
Прекрасно, восхитительно! Большой дар у ребёнка!!!!
beautiful lines, gorgeous costume. she's phenomenal for being 11.
I think it's good for kids to learn pieces they're not QUITE ready for. I'm sure she'll perform this again someday down the road, and at that point the fundamentals will be well into place, so she CAN focus on the emotional expression.
omg luvv it cant stop watching this!! must hav watched it about 500 timesss :) u rock keep it up.. ur gonna be famous some dayy :) :) best of luck!!
Happy New Year!
She is simply amazing!!!
she is going to be phenomenal when she's older because she's already amazing!
SHE'S ELEVEN!!!!
That was amazing. She's going to be even more amazing as she grows up - she has the package: the flexibility, turns, and how to express the variation. Wow!
OMG ! Juste superbe! Je donnerais tout pour danser comme ça! GOOD JOB ♥♥ Just beautiful
wow she is very very good, especially the part at the end . i would love to see a lil more of the character come out in her performance. but she is 11 and this is such a very high standard. well done was beautiful. I first started to like this variation when i saw tamara rojo dance it, i loved it ever since.
She is hardly any younger than I am! I wish I was this talented.
If she keeps this, we will def. be seeing her on stage as the star of the production.
She's very flexible
Cant wait to see her clip for this years YAGP competition ! shes just too excellent ! :DD
Wow!!
that was amazing!!
I loved her costume too :D
Wow!! She's so gifted! She takes my breath away!
I´m more than impressed, she´s amazing. I wish I had started at her age..
1:25 til the end= ahhhmazing. the whole piece was beautiful. great job.
She's fabulous. Once she gains the experience, technique and maturity...she'll be unstoppable.
All the costumes you see in Katia's videos were designed and made exclusively for Katia by our costume designer at Marina Almayeva School of Classical Ballet.
I can't believe out of all the variations I have seen of Esmeralda I keep coming back to this! She is out of this world! Her extensions are better than a professionals!
Such a beautiful girl!
She even manages to make the tambourine sound nice as well which is what a lot of the professionals failed to do!
Soo jealous! Think I have watched this over a hundred times now lol!
Katia that was amazing. I can't even do ballet like that yet so thumbs up to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wow... she's amazing!! she has alot of talent!
OH THE JEALOUSY! She is SOOO amazing!!!
She is a very beautiful dancer and her progress each year is better.. really amazing!
great future!
(sorry for my english)
Seriously, she's 11?! She has pure talent :)
i've seen the other videos of her and it seems that this talented young dancer is being very well taught, there is a great pattern in her progress. how old is she now? she could be extraordinary! bravo!
she was spectacular O.o ...there isn't word for this very good girl... she was a promise in dance... i hope the best for her !!!
wow, I have never thought such a variation could be performed by such a young girl. Congratulations, just watch out your shoulders when you are turning. Amazing extensions...You have a great future
she's amazing!!
this is legitimately my favorite video on youtube
thx for the vid so much!! im doing a esmeralda solo this year, and watching her, i learned it easily. THX!!
Woaw, she has the perfect body for a ballerina... great insteps, long neck, short torso, tall... PERFECTION!
Wow, I saw all of your other variations, and I must say that this one is the best. I can't wait to see you when your're 18, if you do THAT now!! Girl, you are insane!! And you were made to dance. Keep it up, and never stop dancing! The only thing i can say to improve on, if anything, is your arms in your turns. Try to extend and soften them more, it might give you a more lengthened look in your upper body. But other than that, you were fantastic!!!
wow!! she's amazing!!
youuu are amazing!
omg your onlyy 11 and i cant believe u can dance like that!
A real prodigy! Just amazing!
what 11 years old and probably THE best ballet dancer I have seen in my entire LIFE! She is so amazing!
bravo!!!!!
just amazing!!!!
was that too difficult for a kid of this age?
Katia is now 12. Thank you for viewing!
omg her legs
Watch for her name in 8 years. Se will be at the best ballet company in the world.
she's really amazing!
Astounding, remains to be my favourite la Esmerelda that I've seen!
I'm 16. Have been doing ballet twice a week since the age of three. I've not even started pointe yet! :D Jelous, this kid is amazing !
Amazing!! She is so very talented. Absolutely stunning!!
omg i love that so much. and she is such an amazing dancer. im gonna do that variation for the compitition im gonna enter
AMAZING! so gracefull! i love it!
OMG she is amazing
i cant stop watching her
her pointe work is really good and she has great flexability
i love the ending amazing way to finish.
Katia is studying at Marina Almayeva School of Classical Ballet at Colleyville, TX.
too cute...!!!
unbelievable for just 11...she is unreal...
she is fearless :)
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she's the greatest little dancer^^
It's AMAZING with only 11 years!!!
Waw!!!
Oh my God!
She is so cute! And she dances so well!
I loved her performace!
If she keeps up at this rate, she may well be able to top the mastery of someone like Zakharova when she's older. It would be so nice to see someone of the caliber of Plisetskaya or Maximova. I wish Katia the best! Brava!
she's flexible...one thing i like about her is her pointing is different it's like you want to watch it always..and her stretch it's so adorable and wonderful its different from others she can stretch her feet really well..:)
wow...she's really good and amazing!
wow she is so amazing and she's only 11 great job you are amazing
wow this girl is amazing =]
and to think that she's just gonna get better as she gets older. =O
haha love it! great job!
Whoa, stunning!!!
(i paused the leap at 1:40 and that is stunning also!!)
she is truly AMAZING!
she's SO AMAZING for her age! gosh :D
That's amazing, the control she has is just....wow
loooved the ending
she doesn't quite yet have a sense of maturity but i'm very excited to see what she'll be dancing like as a young woman!!!
@isthatmarcee I think her mom owns a school in texas and is russian. You can tell she is getting amazing training!
oh my god.... she's amazing!
Congratz !!!
Your super good ! OMG
Crazy !
Well done !
Come on guys! you cannot say: she is not Esmeralda!! SHE IS (was) 11 here! she cannot show the passion and sensuality of this piece because of that! but she was GREAT! that's it.
She is extraordinary! compliments!
Absolutely amazing!!!
YOU ARE AMAZING GIRL!!! CONGRATILATIONS!!! :D
one word.
W O W!
and also her attitude! omg! wow. and for 11 that is really good. im jealous!
=D
superb as always
holy cornballs!
she's amazing!!!
and she's only age 11!! wooow YOU GO GIRL :D
W O W ! She makes it look so easy!
Wow, she's amazing!
wow, you can really see the improvement from when she was ten to now. She's brilliant at 11, what is she like now?
Oh your right!!! AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!