Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker (The Royal Ballet)

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  • Опубліковано 30 лис 2017
  • Lauren Cuthbertson performs the famous Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, set to Tchaikovsky's iconic score.
    The Nutcracker is available to watch now - along with over 60 other extraordinary productions - on Royal Opera House Stream. Watch the whole performance now at www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-ev...
    Peter Wright’s nigh-on definitive production for The Royal Ballet ranks as one of the most enduring and enchanting versions of The Nutcracker. With its festive period setting, dancing snowflakes and enchanting stage magic, Lev Ivanov’s 1892 ballet has become the perfect Christmas entertainment, with Tchaikovsky’s sumptuous, sugar-spun music the most recognizable of all ballet scores.
    Loosely based on the story by E.T.A. Hoffmann, the ballet opens with the lively Christmas party that is hosted by the Stahlbaum family, its Victorian setting captured in opulent detail by Julia Trevelyan Oman’s designs. Wright’s choreography ingeniously incorporates surviving fragments of the ballet’s original material, including the sublime pas de deux for the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Prince. But in emphasizing the relationship between Clara and the Nutcracker Prince, the production also gains a touching subtext of first love.
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  • @RoyalOperaHouse
    @RoyalOperaHouse  20 днів тому +13

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  • @Guidussify
    @Guidussify 3 роки тому +8484

    Me: "That looks easy".
    Doctor 2 hours later: "You'll have to wear this boot for 6 weeks".

  • @dasampaguita9562
    @dasampaguita9562 4 роки тому +29929

    im the only one suddenly gets interested in ballet for no reason

    • @johannymar.s
      @johannymar.s 4 роки тому +818

      Not the only one

    • @dasampaguita9562
      @dasampaguita9562 4 роки тому +268

      @@johannymar.s thats more like it

    • @dasampaguita9562
      @dasampaguita9562 4 роки тому +306

      @@johntaylor8463 I would love to but you see a virus is on the lose

    • @johntaylor8463
      @johntaylor8463 4 роки тому +169

      @@dasampaguita9562Ah ok. I hope you and your loved ones are well. When life is back to normal you will love ballet all the more. Best wishes and God bless us all.

    • @dasampaguita9562
      @dasampaguita9562 4 роки тому +116

      @@johntaylor8463 thanks.. I hope that you and your loved ones and also your whole community. I have never seen a live ballet performance, maybe After the chaos ill get to do this.. God bless us all

  • @MarelisaFabrega
    @MarelisaFabrega Рік тому +2203

    That sweet, bell-like sound with an ethereal quality is made by an instrument called the celesta. It transports you to a fantastical, magical world.

    • @foodiemmdk
      @foodiemmdk Рік тому +10

      Wow kool!

    • @SHEMAGK
      @SHEMAGK Рік тому +15

      Wow I was actually interested in knowing that. Thank you very much ❤😊

    • @shalthepal6513
      @shalthepal6513 Рік тому +41

      It's also used in the main theme of Harry Potter!

    • @crumblemuffin1257
      @crumblemuffin1257 Рік тому +11

      Thank you smart side of UA-cam

    • @jrexx2841
      @jrexx2841 11 місяців тому +1

      It's called Celesta

  • @choryllis6646
    @choryllis6646 7 місяців тому +504

    I'm so sad Tchaikovsky thought he did a bad job with this. It transports me to another realm whenever I hear it. I hope that, whatever afterlife he's in, he's able to see how much we love it and how much we love him for making this.

  • @EvelynH96
    @EvelynH96 5 років тому +25094

    She’s the little ballerina that pops out from your jewelry box

    • @iikou3925
      @iikou3925 5 років тому +485

      I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD ONE OF THOSE SJSKNSKSKD

    • @softmagicalgirl8262
      @softmagicalgirl8262 5 років тому +119

      THAT'S SO ACUTRATE DHEJXBKAJXNSKZ

    • @laviender
      @laviender 5 років тому +69

      YESS 💞

    • @chess4072
      @chess4072 5 років тому +73

      @@iikou3925 i had one i remember it was a hello kitty one? But it still had a ballerina in it. I had it couple of years ago, before i started ballet sksk-

    • @Ilovelanadelrey14
      @Ilovelanadelrey14 4 роки тому +22

      SO CUTEEEEEEe EGVH SKSKSKS

  • @user-tk2cj1ld9z
    @user-tk2cj1ld9z 5 років тому +16068

    When trying to sneak down the stairs without your parents hearing you

    • @twiceuonceu647
      @twiceuonceu647 5 років тому +88

      T right 😂😂😂😂🌚💔

    • @saltysoysauce2870
      @saltysoysauce2870 4 роки тому +34

      XD

    • @jessiemacdonald3436
      @jessiemacdonald3436 4 роки тому +63

      Omg lol u just made my day 😂😂😂

    • @eugenie3394
      @eugenie3394 4 роки тому +100

      Yes but IRL you're not that graceful so at the end they ear you 😅

    • @asylnn
      @asylnn 4 роки тому +50

      Whose that extra sneaking down like that lmao

  • @iknowexactlywhoyouare8701
    @iknowexactlywhoyouare8701 Рік тому +550

    Tchaikovsky thinking that he failed this ballet brings me tears because I haven't heard anything better than this in my whole life. I guess all of the great artists in the literary, art, and music world have had the tendency to think they're a failure.

    • @oliviaellis2121
      @oliviaellis2121 2 місяці тому +6

      The only other ballet that could out do this one is swan lake...

    • @Pandie2828
      @Pandie2828 Місяць тому +4

      @@oliviaellis2121 Well he composed Swan Lake so I sure it disappointed him that the Nutcracker wasn't 110% as good

    • @austindenotter19
      @austindenotter19 26 днів тому +1

      Why is that?

  • @munelinmusic
    @munelinmusic 8 місяців тому +175

    She must have dedicated her life to training for these 2 minutes and 30 seconds. It's truly remarkable to be able to watch this for free at home. Appreciate her perfect solo dancing!

  • @saphirecrystal263
    @saphirecrystal263 5 років тому +5539

    When you try to copy her graceful and elegant moves in the middle of the night then you hear someone with eye bags asking you if they heard any elephants in the middle of the night.

  • @gemmm3645
    @gemmm3645 3 роки тому +15335

    I hate it when people underestimate ballet, it takes so much strength to do this yet you have to smile and look graceful

    • @tink6225
      @tink6225 3 роки тому +15

      @Patty Jacobson huh

    • @sandychen1381
      @sandychen1381 3 роки тому +25

      Yeah

    • @kittenmimi5326
      @kittenmimi5326 3 роки тому +269

      Who TF does that, I mean I dunno but it looks hard as fuck...

    • @lolmoment4u
      @lolmoment4u 3 роки тому +437

      It actually is so hard. You have to have so much strength to be able to stand on the dead tip of your toe.

    • @toosei4296
      @toosei4296 3 роки тому +184

      I had a dude tell me you dont need to be strong to dance and istg i woulda snapprd his neck if it was irl

  • @POPOPOPOPOPOP82
    @POPOPOPOPOPOP82 Рік тому +614

    If my concert soloing experience is any indication, she must not have had many opportunities to practice with the orchestra. Yet she still matches up with the music beautifully. It’s incredible how perfectly she controls her body.

    • @yura41
      @yura41 Рік тому +15

      Where do you see perfect matching to music?

    • @lo4133
      @lo4133 Рік тому +27

      i felt that too, do you think it is possible that the orchestra is trying to fuck her up by slightly doing uptempo here

    • @marioluigi9599
      @marioluigi9599 Рік тому +1

      Well whatever. I just realised this type of thing is soooo white. It's like for white people. A black girl wouldn't fit to it.
      Maybe a Chinese girl. But I think black girls are too soul for it and Indians are too bollywood for it. Too spicey. It doesn't fit. You gotta be white

    • @vonlowe7187
      @vonlowe7187 9 місяців тому

      for the RB production this solo is with the oboes@@yura41

    • @richardweldon2062
      @richardweldon2062 7 місяців тому +1

      Ballet dancers are the fittest and strongest of all dancers. The core strength they have to perform this sort of routine is remarkable. As far as timing is concerned, you've no idea about the way these routines are perfectly choreographed with the music. It's a classic example of pearls before swine. Look that up (assuming you can read).

  • @amaryllis8785
    @amaryllis8785 2 роки тому +254

    My feet hurt just by watching her do the ballet. Beautiful performance.

  • @chelseaf.3352
    @chelseaf.3352 5 років тому +8736

    that footwork is *on pointe*

  • @katelynkerr469
    @katelynkerr469 4 роки тому +5974

    I’m a pointe dancer and it’s so painful, I’ve been training for 10 years, I’m 17 but I’ve been dancing since I was 3, and being on pointe. You feel Great but it is so painful, the amount of gel and plasters I go through every dance class I attend is crazy, not only do you need a good physical state, you need a good mental state too, I hope my hard work and training makes me become a beautiful dancer like this ballerina is

  • @caitlinherman1521
    @caitlinherman1521 Рік тому +154

    She looks weightless like the floor is made of glass. What a beautiful performance 👏

  • @lqdyd4856
    @lqdyd4856 5 місяців тому +30

    I'm not gonna lie, this isn't my favorite variation of the dance, but this dancer made it looks so easy and flawless. Her dancing was magnificent and she herself is very beautiful!

  • @rubyofdawn
    @rubyofdawn 5 років тому +5460

    This may sounds odd but i imagine this is how powdered sugar dusted on sweet pastries would look like in dance form , so soft and light. Well done

    • @domisthebomb09
      @domisthebomb09 5 років тому +56

      What a great analogy! 😊

    • @rujulakathuria7278
      @rujulakathuria7278 5 років тому +44

      *oh mY GOD*

    • @heyhshshe3789
      @heyhshshe3789 5 років тому +22

      Swan lake barbie

    • @maggie4899
      @maggie4899 5 років тому +21

      Absolutely yes! Not even just the dancing, but both that and the music! Hands down lovely.

    • @sophialove7976
      @sophialove7976 5 років тому +8

      Ainnur Sarah this makes me hungry 😭

  • @nialei4116
    @nialei4116 3 роки тому +18709

    I feel like. Am the only one that just loves ballet out of nowhere.

    • @cateering
      @cateering 3 роки тому +435

      You’re not alone, after watching an among us video that had “In the hall of the mountain king” in it I suddenly got interested in classical music and now I’m here :)

    • @marianne5055
      @marianne5055 3 роки тому +207

      Yes you are the only one. Ballet is such a niche interest, how could millions of people possibly have an interest in it. Yes, you truly are the only one.

    • @quienn4303
      @quienn4303 3 роки тому +57

      As well as me. I was just watching some horror when I wanted to watch a ballet act. Haha.

    • @yanaangelova4615
      @yanaangelova4615 3 роки тому +4

      @@quienn4303 бййбхйгкл

    • @tempestates13
      @tempestates13 3 роки тому +35

      I saw this in 7th grade but have been in love with it since elementary school.

  • @russiandollie
    @russiandollie Рік тому +21

    It's like she's barely touching the ground, like she's walking on clouds. It takes so much effort to walk lightly OR do ballet but to do both simultaneously, like doing ballet and making it look so effortless is MIND BLOWING

  • @roadrailer1656
    @roadrailer1656 Рік тому +75

    The strength, coordination, beauty, and sheer determination of this woman. Deserves great admiration. Applause upon applause.

  • @evelyn4120
    @evelyn4120 3 роки тому +9446

    When you wish you didn’t give up ballet when you were six...

    • @evelyn4120
      @evelyn4120 3 роки тому +54

      @KAILEEN.VASQUEZ 103287 so are you in a ballet school?

    • @boredomboredom1055
      @boredomboredom1055 3 роки тому +284

      I got kicked out when i was 5 for failing a spin

    • @evelyn4120
      @evelyn4120 3 роки тому +419

      @@boredomboredom1055 my goodness you didn’t deserve that! Everyone fails at times! Gosh that ballet teacher shouldn’t be allowed to just throw you out for not being able to do a spin

    • @boredomboredom1055
      @boredomboredom1055 3 роки тому +153

      @@evelyn4120 it was practly dance mom multiple kids got kicked out for failing a sping or leap

    • @boredomboredom1055
      @boredomboredom1055 3 роки тому +11

      @anna oof

  • @abbie6967
    @abbie6967 5 років тому +20510

    The discipline these girls go through to attain this level of perfection must be excruciatingly painful but, the end result is delightful to watch. They should be so proud of themselves.

    • @emmacugini8904
      @emmacugini8904 5 років тому +465

      agnes ham this comment made my day! so happy to see someone recognize my hard work

    • @angelaviviv7698
      @angelaviviv7698 5 років тому +44

      Probably not there stomachs though..

    • @user-kp5he9fh8n
      @user-kp5he9fh8n 5 років тому +313

      lolbomb gamerpants I’m 100% sure they eat well enough to train for 10 hours a day

    • @mattsmith2656
      @mattsmith2656 5 років тому +266

      as my daughter would say, "ballet is pain. Pain is ballet."

    • @idk_what_to_put_here-dk6bj
      @idk_what_to_put_here-dk6bj 5 років тому +63

      agnes ham it is not excruciating pain, it is painful, but the pain is nit EXCRUCIATING. You want to know what excruciating is, look up “anesthesia awareness”

  • @sophiesteaching5904
    @sophiesteaching5904 Рік тому +32

    I have enjoyed seeing her elegant dance. She must have put lots effort in dancing to this level. Good effort and her spirit of persistent and hardworking finally let her stand out and get applaud from her audience. Bravo.

  • @PEACEinYESHUA-oj7vc1pk7w
    @PEACEinYESHUA-oj7vc1pk7w Рік тому +54

    Ever since I was a little girl I loved ballet and this is one of my favourites! Just the music and the way the dancer appears to effortlessly float across the stage making it look so easy. Absolutely beautiful! The music and everything about this is so good and it always gave me goosebumps from a young age ❤

  • @agallstarfilms7583
    @agallstarfilms7583 4 роки тому +2716

    *I can’t even imagine the grueling pain she must have gone through*

    • @Aya01670
      @Aya01670 4 роки тому +3

      Pain from what?

    • @devilofdance6223
      @devilofdance6223 4 роки тому +61

      Aya Bakir Pointe

    • @devilofdance6223
      @devilofdance6223 4 роки тому +196

      Aya Bakir you have to dance on you actual toes and looking at that you can see that literally almost the entire time she’s on her toes dancing. Coming from someone that does dance and pointe, that hurts. Basically what that feels like is if you were to stand on your toes, and I don’t mean your tip toes I mean the top of your toes, and dance around like that for hours after hours practicing. Sure that was only two minutes but the amount of pointe work she did in that is what that feels like.

    • @Aya01670
      @Aya01670 4 роки тому +40

      @@devilofdance6223 ohhh that really does hurt 😢😢 thank you for Explaining

    • @itsnoterin
      @itsnoterin 4 роки тому +41

      @@devilofdance6223 NOT TO MENTION THAT HARD THING AT THE END-

  • @arahossain893
    @arahossain893 4 роки тому +3932

    Can we just take a moment to appreciate how graceful her moves are. Her expression so graceful too. Her footwork on point and lastly how beautiful she looks.

    • @devilofdance6223
      @devilofdance6223 4 роки тому +30

      Ara Hossain if only you knew how much pain that causes and we still have to put a smile on our faces

    • @arahossain893
      @arahossain893 4 роки тому +43

      @@devilofdance6223 i know it's really hard and causes pain. But she is doing the moves so gracefully that it's really satisfying.

    • @ASMRyouVEGANyet
      @ASMRyouVEGANyet 4 роки тому +3

      We're watching the video, that's the moment.

    • @cushionycollector5417
      @cushionycollector5417 4 роки тому +6

      It hurts but you love it so much that you don’t care..

    • @rosiejoy4871
      @rosiejoy4871 3 роки тому +3

      she looks so happy when she's in so much pain

  • @bbaciliere
    @bbaciliere Рік тому +6

    I have an autistic son, and he’s been watching this video over and over and over. His eyes shine when he sees her dancing! Thank you for sharing this beautiful performance with us!

    • @keyaunna.
      @keyaunna. 5 місяців тому

      i’m autistic and ballet is my special interest!! i love watching these videos so so much.

  • @sweetsoldier5
    @sweetsoldier5 Рік тому +40

    She makes it look so easy even though ballet is very difficult. Every movement looks perfect , she is like a doll from an animated movie. This was beautiful!
    I have been fascinated by ballet ever since I was a kid and I watched all the barbie movies and they always looked so elegant when they danced ballet . Even as an adult I watch them sometimes but especially the nutcracker. Those movies brings me back to a time in my life when I felt joyful. I can't dance ballet but watching it makes me feel happy and relaxed. It's amazing how we can train our bodies to be able to do these kind of choreographies and make it look magical while moving around so gracefully.

  • @malaykatoure4560
    @malaykatoure4560 3 роки тому +2861

    notice how she is smiling in all this pain, but she still is beautiful and dances well? This is te real challenge. Smile In Agony, Triomph in beauty

    • @brookechongashing1867
      @brookechongashing1867 3 роки тому +208

      Ballet performances are meant to look effortless, in the end the passion you put in and the sound of crowds cheering really satisfy and outweigh the pain

    • @sirilauemoller
      @sirilauemoller 3 роки тому +110

      No hate or something but, most of the ballet dancers is dancing, because
      they like it. Yes it IS pain. But ballet dancers like to performing.

    • @xox_myrial_xox
      @xox_myrial_xox 3 роки тому +27

      @@sirilauemoller the pointe shoes make it even worse I’m assuming.

    • @malaykatoure4560
      @malaykatoure4560 3 роки тому +48

      @@sirilauemoller I-
      i never said they didn't like to dance, I've been doing ballet for ten years and have partcipated in several ballet festivals and enjoyed it inspite of the pain, however, I would know that staying on point for more than ten seconds and having to spin afterwards is very painful, but you are required to smile

    • @xox_myrial_xox
      @xox_myrial_xox 3 роки тому +7

      @Paper_CrownPeriod. My best friend is a ballet dancer, and has been for all her life. She’s so elegant with her dancing. I’m jealous of her determination.

  • @ok-ih9rp
    @ok-ih9rp 4 роки тому +5859

    Woman: *stands on the tips of her toes*
    Me: "Wow that looks so cool, I'm gonna try!"
    Also me: *ends up in Hospital*

    • @ferrin6326
      @ferrin6326 4 роки тому +199

      You need proper training and shoes to pull it off. If you tried to point as well you probably would rip your muscles to shreds or something :[

    • @rebbn9363
      @rebbn9363 4 роки тому +111

      Dude going en Pointe takes practice and a ton of training, not to mention the fact it lovkey destroyes your feet

    • @ok-ih9rp
      @ok-ih9rp 4 роки тому +70

      @@rebbn9363 It's a joke :> I wouldn't actually do it.

    • @tillielax3095
      @tillielax3095 4 роки тому +23

      Well.. to go en pointe you need point shoes, strong and flexible feet and legs so.. :|

    • @tillielax3095
      @tillielax3095 4 роки тому +13

      @@ok-ih9rp haha ns
      Sorry if that sounded rude I mean, who would do that
      Sorry again I'll just stop

  • @izzywizzybizzyjp
    @izzywizzybizzyjp 2 роки тому +59

    Is it just me that can't stop watching ballet videos over and over? They are so graceful and elegant. I hope to be like them one day.

  • @bethanysparling6527
    @bethanysparling6527 Рік тому +22

    I'm currently learning an adapted version with my mum in her Silver Swans class, and it's amazing to see how graceful she is

  • @Keigosdandruff
    @Keigosdandruff 3 роки тому +3587

    Her hardworking really paid off because I mean she got in the nutcracker with a big role that's already amazing but the fact she's the Sugar plum fairy she really deserved it

    • @Joanna.Dorame
      @Joanna.Dorame 3 роки тому +101

      Actually she is principal in one of the major companies in the World, she does this kind of roles really often

    • @potatoandbean787
      @potatoandbean787 3 роки тому +32

      @@Joanna.Dorame thats so cool! I wish I could get these roels often i mean i just started soo my only roels are the polys and the mouse at least im young LOL

  • @jenniferl.8111
    @jenniferl.8111 3 роки тому +5658

    Let’s appreciate the awesome orchestra too. They have to go through a lot of shows, especially during the Christmas season

    • @pippaschroeder9660
      @pippaschroeder9660 3 роки тому +110

      They are so under appreciated

    • @jillianellis1859
      @jillianellis1859 3 роки тому +54

      I may or may not have just looked this up for the music

    • @lonnclements3397
      @lonnclements3397 3 роки тому +5

      Yeah

    • @abigail5609
      @abigail5609 3 роки тому +8

      this video is about THE SUGARPLUM FAIRY not the orchestra :/

    • @jillianellis1859
      @jillianellis1859 3 роки тому +113

      @@abigail5609 ok but where would the music come from for her to dance to 🤔 if the ORCHESTRA wasn't there

  • @bobmello1063
    @bobmello1063 8 місяців тому +11

    Absolutely beautiful, lovely and so graceful. All the ballerinas are perfect A pleasure to see such accomplished ballet . All the accolades anyone can say.

  • @hann3690
    @hann3690 Рік тому +5

    i can't get enough of this i want the whole show of The Nutcracker

  • @elisew1528
    @elisew1528 3 роки тому +1000

    Everyone gangsta till they get a Russian ballet teacher

    • @kvg3973
      @kvg3973 3 роки тому +63

      True...I grew up in Moscow, and attended ballet classes.
      Needless to say, my teacher was ruthless, and I didn't have enough willpower so I dropped out :(((((

    • @selinachen7795
      @selinachen7795 3 роки тому +40

      I never had a Russian ballet teacher, but just from watching documentary they look scary

    • @ginasavagex4186
      @ginasavagex4186 3 роки тому +3

      @@selinachen7795 fr I Just feel bad for them they too rough on kids

  • @sophbaily8665
    @sophbaily8665 5 років тому +4738

    Ballet is the most beautiful form of dance on earth

    • @zunyalbinoyllesca790
      @zunyalbinoyllesca790 4 роки тому +13

      No entiendo en que idioma hablan

    • @laurenklein1949
      @laurenklein1949 4 роки тому +57

      I think ballet and second for me is tap because I live pounding my feet 😂

    • @xanthiara
      @xanthiara 4 роки тому +11

      I would say Ballet and Flamenco are the 2 most beautiful

    • @mysticsubliminals1061
      @mysticsubliminals1061 4 роки тому +14

      But also the most painful one

    • @smok7952
      @smok7952 4 роки тому +18

      Even I agree that beauty is subjective, and I also think the ballet is one of the most beautiful dance forms out there, but South Indian classical dance has me in awe- m.ua-cam.com/video/UTZD06_HSe0/v-deo.html

  • @Rayis4444
    @Rayis4444 Рік тому +4

    Everything is so beautiful! Her dress, her makeup, the set. It is all enchanting.

  • @Syrastro
    @Syrastro 5 місяців тому +2

    Legendary moment from ballet. The dancer performed it quite well.

  • @badhairlife6713
    @badhairlife6713 5 років тому +3238

    Me: “wow that looks so easy”
    Me: *goes on relievé and falls on face*

    • @tracer740
      @tracer740 5 років тому +30

      @BadHairLife- Yeah, jumping around on only your tippy-toes can be brutal, too!

    • @claireelyse1406
      @claireelyse1406 5 років тому +6

      relatable

    • @matteusburjour
      @matteusburjour 5 років тому +2

      moooooooood

    • @SuperDobieGirl
      @SuperDobieGirl 5 років тому +10

      BadHairLife kinda like figure skating. Looks so easy.......

    • @MunkeeFWRrng
      @MunkeeFWRrng 5 років тому +22

      That’s the point. To make something so difficult look easy and be graceful while doing it. Ballet takes extreme discipline and training. Similar to opera or figure skating.

  • @msfriendsfan4ever788
    @msfriendsfan4ever788 5 років тому +5677

    There’s just something so beautiful about ballet, the way they move it’s so elegant and graceful and the way they tell a story without saying a word

    • @missywalker864
      @missywalker864 5 років тому

      MsFriendsfan4ever silent stories.

    • @onepersoncovers81
      @onepersoncovers81 5 років тому +5

      I am 13 years old and I have had no ballet classes in my entire life. Yet I have practiced for seven years only by a book

    • @onepersoncovers81
      @onepersoncovers81 5 років тому +4

      And I perform for my school every month

    • @VictoriaKay.
      @VictoriaKay. 5 років тому +4

      Also the point of ballet is to make it look effortless

    • @roxysollis8923
      @roxysollis8923 5 років тому +6

      Well the bad part is it is not graceful to actually do. It is straight up PAIN like no joke . It is probably the most graceful dancing in the worl or lyrical but that’s another story , but it is like PAIN like...

  • @Alexis_summer
    @Alexis_summer 6 місяців тому +3

    she’s so good dancing, and those spins were absolutely beautiful!

  • @prettyinprimadonna
    @prettyinprimadonna 6 місяців тому +3

    This ballet is a large inspiration for me learning ballet at 30. I want nothing more than to dance this ballet. Tchaikovsky thinking he failed this one is such a travesty. It my favorite

  • @nevergonnagiveyouup128
    @nevergonnagiveyouup128 3 роки тому +2737

    The Russians sure knew how to compose masterpieces like this.

    • @tiredandhungry8088
      @tiredandhungry8088 3 роки тому +27

      You rick roll me

    • @nevergonnagiveyouup128
      @nevergonnagiveyouup128 3 роки тому +12

      @@tiredandhungry8088 oh! Sorry. This vid will cheer you up:
      ua-cam.com/video/ub82Xb1C8os/v-deo.html😊😊

    • @tiredandhungry8088
      @tiredandhungry8088 3 роки тому +5

      @@nevergonnagiveyouup128 thanks

    • @tiredandhungry8088
      @tiredandhungry8088 3 роки тому +8

      @@nevergonnagiveyouup128 I don't care if it's rick I mean it's rick the demi god he is a demi god due to bob ross

    • @nevergonnagiveyouup128
      @nevergonnagiveyouup128 3 роки тому +3

      @@tiredandhungry8088 welcome

  • @ikerubalcaba3637
    @ikerubalcaba3637 4 роки тому +1373

    I dont know ANYTHING about ballet, but she is soooooo graceful.

    • @ochacouraraka5519
      @ochacouraraka5519 3 роки тому +13

      I have been doing ballet 🩰 for 5 years and I’m still not that good but all ik is that those shoes.......HURT LIKE CRAZY

    • @christinemushalame538
      @christinemushalame538 3 роки тому +2

      My Daughter is 9 ans sur is doing pointe

    • @avacad1sh.
      @avacad1sh. 3 роки тому +2

      Royale kingdom I have dancing for 5 years also!

    • @laylakapo2623
      @laylakapo2623 3 роки тому +2

      I have been dacing since I was 2 and was dreaming about being on point and my dream has almost come true! I am on pre-point.

  • @keyaunna.
    @keyaunna. 5 місяців тому +1

    that ending is just perfection! the way she always lands into the ballet position during the turns is impeccable. that takes so much skill!!

  • @baalmolech
    @baalmolech 2 місяці тому +1

    Dancing on the very tip of your toes is painful and absolutely brutal, but this charming woman does it so effortlessly and with a smile on her face. I love ballet. They’re so badass.

  • @luvgalore320
    @luvgalore320 5 років тому +2214

    me: "what should i wear to the party?"
    friend:"just wear a casual style."
    me:"oh ok"
    also me:

  • @chloemcqueen910
    @chloemcqueen910 4 роки тому +788

    To this ballerina, i know you have been through a lot and we are here to give you respect. You deserve it. Thank you for this performance. You are a living proof that hardwork pays off.

    • @Light_Shield_
      @Light_Shield_ 3 роки тому +1

      I won't hit like just because of the number of likes you have. 222. I can't ruin that!

    • @diolofficial6484
      @diolofficial6484 3 роки тому +12

      @I'MDEprEssEdaNDqUIrkY ! there have to pass through a lot o strict measures to make it this far

    • @mugiwaraprincess
      @mugiwaraprincess 3 роки тому +8

      @I'MDEprEssEdaNDqUIrkY ! yk the road of the ballerina is not as simple as it may seem

    • @Musicienne-DAB1995
      @Musicienne-DAB1995 3 роки тому +7

      @@mugiwaraprincess I would be surprised if anyone thought it was simple. A lot of work for not a lot of pay. A lot of pain. These women are superheroes.

    • @mugiwaraprincess
      @mugiwaraprincess 3 роки тому +3

      @@Musicienne-DAB1995 ikr, they really go through sm but many still don't get the appreciation and remuneration they deserve . they're really amazing !

  • @melia_lightwood
    @melia_lightwood Рік тому +9

    I have attempted that variation before as a ballet dancer and I can say the most difficult part is the turns at the end, I have an insane amount of respect for anyone who can do that amount of turns in a row and stand perfectly still afterward.

    • @littlemissgroove
      @littlemissgroove 5 місяців тому

      What is this variation called? Is it just called the RB variation

  • @benedictakissi1955
    @benedictakissi1955 2 роки тому +1

    Standing on your toes alone is hard enough and she does that and much much more with perfect poise, grace and a beautiful smile on her face. Mind blowing ngl❤🔥🔥

  • @francescacappai2652
    @francescacappai2652 5 років тому +2030

    I mean is she even a human?

    • @eliatolentino7970
      @eliatolentino7970 5 років тому +141

      Francesca Cappai no shes the sugar plum fairy 😂

    • @nuratiqah6964
      @nuratiqah6964 5 років тому +29

      You know what, I misunderstood her as one of the characters from Barbie movie until I read the comments, then I realized she is a real human 😌

    • @dd6379
      @dd6379 5 років тому +8

      Nope she’s a fairy

    • @anastasiiarshiriaeva7784
      @anastasiiarshiriaeva7784 5 років тому +5

      Francesca Cappai she’s Russian

    • @dd6379
      @dd6379 5 років тому +2

      Anastasiia Shiriaeva nahhh u don’t say

  • @yanxiawu1759
    @yanxiawu1759 2 роки тому +9976

    audience: wow, so graceful, so elegant, so effortless
    the ballerina: I'M IN SO MUCH PAIN MY MUSCLES ARE BuRNinG OH NO THE HARD ONE IS COMMING UP JUST KEEP SMILING

    • @evelyn4120
      @evelyn4120 2 роки тому +841

      Yeah. My cousins a part of the Royal Ballet school in London and she once had to get sent to hospital due to her pulled muscles and over-blistered feet.

    • @pattyrice4597
      @pattyrice4597 2 роки тому +450

      this is a hilarious comment because at my dance studio, when we do nutcracker and we're learning sugarplum, we all say that pas de chat part is the hardest lol

    • @vardevank
      @vardevank 2 роки тому +155

      PLEASE THAT'S SO RELATABLE I CAN'T-

    • @psyhense
      @psyhense 2 роки тому +294

      I remember seeing somewhere Ballet and Gymnastics were called the two most physically demanding endeavors. Gymnastics more for the upper body, and ballet for the lower. While still needing considerable strength and flexibility for both.
      Though I have no source for it or proof, always stuck with me.

    • @aud6312
      @aud6312 2 роки тому +17

      @@pattyrice4597 FR ITS THE HARDEST

  • @CeciliaOfSweden
    @CeciliaOfSweden 19 днів тому

    So beautiful, she makes it look effortless and graceful. A true master of her art!

  • @natashajohnston4311
    @natashajohnston4311 5 місяців тому +1

    HOW IS SHE STILL JUST SMILING, SHES LITERALLY STANDING HER TOES RN BRO 💀

  • @BlackCat-hb5re
    @BlackCat-hb5re 6 років тому +322

    1:43 an elegant dab

  • @dianahuerta6851
    @dianahuerta6851 5 років тому +5655

    There’s always that one person who doesn’t stop coughing throughout the performance
    Edit: why do I have so many likes lmao guys it was just an observation idk how people took it out of context.

    • @user-bl3fl7cu7p
      @user-bl3fl7cu7p 4 роки тому +185

      I just realised I was coughing through this whole video lmao

    • @alannaarends4681
      @alannaarends4681 4 роки тому +81

      It was the first thing I noticed. SO ANNOYING

    • @reginag5618
      @reginag5618 4 роки тому +124

      Maybe they are sick, they cant control it 🙄, dont be rude

    • @kuzenlerbrawstars6138
      @kuzenlerbrawstars6138 4 роки тому +1

      Ne diyon

    • @oshimatamura6002
      @oshimatamura6002 4 роки тому +1

      @@kuzenlerbrawstars6138 Her zaman performans boyunca sürekli öksüren biri olur diyor

  • @nonoagain6547
    @nonoagain6547 6 днів тому

    I don’t think I’m cultured enough to really appreciate ballet, but I can clearly see the hard work these people into their craft. My toes also now hurt.

  • @johnryanl.mambiar5330
    @johnryanl.mambiar5330 2 роки тому +7

    Your dancing is so beautiful, I love how your personality shines through in your movement in stage while your performing! You are so focused and really inspiring. You are so good in ballet you emphasize the movements of classical ballet dance.

  • @applet4rts639
    @applet4rts639 4 роки тому +1150

    The way she looks out to the audience while she’s doing the steps, as if she doesn’t even have to look to know what she’s doing... effortless

    • @johntaylor8463
      @johntaylor8463 4 роки тому +10

      There's no way in the world that was effortless.

    • @stephlrideout
      @stephlrideout 4 роки тому +3

      Where else would she look?

    • @applet4rts639
      @applet4rts639 4 роки тому +4

      @@stephlrideout you don't only look in one place when you dance

    • @stephlrideout
      @stephlrideout 4 роки тому +3

      I know, so why wouldn't she look out to the audience? That's the most natural place to look.

    • @applet4rts639
      @applet4rts639 4 роки тому +8

      Stephanie Rideout not all the time, I do ballet and you don’t look straight in front of all the time - you’re eyeline changes a lot because you follow your arms

  • @marsgaming3386
    @marsgaming3386 4 роки тому +2618

    Okay but like who is dying in the audience lmao
    Came back to give time stamps: 1:09 1:20 1:24 1:27 1:49 1:57 that’s not all but I’m pretty sure most of them were sneezes now that I’m rewatching this

    • @kuu6667
      @kuu6667 4 роки тому +37

      Mar’s Laboratory i was trying to find a comment about that!😂

    • @callistocryptic
      @callistocryptic 4 роки тому +60

      It's coronavirus lol

    • @Kasiah_
      @Kasiah_ 4 роки тому +7

      😂😂😂stahp

    • @everberry51
      @everberry51 4 роки тому +17

      I don’t hear it :(

    • @uglysagittarius2801
      @uglysagittarius2801 4 роки тому +10

      Kurkuma me I’m that person lmao not joking I have asthma

  • @june556
    @june556 2 роки тому +2

    Some people assume that ballet is very easy since it looks so graceful and elegant but it takes a lot of strength to make it seem perfect, it's actually one of the most difficult dances out there.

  • @marykayduffy588
    @marykayduffy588 Рік тому +3

    She makes it looks effortless, although I know it is a lot of training and hard work. Beautiful performance !

  • @shannonmaire
    @shannonmaire 6 років тому +461

    She’s been training her whole life. I have no right to judge.

  • @rossewen8259
    @rossewen8259 6 років тому +3516

    For people asking why the choreography and music don’t necessarily match. She is the sugar plum fairy, she is supposed to be pure and delicate. It’s all about the quieter notes, and the notes in the background! I think it is by far the best sugar plum fairy variation there is! Well Done Lauren! ✨

    • @elliecraig94
      @elliecraig94 6 років тому +5

      Ross Ewen so true

    • @anime2012
      @anime2012 6 років тому +173

      Thanks for the explanation! I thought the audio and video weren't in sync. she's not in sync with the louder instruments, but she is with the quieter ones =)

    • @Terinka14
      @Terinka14 6 років тому +32

      I was confused as well but then I heard the background notes :)

    • @anakarlanelsondeoliveirama9884
      @anakarlanelsondeoliveirama9884 6 років тому +19

      I got your point, but, to me, both dance and music are just in line

    • @blanche1366
      @blanche1366 6 років тому +53

      same here, I never thought it was out of sync because I usually hear the whole orchestra and not just the loud instruments :)

  • @user-uq6cf3il6i
    @user-uq6cf3il6i 5 місяців тому

    She is lovely.Playing all the classic of all times.Doesn´t miss us her culture and tradition.Maybe they came late back them,but now she is real,tough and we can watch how many times we like it.Thank you.

  • @casperandkoda8951
    @casperandkoda8951 2 роки тому +11

    I'm a guy. A grungey-hippie. And I think ballerinas and ballet dancing is just so beautiful. Full of glory and grace. It always gives me chills.

  • @crocochoo
    @crocochoo 6 років тому +2882

    So graceful and gorgeous. Her steps appear to be so light.

    • @angelicadiaz4107
      @angelicadiaz4107 6 років тому +33

      crocochoo
      Totally agree!!! She is sooooo graceful and elegant !!!!!!

    • @rachelhalstrum7833
      @rachelhalstrum7833 6 років тому +34

      crocochoo I have to do this in my recital because we are doing the nutcracker and this is the video that my dance teacher showed me. I'm the sugar plum fairy in one show and Clara in another

    • @crocochoo
      @crocochoo 6 років тому +14

      Oh, I bet you'll be divine :3

    • @joyin9852
      @joyin9852 6 років тому +30

      crocochoo meanwhile her toenail is fallen off because that’s the sacrifice of doing point

    • @raquelsacramed9169
      @raquelsacramed9169 6 років тому +1

      Her steps are so light cause’ she’s wearing these shoes called ‘ Pointe shoes’.

  • @AcidRain371
    @AcidRain371 6 років тому +604

    My feet hurts just watching this.

  • @jeremiahhuffman2964
    @jeremiahhuffman2964 2 місяці тому

    Use to have to go every year to see my sister, was always delighted even at 6-7 years old, best soundtrack I probably ever heard. Listened to his record at home when I found it.

  • @cheriestolze
    @cheriestolze Рік тому +1

    For sure this is the variation that most unites the music and the most. They highlight each other. Bravo!

  • @the1truth420
    @the1truth420 3 роки тому +933

    Once you find ballet there is nothing better.

  • @midnightelf9149
    @midnightelf9149 5 років тому +597

    Is she a real fairy? She moves so light...

  • @user-vo7lm5jm9p
    @user-vo7lm5jm9p 2 місяці тому

    How I love the art and discipline of ballet. I miss it. 🫶

  • @LadyStoneheart312
    @LadyStoneheart312 3 місяці тому

    I absolutely adore her smile at the end, she kept a smile the whole time but when the applause hit the smile cracked into a true smile. She knows she nailed it

  • @kttiie
    @kttiie 5 років тому +623

    This is more elegant in one video than I will be in my whole life

  • @soad2609
    @soad2609 4 роки тому +638

    When my mom says, 'don't walk on the wet floor'.

  • @ber2996
    @ber2996 2 роки тому

    There's something mesmerizing with those leg movements

  • @wreckagevic
    @wreckagevic Рік тому +11

    I saw the Nutcracker performance on a field trip before Christmas break in my middle school days and over 15 years later I come back to this specific part. Beautiful 👏

  • @jellyfishjay2217
    @jellyfishjay2217 3 роки тому +566

    me choreographing a dance at 3am without my roommate hearing me-

  • @angeloc.7400
    @angeloc.7400 4 роки тому +224

    2:07 is what I call, The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy's best 32 turns made with perfection

  • @AstarionsBoyfriend
    @AstarionsBoyfriend Рік тому +1

    Going to see the nutcracker ballet this christmas, I can't wait.

  • @levitaifau
    @levitaifau Місяць тому

    all that hard work really pays off. the moves are so rough and difficult to bear, yet she still shows her grace and poise. wonderful!

  • @constellations_0
    @constellations_0 3 роки тому +657

    0:02 me going to annoy my sister in the other room cuz I’m bored

  • @AwanamaIsHere
    @AwanamaIsHere 3 роки тому +2595

    Soccer: I'm the hardest sport in the world, no one can beat me.
    Ballet: hold my pointe' shoes.
    Edit: thanks guys for liking this comment, I didn't expect to be liked by other people. Btw, Ballet is an art but requires a movement and exercise to do.

    • @Sloooth
      @Sloooth 3 роки тому +86

      Soccer is the esiest..

    • @Clara-eb1nm
      @Clara-eb1nm 3 роки тому +68

      Swimming, respecting the pain of ballett, to soccer: try holding your breath while doing sports, then we can talk about it

    • @AwanamaIsHere
      @AwanamaIsHere 3 роки тому +22

      @@Clara-eb1nm Tell me about it, Ballet is an interesting thing that I wanted to try. If I were taller enough, I would take a ballet course.

    • @themikaylashow9374
      @themikaylashow9374 3 роки тому +42

      Ballet ISN'T a sport,its an art

    • @AwanamaIsHere
      @AwanamaIsHere 3 роки тому +13

      @@themikaylashow9374 yes, you're right. I was wrong about that.

  • @cimmerianfable
    @cimmerianfable Рік тому +2

    Ballerinas look like celestial ostriches... So elegant & dreamy 🤎💕

  • @bees5461
    @bees5461 7 місяців тому

    I never tire of watching Ms. Cuthbertson. She is exquisite.

  • @TheNocturnalOracle
    @TheNocturnalOracle 3 роки тому +862

    The fact that she makes this LOOK EASY is incredible

    • @brownie3454
      @brownie3454 7 місяців тому

      she just spins on her toes. a week of practice you can do it

    • @brownie3454
      @brownie3454 7 місяців тому

      @@cheekbonesandprince not years, a week

    • @Hahshdhbcbcyoutube
      @Hahshdhbcbcyoutube 7 місяців тому +7

      ​@@brownie3454record your self doin it

    • @brownie3454
      @brownie3454 7 місяців тому

      @@Hahshdhbcbcyoutube ew creep

    • @MF_Jah
      @MF_Jah 6 місяців тому +1

      @@brownie3454yea bro shit pretty ez i stand on my toes all time reaching shit from the highest self

  • @norakbubbles
    @norakbubbles 2 роки тому +891

    No one gives ballerinas enough credit. People have no idea what they go through to practice to get THIS amazing!!! So incredible! ❤

    • @aaronvanzile3824
      @aaronvanzile3824 Рік тому +20

      For real my calves and hamstrings hurt just watching this

    • @vetreas366
      @vetreas366 Рік тому

      ​@@williamhanson9493 Noice troll attempt guy! You can't actually be seriously comparing ballet with the UFC because that would really mean you're that dumb.
      So it's fine, because you weren't serious, you were just trying to be funny. Failure to be funny is fine! You just suck at comedy, nothing to be bent out of shape for. Way better than being stupid enough to compare ballet to punching and kicking people! That would be a massive L so it's a good thing that's not what your comment is about! Phew! Dodged that bullet! Or should I say... that "ballet"? Hah! That's how we keep it topical instead of mentioning completely unrelated stuff on a video about ballet! Like out of nowhere mentioning the UFC for no reason! That's just weird! But not for a joke! If it's just a small trolling attempt, it's allowed! Can you imagine if it wasn't a trolling attempt? How stupid you'd sound by making that comparison? Heh! It's good you didn't do it! The cringe would be phenomenal! So much cringe from a comment that, out of nowhere, would try to devalue the decades of work and discipline that go into these dancers mastering their bodies, working to learn choreography, working with orchestras and bands to finetune their performances and actually performing on stage. Would be such a weird connection to make, too!
      But it was all a small troll attempt that failed miserably so it's alright! ^_^

    • @bontrent4521
      @bontrent4521 Рік тому +4

      So true; I actually do know what they go through to achieve this. And I wish I didn`t.

    • @rosezwijsen2055
      @rosezwijsen2055 8 місяців тому

      Wondering how much they earn ok the US as a ballerina. ❤❤❤

    • @jasonroberts6080
      @jasonroberts6080 7 місяців тому

      ​@aaronvanzile3824 how about those toes. Ouch!

  • @SoupyFuck
    @SoupyFuck Рік тому +2

    I have been taking dance lessons since I was four. In first grade I went to see the Nutcracker live, in person. That is the moment when I truly fell in love with ballet.

  • @TeenyTalks314
    @TeenyTalks314 11 місяців тому +5

    I love this music 🎶😍

  • @victoriancarwash4393
    @victoriancarwash4393 6 років тому +205

    She looks so playful yet delicate (for a fairy role). I'm not even a dancer but I think she danced with the music (unlike what most people say) and she exerted it flawlessly!

    • @omao4938
      @omao4938 5 років тому +8

      malia !!
      If your are a dancer you may now she was dancing the deep notes that can be hardly noticed it the music

    • @noellerodriguez8381
      @noellerodriguez8381 5 років тому

      Ok... this is random and totally ruins the fancy vibe but....
      I love your profile pic

    • @SunflowerSpotlight
      @SunflowerSpotlight 5 років тому +1

      Mary •-• She was dancing the deep notes?

  • @kawaiilittlemonster3478
    @kawaiilittlemonster3478 4 роки тому +541

    1:16 I thought the man sitting on that chair is a painting wall😂

    • @crayoladcrayons3657
      @crayoladcrayons3657 4 роки тому +37

      I just noticed he wasn’t a painting.

    • @laudiasc
      @laudiasc 3 роки тому +10

      Hahaha same tho until he moved his head then i was shocked for a while 😂

    • @PerrcusionBox
      @PerrcusionBox 3 роки тому +4

      Same XD

    • @chaeyul04
      @chaeyul04 3 роки тому +4

      I though it was painting suddenly it moves and its scares me lol

    • @b0bbuffet
      @b0bbuffet 3 роки тому +6

      Harry Potter painting

  • @solangeserolli2703
    @solangeserolli2703 8 місяців тому +4

    Estou a ponto de chorar! A elegancia , tudo tão perfeito💗💗💗💗

  • @BEACHDUDE71
    @BEACHDUDE71 4 місяці тому

    52 and I still like listening to this

  • @rossewen8259
    @rossewen8259 6 років тому +524

    God she hit that last position right on the music, ahh it was perfect 🌟🌟

    • @shaylajoyr.6364
      @shaylajoyr.6364 6 років тому +5

      Ross Ewen yeah, she really did make it look cute!

  • @scarlette712
    @scarlette712 4 роки тому +113

    I remember when I was little and did ballet. I wanted to be able to dance like this, but now I’m literally the most inflexible, uncoordinated person you’ll ever meet

    • @elizabethekstrand2538
      @elizabethekstrand2538 4 роки тому +8

      Me too omg. I've grown into being nerdy and academic which I love but sometimes I miss the dance days haha. And I envy people who fit in both studying and proper exercise!

    • @zahrahkhan5971
      @zahrahkhan5971 4 роки тому +5

      I lasted three years when I was younger and had to quit because the teacher told me I was getting fat lol.

    • @amiefortman7220
      @amiefortman7220 3 роки тому

      I danced ballet for about seven years before my dance teacher retired and got replaced by someone who wasn't nearly as good, and then I stopped and have been pretty out of practice ever since. I'd love to get back into it, though--I'll never be able to dance with a professional company with my bad hips, but I'd like to get some of my flexibility back.

    • @kl-1447
      @kl-1447 3 роки тому

      Same! I danced for about 10 years and then stopped and would love to go back and learn more. Wish I was more flexible and coordinated as my younger self

    • @valesigh
      @valesigh 3 роки тому

      I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE

  • @xnaysolos
    @xnaysolos 5 місяців тому

    The fact that Tchaikovsky had the same birthday as me brings me so much joy :D