Tag: ballet

  • Ballet Dancer Sergei Polunin Dances to Hozier’s ‘Take Me To Church’

    Ballet Dancer Sergei Polunin Dances to Hozier’s ‘Take Me To Church’

    What happens when you combine the talents of Russia’s ballet bad boy Sergei Polunin, Irish gospel luminary Hozier and photography pop wizard David LaChapelle? Apparently, a whole lot of angsty, sexy, beautiful dancing ensues. LaChapelle directed the new visual interpretation of the Grammy-nominated hit, starring British Royal Ballet vet Polunin performing choreography by Jade Hale-Christofi.…

  • Ballet Dancers in Everyday Situations!

    Ballet Dancers in Everyday Situations!

    Following on from our extremely successful blog post about a ballet dancer that danced en pointe on knife shoes on a piano (see HERE), it’s quite clear that an ordinary day as a ballet dancer is never ordinary. Ever wonder what a ballet dancer does on their downtime? With all of those muscles toned and trained…

  • Ballerina Wears Knife Shoes to Perform En Pointe En a Piano!

    Ballerina Wears Knife Shoes to Perform En Pointe En a Piano!

    Ballerinas are often associated with beauty, grace, and elegant human forms. In his video En Puntas (‘On Points’), however, artist Javier Perez has managed to preserve all of these elements while also portraying the dark intensity, dedication and even violence that this graceful art form can represent. En Puntas features ballerina Amelie Segarra dancing the…