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

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  • čas přidán 30. 11. 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  Před 29 dny +22

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  • @Guidussify
    @Guidussify Před 3 lety +8556

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

  • @EvelynH96
    @EvelynH96 Před 5 lety +25176

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

    • @iikou3925
      @iikou3925 Před 5 lety +487

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

    • @softmagicalgirl8262
      @softmagicalgirl8262 Před 5 lety +119

      THAT'S SO ACUTRATE DHEJXBKAJXNSKZ

    • @laviender
      @laviender Před 5 lety +69

      YESS 💞

    • @chess4072
      @chess4072 Před 5 lety +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 Před 4 lety +22

      SO CUTEEEEEEe EGVH SKSKSKS

  • @MarelisaFabrega
    @MarelisaFabrega Před rokem +2244

    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 Před rokem +10

      Wow kool!

    • @SHEMAGK
      @SHEMAGK Před rokem +15

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

    • @shalthepal6513
      @shalthepal6513 Před rokem +41

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

    • @crumblemuffin1257
      @crumblemuffin1257 Před rokem +12

      Thank you smart side of CZcams

    • @jrexx2841
      @jrexx2841 Před 11 měsíci +1

      It's called Celesta

  • @choryllis6646
    @choryllis6646 Před 7 měsíci +525

    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.

  • @dasampaguita9562
    @dasampaguita9562 Před 4 lety +30077

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

    • @johannymar.s
      @johannymar.s Před 4 lety +825

      Not the only one

    • @dasampaguita9562
      @dasampaguita9562 Před 4 lety +269

      @@johannymar.s thats more like it

    • @dasampaguita9562
      @dasampaguita9562 Před 4 lety +309

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

    • @johntaylor8463
      @johntaylor8463 Před 4 lety +170

      @@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 Před 4 lety +117

      @@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

  • @user-tk2cj1ld9z
    @user-tk2cj1ld9z Před 5 lety +16091

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

  • @iknowexactlywhoyouare8701
    @iknowexactlywhoyouare8701 Před rokem +576

    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 Před 2 měsíci +9

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

    • @Pandie2828
      @Pandie2828 Před měsícem +6

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

    • @austindenotter19
      @austindenotter19 Před měsícem +1

      Why is that?

    • @fionawall3215
      @fionawall3215 Před 3 dny +1

      As an Artist with an actress daughter, I agree. Nothing is ever as good as we want it to be!! 🙄🙄

  • @munelinmusic
    @munelinmusic Před 9 měsíci +183

    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!

  • @gemmm3645
    @gemmm3645 Před 3 lety +15344

    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 Před 3 lety +14

      @Patty Jacobson huh

    • @sandychen1381
      @sandychen1381 Před 3 lety +24

      Yeah

    • @kittenmimi5326
      @kittenmimi5326 Před 3 lety +268

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

    • @lolmoment4u
      @lolmoment4u Před 3 lety +439

      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 Před 3 lety +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

  • @saphirecrystal263
    @saphirecrystal263 Před 5 lety +5544

    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.

  • @amaryllis8785
    @amaryllis8785 Před 2 lety +259

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

  • @caitlinherman1521
    @caitlinherman1521 Před rokem +155

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

  • @chelseaf.3352
    @chelseaf.3352 Před 5 lety +8750

    that footwork is *on pointe*

  • @abbie6967
    @abbie6967 Před 5 lety +20516

    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 Před 5 lety +465

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

    • @angelaviviv7698
      @angelaviviv7698 Před 5 lety +44

      Probably not there stomachs though..

    • @user-kp5he9fh8n
      @user-kp5he9fh8n Před 5 lety +313

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

    • @mattsmith2656
      @mattsmith2656 Před 5 lety +266

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

    • @idk_what_to_put_here-dk6bj
      @idk_what_to_put_here-dk6bj Před 5 lety +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”

  • @POPOPOPOPOPOP82
    @POPOPOPOPOPOP82 Před rokem +619

    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 Před rokem +15

      Where do you see perfect matching to music?

    • @lo4133
      @lo4133 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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 Před 9 měsíci

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

    • @richardweldon2062
      @richardweldon2062 Před 7 měsíci +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).

  • @lqdyd4856
    @lqdyd4856 Před 5 měsíci +31

    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 Před 5 lety +5461

    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

  • @arahossain893
    @arahossain893 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +3

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

    • @cushionycollector5417
      @cushionycollector5417 Před 4 lety +6

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

    • @rosiejoy4871
      @rosiejoy4871 Před 4 lety +3

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

  • @roadrailer1656
    @roadrailer1656 Před rokem +75

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

  • @izzywizzybizzyjp
    @izzywizzybizzyjp Před 2 lety +58

    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.

  • @Keigosdandruff
    @Keigosdandruff Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +101

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

    • @potatoandbean787
      @potatoandbean787 Před 3 lety +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

  • @malaykatoure4560
    @malaykatoure4560 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +27

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

    • @malaykatoure4560
      @malaykatoure4560 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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.

  • @russiandollie
    @russiandollie Před rokem +22

    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

  • @sweetsoldier5
    @sweetsoldier5 Před rokem +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.

  • @jenniferl.8111
    @jenniferl.8111 Před 3 lety +5657

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

    • @pippaschroeder9660
      @pippaschroeder9660 Před 3 lety +110

      They are so under appreciated

    • @jillianellis1859
      @jillianellis1859 Před 3 lety +54

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

    • @lonnclements3397
      @lonnclements3397 Před 3 lety +5

      Yeah

    • @abigail5609
      @abigail5609 Před 3 lety +8

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

    • @jillianellis1859
      @jillianellis1859 Před 3 lety +113

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

  • @sophbaily8665
    @sophbaily8665 Před 5 lety +4738

    Ballet is the most beautiful form of dance on earth

    • @zunyalbinoyllesca790
      @zunyalbinoyllesca790 Před 4 lety +13

      No entiendo en que idioma hablan

    • @laurenklein1949
      @laurenklein1949 Před 4 lety +57

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

    • @xanthiara
      @xanthiara Před 4 lety +11

      I would say Ballet and Flamenco are the 2 most beautiful

    • @mysticsubliminals1061
      @mysticsubliminals1061 Před 4 lety +14

      But also the most painful one

    • @smok7952
      @smok7952 Před 4 lety +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.czcams.com/video/UTZD06_HSe0/video.html

  • @PEACEinYESHUA-oj7vc1pk7w
    @PEACEinYESHUA-oj7vc1pk7w Před rokem +55

    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 ❤

  • @sophiesteaching5904
    @sophiesteaching5904 Před rokem +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.

  • @katelynkerr469
    @katelynkerr469 Před 4 lety +5979

    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

  • @nialei4116
    @nialei4116 Před 3 lety +18709

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

    • @cateering
      @cateering Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +57

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

    • @yanaangelova4615
      @yanaangelova4615 Před 3 lety +4

      @@quienn4303 бййбхйгкл

    • @tempestates13
      @tempestates13 Před 3 lety +35

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

  • @bbaciliere
    @bbaciliere Před rokem +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. Před 6 měsíci

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

  • @bethanysparling6527
    @bethanysparling6527 Před rokem +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

  • @ok-ih9rp
    @ok-ih9rp Před 4 lety +5860

    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 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +70

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

    • @tillielax3095
      @tillielax3095 Před 4 lety +23

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

    • @tillielax3095
      @tillielax3095 Před 4 lety +13

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

  • @agallstarfilms7583
    @agallstarfilms7583 Před 4 lety +2716

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

    • @Aya01670
      @Aya01670 Před 4 lety +3

      Pain from what?

    • @devilofdance6223
      @devilofdance6223 Před 4 lety +61

      Aya Bakir Pointe

    • @devilofdance6223
      @devilofdance6223 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +40

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

    • @itsnoterin
      @itsnoterin Před 4 lety +41

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

  • @bobmello1063
    @bobmello1063 Před 8 měsíci +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.

  • @silverfox142
    @silverfox142 Před 5 dny

    It’s the elegance of it all. The music puts the poetry in motion. So beautiful!!!

  • @msfriendsfan4ever788
    @msfriendsfan4ever788 Před 5 lety +5676

    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 Před 5 lety

      MsFriendsfan4ever silent stories.

    • @onepersoncovers81
      @onepersoncovers81 Před 5 lety +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 Před 5 lety +4

      And I perform for my school every month

    • @VictoriaKay.
      @VictoriaKay. Před 5 lety +4

      Also the point of ballet is to make it look effortless

    • @roxysollis8923
      @roxysollis8923 Před 5 lety +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...

  • @evelyn4120
    @evelyn4120 Před 3 lety +9446

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

    • @evelyn4120
      @evelyn4120 Před 3 lety +54

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

    • @boredomboredom1055
      @boredomboredom1055 Před 3 lety +284

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

    • @evelyn4120
      @evelyn4120 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +153

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

    • @boredomboredom1055
      @boredomboredom1055 Před 3 lety +11

      @anna oof

  • @hann3690
    @hann3690 Před rokem +5

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

  • @casperandkoda8951
    @casperandkoda8951 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @ikerubalcaba3637
    @ikerubalcaba3637 Před 4 lety +1373

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

    • @ochacouraraka5519
      @ochacouraraka5519 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +2

      My Daughter is 9 ans sur is doing pointe

    • @avacad1sh.
      @avacad1sh. Před 3 lety +2

      Royale kingdom I have dancing for 5 years also!

    • @laylakapo2623
      @laylakapo2623 Před 3 lety +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.

  • @nevergonnagiveyouup128
    @nevergonnagiveyouup128 Před 3 lety +2736

    The Russians sure knew how to compose masterpieces like this.

  • @melia_lightwood
    @melia_lightwood Před rokem +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 Před 5 měsíci

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

  • @prettyinprimadonna
    @prettyinprimadonna Před 6 měsíci +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

  • @applet4rts639
    @applet4rts639 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +10

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

    • @stephlrideout
      @stephlrideout Před 4 lety +3

      Where else would she look?

    • @applet4rts639
      @applet4rts639 Před 4 lety +4

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

    • @stephlrideout
      @stephlrideout Před 4 lety +3

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

    • @applet4rts639
      @applet4rts639 Před 4 lety +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

  • @yanxiawu1759
    @yanxiawu1759 Před 2 lety +9974

    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 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +155

      PLEASE THAT'S SO RELATABLE I CAN'T-

    • @psyhense
      @psyhense Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +17

      @@pattyrice4597 FR ITS THE HARDEST

  • @Rayis4444
    @Rayis4444 Před rokem +4

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

  • @natashajohnston4311
    @natashajohnston4311 Před 5 měsíci +1

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

  • @chloemcqueen910
    @chloemcqueen910 Před 4 lety +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_ Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @diolofficial6484
      @diolofficial6484 Před 3 lety +12

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

    • @mugiwaraprincess
      @mugiwaraprincess Před 3 lety +8

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

    • @Musicienne-DAB1995
      @Musicienne-DAB1995 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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 !

  • @dianahuerta6851
    @dianahuerta6851 Před 5 lety +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 Před 4 lety +185

      I just realised I was coughing through this whole video lmao

    • @alannaarends4681
      @alannaarends4681 Před 4 lety +81

      It was the first thing I noticed. SO ANNOYING

    • @reginag5618
      @reginag5618 Před 4 lety +124

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

    • @kuzenlerbrawstars6138
      @kuzenlerbrawstars6138 Před 4 lety +1

      Ne diyon

    • @oshimatamura6002
      @oshimatamura6002 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @Alexis_summer
    @Alexis_summer Před 6 měsíci +3

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

  • @june556
    @june556 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @luvgalore320
    @luvgalore320 Před 5 lety +2214

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

  • @badhairlife6713
    @badhairlife6713 Před 5 lety +3237

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

    • @tracer740
      @tracer740 Před 5 lety +30

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

    • @claireelyse1406
      @claireelyse1406 Před 5 lety +6

      relatable

    • @matteusburjour
      @matteusburjour Před 5 lety +2

      moooooooood

    • @SuperDobieGirl
      @SuperDobieGirl Před 5 lety +10

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

    • @MunkeeFWRrng
      @MunkeeFWRrng Před 5 lety +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.

  • @baalmolech
    @baalmolech Před 2 měsíci +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.

  • @keyaunna.
    @keyaunna. Před 6 měsíci +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!!

  • @elisew1528
    @elisew1528 Před 3 lety +999

    Everyone gangsta till they get a Russian ballet teacher

    • @kvg3973
      @kvg3973 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +40

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

    • @ginasavagex4186
      @ginasavagex4186 Před 3 lety +3

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

  • @crocochoo
    @crocochoo Před 6 lety +2882

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

    • @angelicadiaz4107
      @angelicadiaz4107 Před 6 lety +33

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

    • @rachelhalstrum7833
      @rachelhalstrum7833 Před 6 lety +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 Před 6 lety +14

      Oh, I bet you'll be divine :3

    • @joyin9852
      @joyin9852 Před 6 lety +30

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

    • @raquelsacramed9169
      @raquelsacramed9169 Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @Syrastro
    @Syrastro Před 5 měsíci +2

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

  • @wreckagevic
    @wreckagevic Před rokem +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 👏

  • @rossewen8259
    @rossewen8259 Před 6 lety +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 Před 6 lety +5

      Ross Ewen so true

    • @anime2012
      @anime2012 Před 6 lety +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 Před 6 lety +32

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

    • @anakarlanelsondeoliveirama9884
      @anakarlanelsondeoliveirama9884 Před 6 lety +19

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

    • @blanche1366
      @blanche1366 Před 6 lety +53

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

  • @shannonmaire
    @shannonmaire Před 6 lety +461

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

  • @CeciliaOfSweden
    @CeciliaOfSweden Před 27 dny

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

  • @marykayduffy588
    @marykayduffy588 Před rokem +3

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

  • @marsgaming3386
    @marsgaming3386 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +37

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

    • @callistocryptic
      @callistocryptic Před 4 lety +60

      It's coronavirus lol

    • @Kasiah_
      @Kasiah_ Před 4 lety +7

      😂😂😂stahp

    • @everberry51
      @everberry51 Před 4 lety +17

      I don’t hear it :(

    • @uglysagittarius2801
      @uglysagittarius2801 Před 4 lety +10

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

  • @the1truth420
    @the1truth420 Před 3 lety +932

    Once you find ballet there is nothing better.

  • @benedictakissi1955
    @benedictakissi1955 Před 2 lety +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❤🔥🔥

  • @AstarionsBoyfriend
    @AstarionsBoyfriend Před rokem +1

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

  • @kttiie
    @kttiie Před 5 lety +623

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

  • @BlackCat-hb5re
    @BlackCat-hb5re Před 6 lety +322

    1:43 an elegant dab

  • @johnryanl.mambiar5330
    @johnryanl.mambiar5330 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @cheriestolze
    @cheriestolze Před rokem +1

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

  • @AcidRain371
    @AcidRain371 Před 6 lety +604

    My feet hurts just watching this.

  • @TheNocturnalOracle
    @TheNocturnalOracle Před 3 lety +861

    The fact that she makes this LOOK EASY is incredible

    • @brownie3454
      @brownie3454 Před 7 měsíci

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

    • @abandonedsorryguys
      @abandonedsorryguys Před 7 měsíci +19

      ​@@brownie3454 are u fr? it takes years of discipline, balance and training to also not break ur toes? it takes years to have the ankle strength to go up to 'spin on your toes' and it takes flexibility and hard work.

    • @brownie3454
      @brownie3454 Před 7 měsíci

      @@abandonedsorryguys not years, a week

    • @Hahshdhbcbcyoutube
      @Hahshdhbcbcyoutube Před 7 měsíci +7

      ​@@brownie3454record your self doin it

    • @brownie3454
      @brownie3454 Před 7 měsíci

      @@Hahshdhbcbcyoutube ew creep

  • @LadyStoneheart312
    @LadyStoneheart312 Před 3 měsíci

    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

  • @nonoagain6547
    @nonoagain6547 Před 14 dny

    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.

  • @angeloc.7400
    @angeloc.7400 Před 4 lety +224

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

  • @rossewen8259
    @rossewen8259 Před 6 lety +524

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

    • @shaylajoyr.6364
      @shaylajoyr.6364 Před 6 lety +5

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

  • @solangeserolli2703
    @solangeserolli2703 Před 8 měsíci +4

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

  • @SoupyFuck
    @SoupyFuck Před rokem +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.

  • @victoriancarwash4393
    @victoriancarwash4393 Před 6 lety +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 Před 5 lety +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 Před 5 lety

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

    • @SunflowerSpotlight
      @SunflowerSpotlight Před 5 lety +1

      Mary •-• She was dancing the deep notes?

  • @levitaifau
    @levitaifau Před měsícem

    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!

  • @user-uq6cf3il6i
    @user-uq6cf3il6i Před 6 měsíci

    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.

  • @midnightelf9149
    @midnightelf9149 Před 5 lety +597

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

  • @norakbubbles
    @norakbubbles Před 2 lety +890

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

    • @aaronvanzile3824
      @aaronvanzile3824 Před rokem +20

      For real my calves and hamstrings hurt just watching this

    • @vetreas366
      @vetreas366 Před rokem

      ​@@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 Před rokem +4

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

    • @rosezwijsen2055
      @rosezwijsen2055 Před 9 měsíci

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

    • @jasonroberts6080
      @jasonroberts6080 Před 7 měsíci

      ​@aaronvanzile3824 how about those toes. Ouch!

  • @user-ow3gq5td3x
    @user-ow3gq5td3x Před 5 měsíci +1

    I watched this in class today *my music class* and it was so interesting that i wanted to watch it again

  • @jellyfishjay2217
    @jellyfishjay2217 Před 3 lety +565

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

  • @constellations_0
    @constellations_0 Před 3 lety +657

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

  • @MarttiSuomivuori
    @MarttiSuomivuori Před rokem

    Phew. How many thousands of hours of work and pain and now it looks like it is so light and easy!
    This is a miracle. I cannot say how much I respect this butterfly.

  • @ber2996
    @ber2996 Před 2 lety

    There's something mesmerizing with those leg movements

  • @scarlette712
    @scarlette712 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +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 Před 3 lety

      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 Před 3 lety

      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 Před 3 lety

      I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE

  • @soad2609
    @soad2609 Před 4 lety +638

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

  • @vivianleenet
    @vivianleenet Před rokem +1

    Only Lauren Cuthbertson could make gargouillades (the weird leg-flicking move starting at 1:39) look graceful 🥲🥲🥲

  • @jeremiahhuffman2964
    @jeremiahhuffman2964 Před 2 měsíci

    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.

  • @pinkwings8036
    @pinkwings8036 Před 6 lety +805

    She looks as delicate as spun sugar. So enchanting!

  • @Crystalluss
    @Crystalluss Před 3 lety +287

    You know, this is actually the first time I've ever seen a ballet performance. And I can truly say, I'm blown away. She dances so elegantly and beautifully! I know zilch about any type of dancing, but I can't imagine how hard she had to work to pull it all off. Kudos to her and the beauty she brings into this world!

  • @troutking213
    @troutking213 Před 5 měsíci

    This girl is incredible. Just her hand movements alone are amazing. I don’t know anything about ballet, but I did martial arts for years and I can appreciate how hard it is to coordinate mind and body like that. Stunning performance.

  • @xnaysolos
    @xnaysolos Před 5 měsíci

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

  • @kawaiilittlemonster3478
    @kawaiilittlemonster3478 Před 4 lety +541

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

    • @crayoladcrayons3657
      @crayoladcrayons3657 Před 4 lety +37

      I just noticed he wasn’t a painting.

    • @laudiasc
      @laudiasc Před 3 lety +10

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

    • @PerrcusionBox
      @PerrcusionBox Před 3 lety +4

      Same XD

    • @chaeyul04
      @chaeyul04 Před 3 lety +4

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

    • @b0bbuffet
      @b0bbuffet Před 3 lety +6

      Harry Potter painting