There’s something really special about watching a ballerina behind the scenes. No stage, no lights just her, warming up, fixing her hair, practicing the same steps again and again. You see the way she breathes, focuses, gets into her own little world. And then she starts to move… and it’s so calm, so real, so honest. These quiet moments before the show that’s where the heart of ballet truly lives🤍 #swanlake #ballet #classicalarts #balletmagic #sleepingbeauty #liveperformance #internationalballe

Take a look at what goes on behind the camera to get the perfect shot 🌹 The beautiful Kate Kadow (soloist) gets ready with hair and make up artist Amy McLennan, while Flowers Manuela lay a stunning spread of blooms 🌸 A truly exquisite tutu handmade by the talented RNZB Head of Costume Donna Jefferis comes to life, while RNZB Artistic Director Patricia Barker directs a series of attitudes and arabesques 💃 Photographer Ross Brown and his team perfect the lighting and camera angles, while videog

HISTORY: La Bayadere, Kirov Ballet 1964 La Bayadere 🩰 Kaleria Fedicheva & Yuri Soloviev. Kirov Ballet, 1964. | Dance Channel TV

"Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi were photographed on their wedding day in Houston, Texas, circa June 12, 1975, after a courtship that began in the early 1970s at the Houston Ballet Dance Company, where Niemi trained under Swayze's mother, Patsy." #fblifestyle | History Through Time