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Best Ballets

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Rated 0 points - posted 14 years ago by veggiebaby in category Music.

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Swan Lake

The first of Tchaikovsky's wonders, this ballet feels like a dream the whole way through, not just because it is a fairytale but because of its ethereal and airy nature.

8 points - added 14 years ago by veggiebaby -

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The Nutcracker

Filled with wonderful set opportunities, varying and eye-catching costuming and a fantastic storyline, The Nutcracker is the classic ballet everyone must see.

7 points - added 14 years ago by veggiebaby -

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Spartacus

Music by Khachaturian, this a ballet that only the best dancers ever dream of dancing, especially the title role. The music is fantastic, very rhythmic and rustic, and to add to it, the choreography by Grigorovich brings out the best in ballet that there is. Undoubtedly, one of the best 20

2 points - added 14 years ago by Satish Kamath - 1 comment

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Ballet you can watch over and over again, never getting bored. Khachaturian's music is just a BIG Masterpiece! Certainly one of the best ballets I had ever seen in my life.

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Giselle

A lovely tale, based on a poem so largely written, scored and choreographed specifically as a ballet, of a lightheaded but good-spirited girl and her love.

2 points - added 14 years ago by veggiebaby -

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Coppelia

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The Sleeping Beauty

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La Bayadere

A beautifully costumed piece due to its cultural roots, this is such a different and unique ballet, very refreshing.

1 point - added 14 years ago by veggiebaby -

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Romeo and Juliet

Such a perfectly suited story for a ballet, many have choreographed this piece.

1 point - added 14 years ago by veggiebaby -

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Don Quixote

There is no self respecting Ballet company that can do without this work. It requires great virtuosity and flair that even ballets like La bayadere lack. It has some of the best dances that are danced all by themselves throughout the world, and the music is simply superb.

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