Final year acting exam – Bolshoi Ballet Academy 2016
March 25th 2016 saw the completion of my first final year state exam in acting. Always a good one to begin the run of exams with, the state acting exam … Continue reading
Final year character exam – Bolshoi Ballet Academy 2016
April 20th 2016 and my state exams are completed! As with all major life events, it seemed as if they were unavoidable and yet, at the same time, destined never … Continue reading
Final year duet exam – Bolshoi Ballet Academy 2016
Exams always feel worthwhile, but performances are understandably the most fun. When it came to my duet, however, the two were indistinguishable, due to my fantastic teacher, Georgy Konstantinovich Gusev, who … Continue reading
VKIBC Brussels, 2015 – performance videos
All of my performances from the Valentina Koslova International Ballet Competition in Brussels, November 2015 – which I also posted about here and here.
VKIBC 2015, Brussels – photo diary and rehearsal video.
I had such a great time at the Valentina Koslova International Ballet Competition in Brussels and was lucky enough to win a place at the New York final next year. See … Continue reading
Winter performance auditions 2014
I was fortunate to audition four pieces for this year’s Winter performance – one solo piece and three group pieces. My solo was Gulnare variation from Le Corsaire. The classical … Continue reading
Winter’s here in Moscow!
17th October. That’s the day Winter officially arrived here in Moscow. I’m not sure whether the temperature had dropped a little below zero before then but I was certainly more aware of … Continue reading
Highlights of my second year training at the Bolshoi
I cant quite believe I’m back home after completing the second year of my training at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy! I left Moscow in the scorching 30 degrees heat – … Continue reading
Video of Small Grand Pas Performance
This is the actual performance at the Winter concert which I wrote about in my blog here. Bolshoi Ballet Academy Winter Performance December 2013 – Small Grand Pas featuring … Continue reading
Back to Moscow for a very cold January
So my arrival back in Moscow went extremely smoothly; I arrived on Sunday 12th January with no complications, ready to start class straight away on the Monday. I have to … Continue reading
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