June's Ballerina: Maria Kochetkova

Fact #1- Maria joined San Francisco Ballet as a principal dancer in 2007.


Maria in Les Etudes


Maria Kochetkova and Joan Boada in Possokhov's Raymonda


Maria Kochetkova in Mauro Bigonzetti's "Cinque"





Davit Karapetyan and Maria kochetkova in Swan Lake

Attitude

I don't have much to say about this move. I do know that there is a very exact job that each body part should be doing, though. The foot should be pointed, the knee lifted, the chest up, the standing leg straight, oh, and there is so much more than this that you have to remember while doing an attitude. It can be done in the front (devant) or the back (derriere).

Quote of the Week

"Ballet is the one form of theater

where nobody speaks a foolish word all evening

nobody on the stage at least."

~ Edwin Denby

June's Ballerina: Maria Kochetkova

Fact #1- Some of her favorite roles are Giselle, Aurora, and Juliet.



Maria on the cover of Pointe magazine


Maria Kochetkova and Vitor Luiz in Liang's Symphonic Dances.

Just a Video

I'm really sorry that I've gotten behind with my posts, but I've had relatives over for the past month.

Quote of the Week

"Ballet is only good when it is great."

~ Arlene Croce

June's Ballerina: Maria Kochetkova

Sorry this post is a day late! I've just been pretty busy. I hope you enjoy the post anyway!

Fact #1- She won the solo gold medal in the NBC series Superstars of Dance.
Fact #2- Before she was a principal dancer at San Francisco Ballet, she was an apprentice at the Royal Ballet and a soloist at the English National Ballet.

Maria Kochetkova and Gennadi Nedvigin performing Grand Pas De Deux


Maria as Swanilda in Coppelia





Prix de Lausanne 2002


Maria Kochetkova as Tatiana and Vitor Luiz as Onegin

Passe

A passe is a simple looking step. Unfortunately it is much harder than it looks. You have to be thinking of a million things at once (like all things in ballet). Turn out, pointed toes, and hip down are just a few. Enjoy these beautiful pictures of passe!










And, of course, a video.

Just a Video

Quote of the Week

This week's quote will be on Monday instead of Sunday. Next week it will be on Sunday again.

"Ballet discipline:

only the true believer would suffer the rigors it demanded."

~ Author Unknown

Ballet Wishlist

Aren't these so beautiful?

http://www.sansha.com/ShowModel.php?id=1272

This leotard is very pretty! It is another Mirella one.

http://www.backbaydancewear.com/catalog_i13144908.html?catId=335220

I want this so so so so SO much! Unfortunately it is currently unavailable.Isn't is just the coolest thing ever?!?!





http://stretchology.com/Stretchology/Stretch_Gym.html

June's Ballerina: Maria Kochetkova

Fact #1- Maria is a Principal Dancer with the San Francisco Ballet.
Fact #2- She performs as a guest artist at the Bolshoi Ballet and Stanislavsky Theaters in Moscow, the Mikhailovsky Theater in St. Petersburg, and the Tokyo Ballet in Japan.

Here she is as Princess Florine in The Sleeping Beauty





Maria as Alice at English National Ballet



Jorma Elo and Maria Kochetkova


Maria Kochetkova and Gennadi Nedvigin in Tomasson's TRIO

p.s. Sorry that this post is late.

Grand Battement

I love grand battements! They're fun to do, pretty to look at, and all ballerinas should be able to do them. Here are some cool pictures of grand battements!

Quote of the Week

"If it were not for dreams

There would not be such a thing as ballet,

the cruelest of the performing arts."

~ Author Unknown

June's Ballerina: Maria Kochetkova

I'm super excited about June's Ballerina, Maria Kochetkova!

Fact #1- Maria was born in 1984.
Fact #2- She studied ballet at the Bolshoi Ballet School for eight years.



Maria Kochetkova with Nicolas Blanc in Balanchine's Jewels.





Maria Kochetkova and Isaac Hernandez in Ratmansky's Russian Seasons.


Maria in Elo's Double Evil

Ballet Wishlist

I think this is a really pretty leotard. I probably wouldn't get it, though, because I have one that is quite similar to this one.

http://www.discountdance.com/dancewear/style_9897.html?pid=18303&Shop=Style&&skey=new:&search=true&SID=346649465

I already have a great rehearsal tutu in white, so now I want one in black!

http://www.discountdance.com/dancewear/style_D005.html?pid=4869&Shop=Style&SID=346652160

This book looks so awesome! It looks like a great reference book!

http://gaynorminden.com/elizabook.php