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