Gone are the days when ballet dancing was only associated with women.
We are now living in the 21st century where almost everything (if not everything) is already gender-neutral.
Ballet is defined as a very diverse type of dance that incorporates graceful and fine movements while maintaining body posture.
This dance is also accompanied by classical music and is often performed on big stages and theatres.
Ballet choreographers always take pride in their craft and bring world-class ballet dance performances all over the world.
According to danceus.org, Mikhail Fokin, Marius Petipa, Sergei Diaghilev, George Ballanchine, Peter Martins, and Twyla Tharp, were the most famous classical ballet choreographers of all time.
Another notable choreographer was ballet master, Igor Moiseyev.
His real name was Igor Aleksandrovich Moiseyev, born in 1906 in Kiev, Ukraine, and sadly passed away in Moscow in 2007.
Moiseyev was a notable figure and was a prominent Russian choreographer and the visionary behind the State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble of the U.S.S.R., widely known as the Moiseyev Ensemble.
During his younger years, he trained at Moscow’s esteemed Bolshoi ballet school. He distinguished himself as a character dancer and choreographer at the Bolshoi Theatre.
In 1936, he assumed leadership of the choreography department at the newly established Theatre of Folk Art in Moscow and subsequently founded the State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble in 1937, showcasing dances from the 11 U.S.S.R. republics. Moiseyev expanded the ensemble to include about 100 professional dancers with classical ballet backgrounds.
His choreography featured precise geometric patterns while maintaining an authentic folk dance essence.
He created over 170 dances, including “Ukrainian Suite,” “Soccer Dance,” “Partisans,” and “Bulba,” the latter becoming Belorussia’s national dance.
The ensemble toured internationally from 1955, captivating audiences across the globe well into the 21st century.
Moiseyev’s legacy continues to live up to this generation.
Just look at this group of talented ballet dancers.
Six years ago, a video featuring one of Moiseyev’s choreographies surfaced on the internet and captured the attention of many.
This group of ten gentlemen and women ballet danced to Moiseyev’s choreography and combined it with Greek dance.
Greek dance, called “choros,” is an ancient tradition rooted in the times of Plato, Aristotle, Plutarch, and Lucian. It has diverse styles, with each region crafting unique choreography to celebrate local customs.
Greece boasts over 10,000 traditional dances, including pan-Hellenic ones like Syrtos, Kalamatianos, Pyrrhichios, Ballos, Zeibekiko, and hasapiko, cherished across the Greek world.
These dances primarily serve social functions, uniting communities during events like Easter, grape harvests, and weddings, often organized by age.
They also thrive in diaspora Greek communities through international folk dance groups.
The result of their performance? It was nothing short of magnificent!
Floating with their heels and toes, the first batch of dancers consisted of ten men showed beauty and grace at the same time.
They started steady and slow, immersing in the pacing of the music.
Each man moved in unison with another, leaving nobody behind throughout.
Soon, the music started to speed up and so were the male dancers who were then joined by ten women.
They did almost everything, formed a line, and a huge circle, they also grouped themselves into 2, into 3, into 4, and many more.
All these while nailing each and every step without a single person missing.
The video of their performance amassed over 31 million views and over 300,000 likes on YouTube alone.
See it yourself by watching the video below.
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