World Ballet Day 2023 | The Royal Ballet

The 1st of November 2023 marks World Ballet Day, a global celebration that brings together over 50 of the world's leading ballet and dance companies for a packed day of dance.

Over the course of the day, rehearsals, discussions and classes are streamed for free across six continents, offering unique behind-the-scenes glimpses of ballet’s biggest stars and upcoming performers.

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[Augeta]

lovely to see Olga again! Beautiful dancers and pianist as well! Thank you Royal Ballet!

[avesraggiana]

For Natalia Osipova to attempt Kitri at 37years of age…she’s returning to the role of Kitri just in time. Her soaring, floating, Michael Jordan-like, Plisetskaya-grand jeté, that began her Act I entrance, made her THE Kitri of her generation. I wish for her the same spectacular success in this somewhat unfamiliar (to her), version of Don Q. May she once again sail high, high, high above the stage.

[paulahorvat]

Timestamps!!!
1:26:10 - 1:49:25 = Fumi Kanako and William Bracewell
3:09:00 - 3:20:25 = Mayara Magri and Lukas B. Brændsrød
4:02:38 - 4:35:30 = Natalia Osipova and Reece Clarke

[vivianevans]

What utter treat it was to watch Natalia Osipova and Reece Clarke rehearsing Don Quixote!

[misss]

I could watch Natalia Osipova dance all day - she transforms into whichever character she is portraying and dances with such passion and spirit. Simply breathtaking! LOVE World Ballet Day! So great to get these glimpses into the rehearsal process.

[mojovr]

Barre map for morning class. Left to right, each row front to back. The letter denotes their rank in the company. I’m pretty sure this is mostly right.

1st row
Annette Buvoli (S)
Taisuke Nakao (S)
Sumina Sasaki (A)
Leticia Dias (S)
Matthew Ball (P)
Leticia Stock (FA)
Nadia Mullova-Barley (FA)

2nd row
Martin Diaz (A)
Yu Hang (FA)
Blake Smith (AJYD)
Isabella Shaker (AJYD)

3rd row
Denilson Almeida (A)
Amelia Townsend (FA)
Olivia Findlay (A)
Caspar Lench (AJYD)
Seunghee Han (AJYD)

4th row
Giacomo Rovero (FA)
James Large (A)
Maddison Pritchard (A)
Sophia Allnatt (FA)
Julie Joyner (PdLD)
Olivia Cowley (S)


5th row
Viola Pantuso (A)
Madison Bailey (A)
Charlotte Tonkinson (FA)
Sierra Glasheen (AJYD)
Olivia Cowley (S)

6th row
Ginevra Zambon (A)
Brayden Gallucci (A)
Mayara Magri (P)
Joseph Sissens (FS)
Harrison Lee (FA)

7th row
Bomin Kim (FA)
Teo Dubreuil (S)
Ella Newton Severgnini (A)
Bethany Bartlett (AJYD)
Mariko Sasaki (S)

8th row
Julia Roscoe (FA)
Liam Boswell (FA)
Luc Foskett (A)
Joshua Junker (FA)

Back barre
Yasmine Naghdi (P)
Hannah Grennell (S)
Stanislaw Wegrzyn (A)
Hanna Park (A)
Sae Maeda (S)
Harris Bell (FA)
Lukas B. Braendsrod (S)
Joonhyuk Jun (S)

[JK-xkhh]

Natalia and Reece’s amazing partnership is such joy to watch.

[lollypop]

I'm enjoying watching this so much!! I was a ballet dancer for close to 40 yrs and my body can't do it anymore, but my heart will always be at the barre!!! Thank you so much for posting this!

[noellerobin]

For some reason Natalia draws me in. She’s so captivating! Both technically and emotionally. ❤

[Sarahr]

I love the way Olga teaches. I often re-watch some of the previous years' vids where she was the guest teacher.

[dorianholliday]

I've been watching Royal Ballet on World Ballet Day for a decade, and it's always been a source of comfort for me. Great to see Olga back. I'm in awe of these talented dancers.

[joangair]

Nothing better than watching a Royal Ballet class!! Total inspiration!!

[fionaperry]

There is no company quite like The Royal Ballet in its perfection and beauty. Enjoyed the company class with tutor, Olga, the wonderful pianist, Nicki and of course the truly wonderful dancers. Lovely to see some new faces and feet too! Thanks for this great day.

[joyanngoddard]

I love the way Olga changes languages. Her class is so clear. Beautiful dancers.

[gegemec]

I am 70 and haven't done class for 40 years, but I exercise daily, and have learnt loads of life disciplines from my time as a dancer. I am very grateful for the training and the joyful passion I have ingrained in my soul.

[thedreadfulduo]

Fumi and William, lovely as always. They have such good chemistry and they partner so smoothly. The students are absolutely amazing. You can tell just how much they love what they do.

[KSfanever]

What a treat this was! Thank you Royal Ballet! I especially loved watching the beautiful, talented and elegant Zenaida Yankowsky coaching so wonderfully. There were so many new-to-me dancers in the class. I missed seeing my favorites Vadim, Marinela and Steven but it was terrific watching the exciting partnership of dashing Reece Clarke and the extraordinary Natalya Osipova. Bravo to the wonderful pianists as well. Thank you Royal Ballet!

[nourachichi]

Love Olga!! It's incredible that no matter how big the class is, Olga manages to pay attention to each and every one of them and gives specific corrections. And on top of everything, she's so nice! I wouldn't be surprised if one day she suddenly starts giving corrections to Yu Hang in Chinese...

[susanpaul]

I love Olga! Great to see her again, in class where she is Ballet Royalty!

[marisoldelosrios]

What a DREAM would be to see Natasha dancing Kitri live 🤩🤩 I just love her ❤️