Working on Esmeralda Variation first entrance with @nicoledanse
Bringing Esmeralda to life ✨
This variation is all about character, detail, and expression. It’s a role I have danced and one of my most beloved. Now I’m working to pass those same feelings, artistry, and stage presence on to my students.
Esmeralda is a free-spirited, radiant, and joyful girl with an open soul—and that energy, confidence, and passion are what we are striving to bring into every movement. 💃
For the full rehearsal video, visit our YouTube channel and use the link:
https://youtu.be/lczlqAhRvb0?si=ItYSqcjYG-7yD3fs
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Behind the scenes preparing for the Gala at the Jewels Festival… rehearsals can be like that too.
A very dramatic monologue of Lady Macbeth from the ballet Macbeth.
Only at the Gala of the Jewels Festival 10th Anniversary Edition — March 29th, before the Award Ceremony. ✨
#JewelsFestival #JewelsFestival10 #LadyMacbeth #MacbethBallet #BehindTheScenes
Working on Macbeth during rehearsal.
We are exploring the character of Lady Macbeth — a powerful, complex, and deeply dramatic role.
For Nicole, it is a new challenge, and together we are discovering the strength, darkness, and depth of this character step by step.
This piece is very special to me. It is one of the last dances created with my husband, Konstantin Dournev. He staged it, and we had the chance to perform it together on stage — a memory I will always treasure.
To see the final result, please join us at the Gala of the Jewels Dance Festival. 💎✨
Our performance: https://youtu.be/uGjV4dsezh4?si=IqrCC-UzoE5i-qUa
#jewelsdancefestival #jewelsfestival10grande #rehearsal #Macbeth #duetballetchallenge
Some rehearsal photos by the wonderful @hisae_ai for our upcoming Snow White with @citydanceny
It’s so incredibly challenging to put on a full length story ballet production in the middle of NYC but so worth the effort! We hope that you can come support us this weekend.
July 26 -27 at the Theater at St. Jean
