Pam Boehme Simon
Ballet is a most graceful art, but you've got to be a beast to do it well. Among the greatest of these graceful beasts are Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Svetlana Zakharova, Natalia Osipova, Sylvie Guillem, and Sergei Polunin.
Ballet was my life for 50 years, performing and teaching. I had no plans to retire anytime soon, but in June 2016, I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, a neurological, degenerative movement disease. I didn't dance for very much longer. My arms & legs no longer listen to me, once supple muscles are tight and stiff, I can't balance or turn... it's as if my internal gyroscope is broken. I’ve tied my last pair of pointe shoe ribbons. However, my creative soul was not ready to leave ballet behind so here I am. "Dancing" with pixels now, I can continue to spread my love of ballet, and strive to help keep the legends of the art alive. Thank you for visiting and for reading.
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Is the gilded Golden Idol one of ballet's most unique roles?
Rudolf Nureyev And The Hats, A Love Affair
"Balancing Ballet" Dancers Hit Incredible Balances
Ballerinas Best Balances Beyond Belief!
Tarantella with Gelsey Kirkland & Helgi Tomasson
Gelsey Kirkland is otherworldly in Other Dances
Glimpsing Gelsey, a look at ballerina Gelsey Kirkland
Happy Ballet Birthday To You (Spicy Edition)
Happy Birthday Ballet Style!
Baryshnikov is CAUGHT
Two of the fairest stars! Romeo/Nureyev & Juliet/Fonteyn full ballet
Nureyev And The Sea
Baryshnikov is MAGICAL in Spectre de la Rose
Manon will break your heart. Ballet dancers Polunin & Cuthbertson star as the tragic pair.
Her control is astounding! Ballet dancers Zakharova & Polunin
Sergei Polunin was spellbinding in a rare USA performance
Discover the beauty of Nureyev being still.
Sergei Polunin and Alina Cojocaru captivate even in rehearsal
Ivan Vasiliev at age 17, it was only the beginning...
Pam Boehme Simon, solo variation.
Rudolf Nureyev's Petrouchka is brilliantly tragic.
43 times ballet dancer Ivan Vasiliev made me say WOW!
Nureyev Is Mesmerizing As The Faun
Why Nureyev's Port de Bras is Still the Best
Young Nureyev, stunning in CLASS
Nureyev En Tournant WARNING! May cause dizziness.
Suspended Animation, Sergei Polunin, Grace and Power in Slow Motion