Ok. It's hard enough to do a single pirotte in point shoes. I still remember what it was like when I last attempted it (I believe I was 16). This video takes ballet to a whole new level. It starts off slow (lots of stretching and audience shots in French) but stick with it...about 5 minutes in, you'll notice that the dancer does a full pirouette in pointe shoes while balancing on her partner's shoulder, and then she executes a full backwards layout while in pointe ON HIS HEAD!!
It's totally amazing.
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Kathy, look at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3HVUDsf8GM&feature=related for a slightly different routine (adding a second female performer at the end) and a different angle. My dad showed me the video over Thanksgiving, and I was also blown away.
love,
Aria
Actually, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5lN96dgt_Y&feature=related looks like a good option for high-quality, and the notes under "About This Video" offer ways to find more shots of the same couple.
In fact, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAu3-BUUZKo&feature=related is a preview of the troupe's Swan Lake, and one of the comments talks about the critical acclaim and peer respect they earned in Monaco.
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