BessieB Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Hello everyone, Apologies if this has been covered somewhere before, I have been browsing the site but not very good at the search function! I have seen lots of recommendations for private teachers but having been out of the UK, not sure what style they teach and wondered if anyone knew any that specialised in Russian training or indeed where dc could take occasional classes - London would be easiest for us. Thank you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Hello BessieB and welcome to the Forum. I don't know if they give private lessons but there are 2 well known Russian ballet schools in London: Natalia Kremin Ballet School London Russian Ballet School There is also the Bristol Russian Ballet School. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BessieB Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Thank you Janet, I shall have a look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 And don't forget Masters of Ballet Academy - also Russian. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeliB Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Having trained in Russia for the last 2 years I think DS would certainly highly recommend Evgeny at London Russian Ballet School. There are also Russian ballet teachers at danceworks which is more central if Clapham is difficult to get to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut68 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Sorry to be quite naïve but can anyone concisely explain the difference between a typical RAD based training & 'Russian'? Just curious really as no real chance for DD to experience Russian (unless at a Masterclass or Summer School & would be worried to throw her in out of her depth to something.) What do people recommend looking at to get a visual flavour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 (edited) On 13/12/2017 at 16:31, CeliB said: Having trained in Russia for the last 2 years I think DS would certainly highly recommend Evgeny at London Russian Ballet School. There are also Russian ballet teachers at danceworks which is more central if Clapham is difficult to get to... I also highly recommend LRBS for strict Russian ballet training- as well as Evgeny, Anatoly Sidrov is also excellent 😍 Edited December 17, 2017 by swanprincess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeliB Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 18 hours ago, Peanut68 said: Sorry to be quite naïve but can anyone concisely explain the difference between a typical RAD based training & 'Russian'? Just curious really as no real chance for DD to experience Russian (unless at a Masterclass or Summer School & would be worried to throw her in out of her depth to something.) What do people recommend looking at to get a visual flavour? You can look at youtube footage of Vaganova academy exam (and other) classes.... though tbh I think the best way to find out is to give the class a try and see if it suits you. I know as soon as my DS tried Russian training (after a few years of once a week RAD) his engagement with ballet changed from 'love' to 'live'. Can't really describe it any other way, and I'm not sure any explanation of how the positions and style are different would tell you if it suited you without experiencing it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJo Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 My daughter has been in Russia for six years; four years training at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy and two years now as a professional. She describes the style as ‘much dancier’ with more flair and a big emphasis placed on acting, aswell as dancing, the roles - dance acting is one of the core classes at the Academy. She says Russian dancers ‘dance from the soul’ and because they are trained with rigour from a young age, the technique is in their bodies and they can layer the acting on top of this. She wrote a blog during her time at the Academy which provides an insight into her life and training there which you might find helps. She was introduced to Russian training by Chika and Yury at Bristol Russian Ballet School and trains with them if she can when she is back in the UK. She highly recommends them, as do I, as they also provide fabulous support to parents of dancers, something which I found invaluable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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