:00:42. > :00:51.For a ballerina like me, the most spectacular and magical
:00:51. > :00:55.It's about a young prince who falls in love with the beautiful Princess Odette,
:00:55. > :01:00.who has been transformed into a swan by the evil magician Rothbart.
:01:00. > :01:05.To break the spell, the prince has to declare undying love for Odette.
:01:05. > :01:12.But he's tricked into swearing his love for Rothbart's daughter, Odile.
:01:12. > :01:16.Both roles are danced by the same ballerina. It's a real challenge,
:01:16. > :01:21.and watching the dancer find the contrast between the white swan, Odette, and the black swan, Odile,
:01:21. > :01:24.is fascinating.
:01:24. > :01:28.In this production, they're played by the prima ballerina Ulyana Lopatkina,
:01:28. > :01:34.whose interpretation of the dual role is captivating.
:01:34. > :01:38.Performed by the world famous Maryinsky Ballet in St Petersburg,
:01:38. > :01:44.Tchaikovsky's romantic score is conducted by the charismatic maestro Valery Gergiev.
:01:44. > :01:54.APPLAUSE
:01:54. > :01:57.'At the beginning of the ballet, the prince is celebrating
:01:57. > :02:06.'his 21st birthday with his friends.
:02:06. > :02:16.'The mood is set by a musical introduction.'
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:08:07. > :08:13.The solitary figure of the Prince the Maryinski Ballet Company taking-
:08:13. > :08:23.at the end of one of the most famous scenes in classical ballet.
:08:23. > :08:24.
:08:24. > :08:34.They really are beautifully precise in every move they make.
:08:34. > :08:50.
:08:51. > :08:56.And here is Ulyana Lopatkina who's dancing the Swan Queen Odette
:08:56. > :09:04.and her partner Danila Korsuntsev who's dancing Prince Siegfried.
:09:04. > :09:06.I love the lakeside act in Swan Lake.
:09:06. > :09:10.It's a chance to show off your lyricism as a dancer
:09:10. > :09:17.and it's really much harder than it looks.
:09:17. > :09:20.I'm going to use the interval to show you how the choreography
:09:20. > :09:25.portrays the different characters of the White Swan Odette and the Black Swan Odile,
:09:25. > :09:35.who makes her dazzling appearance in the next act.
:09:35. > :09:38.As a ballerina, one of my favourite moments
:09:38. > :09:41.comes from the lakeside act you've just seen.
:09:41. > :09:44.In much of the ballet, you have to focus on your technique,
:09:44. > :09:48.but I'm going to show you a lyrical moment from Odette's duet with the Prince,
:09:49. > :09:52.played here by my dance partner Roberto Bolle
:09:52. > :09:56.and watched over by my coach, Donald Macleary.
:09:56. > :10:03.This is a very romantic part in the actual pas de deux
:10:03. > :10:07.where he is, I think you're falling in love now,
:10:07. > :10:17.but you're always thinking of Rothbart, that will always be there.
:10:17. > :10:47.
:10:47. > :10:52.It gives lots of lovely memories of what you are as a swan,
:10:52. > :10:55.because she always is thinking about flying away
:10:55. > :10:59.and he's catching you, which is great.
:10:59. > :11:01.It's a lovely part. It is.
:11:01. > :11:04.So we've done the promenade.
:11:04. > :11:11.What you always like to show is some distance before you take
:11:11. > :11:15.the arm down. You don't go straight to the wrist.
:11:16. > :11:19.So it carries, from the audience point of view.
:11:20. > :11:25.And there should be some resistance. The same with this side.
:11:25. > :11:33.Then she's given in, then she thinks, help, no.
:11:33. > :11:35.A movie would be different,