Yvette Chauvire: France's Prima Ballerina Assoluta

Yvette goes one on one with ballerinas demonstrating why she had been France's greatest ballerina before retiring to coach the next generation.

She's a delightful coach, and there's much to learn from watching her in action even if you don't speak French; her body language is more than adequate.

This was a delightful view of the level of artistry this woman had. Every nuance, every stance is being conveyed to her students and her criticism is often harsh although necessary to preserve her dance standards. I could see the students trying very hard to absorb her style, but just a movement from her eclipsed any of their technical abilities. It is truly inspiring to see great artistry like this and to dream of aspiring to it.

This is an excellent video for personal enjoyment or for sharing with your friends. It radiates the beauty of ballet as a performing art. I bought this video because I view the French ballerinas to be the best in the world. Their movement is so fluid and graceful. I also purchased this video to share with my students of ballet. It represents a deeper level of technique and expression for performance.

高校生の時(１９５０年ごろ）に観たイヴェット・ショヴィレ主演の『白鳥の死』という映画が忘れられず、このＤＶＤを買った。彼女が當時踊っていた頃の動画はごく僅かしか入っていなくて、失望したが、今のバレリーナ達を彼女が指導している場面が多々あり、バレリーナを志している人々には大いに役立つヴィデオだと思つた。

Reasonably interesting from an historical point of view and if you have a particular interest in Yvette Chauvire, I would imagine. I enjoyed the parts where Chauvire rehearses today's stars (I bought this video because Sylvie Guillem is in it - but she's not in it very much!) but a lot of this video is taken up with Chauvire's musings and floating abouts, which I found rather tedious and, to be honest, a bit irritating. I will watch the video a second time but may after that transport it off to the charity shop.

Interesting