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How about we petition for you guys to do a video on La Fille Mal Gardee? I know nothing about it other than the clog dance.

For me it's Spartacus. I used to watch an old video of Vladimir Vasiliev dancing Spartacus with Ekaterina Maximova.

Ahh nothing like relaxing to another wonderful Ballet Reign video and learning something new about ballet after working hard all day. So fun and cool to hear about these male ballet variations. Somehow I knew Ali would be at the top haha

Where's James variation? 😢You ranked all other Bournonville male variations ❤

Sergio Romero is the only male ballet dancer who has a UA-cam channel afaik. You should check it out! He is a Spaniard, who dances for a company in Prague. I will leave a comment mentioning this video in his most recent video! Here are some of my favorites: 🩰Ferkhad from the Legend of Love 🩰James from La Sylphide (19 yo phenom Shale Wagman debuted/guest-starred this at the Mariinsky!! It's on UA-cam!) Do these next two count as classical ballet? Can they be "classical" if they are only recently created or does the word classical refer to the style of dance? 🩰A Winter's Tale. The agony of the dancer in the throes of intense jealousy. 😱 He was even giving it 99% in the studio. How exhausting! (Lauren Cuthbertson's character was visibly very pregnant, which I'm guessing would make dancing very difficult!) 🩰Alice In Wonderland: 🐛The Caterpillar and The Mad🤪 Tapper🚰🕺 Thank you so much for another very enjoyable and educational video! The top comment pointed out that you have 24,000 subs now and I could not be more delighted for you! I think at New Year's, you had 1000, so you are really growing - richly deserved! 🙏🩰☔️🦌💜💟

Your "Swoon" list matches mine 😂😂😂😂!!!

I can’t believe you didn’t have Jeremy fisher or Oberon!?! Love your exquisite content as usual.

I just got back from show and now I can watch this!

Please do a Le Corsaire break down so we non-dancers can see why Ali and the pas de'sclaves are so good

I guessed it!!! Ali won 😅

There is a real danger of ballet becoming competitive dance and not poetry in motion.

Every variation depends on the artist. Please do not generalize variations into one slot on your ratings board. This is where the maturity of the artist and the maturity of the audience matters.

You need to watch the late great Fernando Bujones perform the Paquita male danseur variation. I respectfully disagree with your opinions on that male variation.

great video, great ranking! speaking of bournonville's great male variations, where would you place james act I variation from la sylphide? only asking bc it might be my fav male variation :p the music makes me so happy, the kilt is wonderful and the choreography is just SO rhythmically pleasing and fun!!

I love this list!! Although, I just saw Tchaikovsky pas live last week and it was definitely a SWOON! 😊

Good video, thanks! The only caveat I have is that I'd rate the Golden Idol variation a bit higher, but only the Makarova version. I prefer my ballet without the children in blackface like the Bolshoi does it. Sorry, I've been told by Russians it's just an American preference...Here's an old clip of Angel Corella performing it 9his perfect arms!)ua-cam.com/video/pLMGgnBttGc/v-deo.html

How did I know Ali would be #1 before I even started? Because it's the best! Personally I'd put Acteon right after it, in the 2nd spot. Both swoon-worthy favorites forever.

You two should look into the great character roles for men. My brother, Eric Weichardt, did them all to great reviews with ABT. Don Quixote, Rothbart, Madge, Rothbart and Drosselmeyer!

Ummmm where is La Sylphide- James variation? It's my swoon variation for sure! The Prix De Lausanne 2010 winner did it and was exquisite!

Loved all of them! A few things came to mind; memories of English National Ballet's Corsaire, with great swaggering dancing from all the male cast (ok, except for the doddery old Pasha); the Siegfried variation from Act 1 reminded me of Anthony Dowell who had a beautiful line despite his totally correct restrained Englishness. And lastly; while not ballet itself, whenever I hear the Don Q pas de deux I remember the beautiful John Curry skating to this back in (gulp!) 1976 - he lifted figure skating into a whole new art form. I think that was the first time I heard the music. And yes, the Bayadere engagement music just doesn't work (unless Solor was a total selfish narc!)

So glad you ranked Bluebird and Acteon as swoon!

Bluebird!!! And the male solos in Etudes!

Even though the Basilio is overplayed at every gala and comp, I still wouldve put it in Swoon.

Agree with Ali there at the top! Tetsuya Kumakawa in this role had me going nuts with it.

I love mazurka from Etudes 😭😭

🥳 ❤ such a blast! The enthusiasm and the negotiations 😂 😄

I performed bluebird this year and it was absolutely grueling, after the variation I was so done but then I still had the brise voles😭

I love watching all of these talented dancers ❤!!!!!!

pretty please consider doing a full ballet analysis on laurencia !!!

Really enjoyed this list, and agree with most of it. I don't like Bluebird, and I couldn't tell you why. I think Acteon is great. It's strange you hardly ever see Les Patineurs. It always bugs me when they put those little dancing boys in the way of the Golden Idol solo. I do love Talisman, and all of the Napoli boys. The Auber Grand Pas de Deux always gets me. I've seen one version of the Sylvia Orion solo in his Cave scene that I really liked. I really like all the Flames of Paris music. As for Solor, I think in the Engagement Scene he has been sort of carried away by all the pomp & privilege, and maybe he likes Gamzatti a bit too, since she is so besotted with him. I don't think it's till Nikiya shows up, that he sort of remembers his vows and starts feeling guilty. Typical guy.

Ahh I can’t wait 🥳

I am going to come after you, girls! How can you put any piece featuring Vadim Muntagirov into the ‘I just don’t like it’ category? The Nutcracker pas de deux in its entirety is blissful, and has induced happy tears from me many times. I may cry now, but for an entirely different reason! 😢😂

You both are so delightful! I hate being late to your vid’s! I agree about Raymonda.

I started ballet young at an rad ballet studio and then quit after my sister (who is older than me) and spent year not doing ballet then I went to high school and met one of my friends who’s is a ballerina and I started to miss ballet and now at 13 r trying to start again but have been struggling a bit with the idea so thank you so much for this video it is truly so much help thank you

I love how funny the cards are ❤️🩰

All the ethereal variations kinda remind me of the 3 fairies from the Disney sleeping beauty

How would YOU rank these variations?? ✨

24K subscribers for the year 2024😍❤️ congrats guys you deserve it!!!!!

Harliquinade: just don't like it. So twee.

It’s so great to learn about some of these variation! You guys are the best ballet channel!! 🩰

I love u guys u r my favourite UA-cam channel 🩰🩰❤️❤️

Love this morning's merry-go-round!😊

Very fun. Would be nice to see if you do a collab someday with a danseur to see how opinions vary. I'll admit, I didn't immediately know what Franz variation you were talking about. And you guys know how much of a Coppelia fan I am, so I think that says a lot. Should absolutely be talked about more. Btw, I'd love a Flame of Paris commentary

I REALLY like the Cecchetti and French methods

Ali will be in the top tier forever sure 😂

This will be so fun

3 times "Napoli!" You really must come to Copenhagen and stand on the scene where it was premiered 29th of March 1842. Remember that the Dansh king Frederik VII married the balerina Luise Rasmussen in 1850, so she had been working under Bournonville. She may even have been cast in the corps in Napoli at the premiere . Our present crown prince is single, so maybe there would be a chance there. to continue this tradition. That would be the theme for a ballet in itself. 😏

I LOVE YOUR TIER LISTS YEAAAAAH

I have never been interested in ballets. I happened on this vlog, and you two made it so interesting and easy to appreciate! Really great cadence and communication without one dominating over the other.

NY City Ballet wins. I like the gold on the Bolshoi, but prefer the colors of NYCB. Thanks for the comparisons. Fun