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#iconicballets 08 #LikeandShare La Bayadère Based on the ancient legend about Bayadère and her tragic love, this ballet won the hearts of...

#iconicballets 07 #LikeandShare The Nutcracker Petipa prepared the libretto and choreography for this ballet, again working closely with...

#iconicballets 06 #LikeandShare La Fille du Pharaon This ballet was Petipa’s first big success in Russia. Based on the novel by...

#iconicballets 05 #LikeandShare Giselle Petipa reimagined this ballet with Russian ballet legend Anna Pavlova in the titular role, and...

#iconicballets 04 #LikeandShare The Sleeping Beauty Petipa and Tchaikovsky brought the world more than one amazing ballet; in their first...

#iconicballets 03 #LikeandShare Don Quixote Don Quixote premiered at the Bolshoy Theatre in Moscow in 1869. Petipa choreographed the...

#iconicballets 02 #LikeandShare Swan Lake This is among few ballets that don’t need an introduction. Petipa was 77-years-old when he...

#iconicballets 01 #LikeandShare French-born ballet dancer and choreographer Marius Petipa (1818-1910) found himself in Russia as an...