Of all the dances, there is something undeniably moving and graceful with ballet.
Originating from Italy, this form of dance has been around since the fifteenth century.
While it began as something a bit more rough and rudimentary, it has evolved into something quite miraculous to witness on stage. Viewers worldwide take note of the strength, endurance, and precision it takes to convey this dance. The beauty is intricately tied to the practice it takes to achieve the gracefully choreographed moves. All in all, ballet prevails as a highly artistic and beautiful form of expression.
One excellent testimony to the dance is found within the fluid and elegant moves of Evelina Godunova.
In 2017 she won the gold medal in the thirteenth Moscow International Ballet Competition.
Today we’re sharing her dazzling performance, sure to fill you with wonder and amazement.
But what does it take to get to this stunning point? To get to this very moment of sheer artistry, Godunova started young.
She revealed in an interview with Vaganova Today:
“I began at age 5 with artistic gymnastics, and at age 6 I began to study ballet in children’s groups. I was accepted at the attended Riga Choreographic School at age 11 immediately after auditioning. In fact, I was a year too young, and they wanted me to attend a year later but I’m lucky they took me in right away.”
She goes on to attribute her success to this early learning, as well as the styles she was taught.
It’s a precise mashup of styles that she believes led the jury at the competition to choose her:
“It’s all quite specific. Yes, it’s a Latvian, Russian and Korean style. I got my fundamentals at the Riga Choreography Institute from Rita Harlapa. I was incredibly lucky to get my fundamentals here, my leg, arm and mind fundamentals; fundamentals in my thinking, in understanding music and rhythm. Afterwards I worked for five years at the Latvian National Opera in a ballet troupe. It gave me practice on the stage, daily performances… It gave me character, a moral tenacity as there were many mishaps and all sorts of things during these five years.”
And Godunova’s character and tenacity both come shining through brightly in her gold medal-winning performance.
In the video, her movements are fluid as she jumps, twirls and sweeps across the stage.
The stunning ballerina reveals that she enjoys taking on many different roles on stage:
“You know, in ballet probably the best thing is that an artist can show himself in various roles. On stage when you go out in a specific part and you can fully create a character, put your entire heart into it and be a bit different from real life, perhaps be more restrained or more romantic. People may not understand it but it is a great profession we have, the ability to travel and participate in competitions. But it’s also very difficult. It is physically hard and sometimes morally too.”
She admits that one of the hardest aspects of devoting your life to ballet is the routine and discipline—but a winning performance demands both.
One watch and you’ll be completely enamored with her poise and finesse.
Check out Godunova’s brilliant winning performance in the video linked below!
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