tutugirl4life (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Arms sloppy!! Go get a life and when you do, don't post dumb comments like that on you tube again. This is perhaps the most famous ballerina of all time and you say her arms are sloppy and you like other versions better!!! You are weird

enpointe93 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

her arms are sloppy? what are you, crazy? their technique was perfect. and they both did like, 25 turns on releve. this was absolutly, one of THE best dances.

dblueroom (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

this is old stuff. i like many other versions better than this. her arms are just sloppy. I like lopatkina's odette, her odile can be meaner. however, she's terrific.

bonusbesked (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

what are you talking about

merluzasfritas (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I agree, you cannot compare a legend, a prima ballerina abssoluta, like Margot Fontteyn, with lopatkina or zakharova..... it is not fair for them!! Dame Margot is Divine!

swanningaround (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This is probably the most easily recognised clip for swan lake. Nureyev is just ideal and Fonteyn also. Dame Margot clearly demonstrates here why she was Prima Ballerina Assoluta. If you like this, you will certainly like Maya Plisetskaya's dancing in Swan Lake.The modern day ballerinas cannot match the musicality and class of the greats like Alonso, Ulanova, Legnani, Pavlova, Plisetskaya, Bessmertnova, and of course Fonteyn.

aznrdpi314 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I meant the more modern dancers ps I think this is the bourmeister version, or some people call it the "original" version zakharova performs this version too!

aznrdpi314 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

You can't compare her with more the ballerinas now. The technique has evolved, so obviously if you want to compare technique, I have to say that Zakharova (for example) is better, but if you're comparing artistry, that's a different matter

gelazso (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

ÜBEN,ÜBEN,ÜBEN!!!

SilverInsanity (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Actually, I think Nureyev was still alive when she started dancing. Even then, he was too old, but he would probably not have wanted to dance with Lopatkina or Zakharova after the kind of partnership he had with Fonteyn.