Darcey Bussell and Jonathan Cope introduce the balcony pas de deux from Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo & Juliet. With Tamara Rojo and Carlos Acosta. Royal Ballet 2007.
Alina Cojocaru rehearses and talks about the Rose Adagio (Sleeping Beauty). We also hear Edward Watson and Gary Avis talking about their roles as the princes in this 2006 Royal Ballet production.
The Royal Ballet rehearses Frederick Ashton's Scenes de Ballet. Participants include RB director Monica Mason, Deborah Bull, Lesley Collier, Ivan Putrov and Miyako Yoshida.
Iohna Loots as Hunca Munca and Giacomo Ciriaci as Tom Thumb (The Two Bad Mice) in the Royal Ballet's production of The Tales of Beatrix Potter. Choreography by Frederick Ashton. December 2007.
Giselle stabs herself on Albrecht's sword. Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg in Act 1 of the Royal Ballet's 2006 production. There's more acting than dancing in this clip!
Gemma Sykes as Jemima Puddle-duck and Gary Avis as the fox in the Royal Ballet's production of The Tales of Beatrix Potter. Choreography by Frederick Ashton. December 2007.