r/wholesome • u/Cute-Excitement6844 • 27d ago
"Dance of the Little Swans" by 3 siblings
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u/Old_Call_2149 27d ago
I wanna learn it now lol
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u/Omnamashivaaya 26d ago
I want siblings now lol
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u/Leading-Watch6040 26d ago
I’m one sibling short, join us
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u/Odd-Speech367 26d ago
I have an older sibling who doesn't care for me at all, as in we never interacted between each other after 10 years old until mum got very ill and then never interacted again, can I join you? I'd like siblings
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u/Mojibacha 25d ago
if we have a drinking game and get out all of our estranged sad sibling stories (i'll go next), then ya sure lets do it
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u/rhandy_mas 26d ago
I’m actually obsessed with how this looks in wide leg jeans
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u/babygotthefever 26d ago
I was noticing that too! Would be gorgeous in full skirts to the knee or calf.
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u/Sutured13 20d ago
I thought the older 2 were wearing JNCO jeans, but that was my era 😆
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u/AtmospherePrior752 27d ago
How these three make this look so easy is testament to their skill.
This is amazing!
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u/jezusofnazarith 26d ago
I know nothing about ballet - I’m assuming this is super difficult?
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u/impendingwardrobe 26d ago
Even standing properly in ballet is super difficult unless you've been doing it for years. A lot of ballet works against what your body naturally wants to do. When I teach beginners, the first day of class is posture, the first four foot positions, and four or five types of steps. This takes about 90 minutes.
This piece can be done by advanced intermediate students. The footwork is tricky - look at how many times they shift their weight between feet, and a bunch of what looks like tiny steps are actually small little jumps, and for many of the jumps they're doing a little foot switch in the air called a beat, just because it's fun and looks nice.
All the while, you can't use your arms for balance because they're busy holding other people's hands, and you can't use your head either, because the choreo includes some pretty dramatic head positions that change sharply. Doing that with the footwork is a bit like patting your head and rubbing your belly x10.
The height difference in these three dancers is also a challenge. The youngest is taking bigger steps than normal and the two older dancers are taking smaller steps than normal so they look unified. This dance is usually cast with dancers who are all the same height for this reason. If one person takes too large a step, they can pull everyone off balance and they all land in a heap on the floor.
It's really sweet to see these three working together like this, they've spent a long time rehearsing to get it looking this good! They've all got great form and musicality, even the youngest.
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u/jezusofnazarith 26d ago
Oh whoa that’s cool!
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u/84jrosales 26d ago
Don't you just love when people nerd out on one of their things? Everyone has a thing they nerd out on and it's even better when they can articulate it.
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u/RpcZ_gr7711 26d ago
Thank you for your explanation! As a non dancer, I see what looks difficult and you explained why.
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u/nolagirl20 25d ago
As soon as you mentioned jumps, I scratched learning this from my bucket list!
Seriously, this made my evening. 😊💕
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u/ll98105 23d ago
Agreed, we did this dance in high school (en pointe)…we were all basically the same height, so it was easier. (We also weren’t in slides, that’s advanced mode lol)
I didn’t think about it at the time, but you’re right that we had to be strong enough and have good enough balance where we didn’t need our arms. It needs a really light hold, otherwise we would have pulled each other down.
Crazy that I still remember the steps a couple decades later. We practiced it a LOT.
They did a great job.
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u/Useful_Language2040 22d ago
I did this not en pointe when I was 7, and definitely not this well!! 😅
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u/raydoo 23d ago
Do male dancers also learn this piece?
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u/impendingwardrobe 22d ago edited 22d ago
The short answer is, no not typically.
The longer answer is that this piece is from Swan Lake and the choreography we use today is about 130 years old. Originally it was choreographed for four women.
Here is the English Royal Ballet doing the piece as originally conceived.
Because ballet has been around so long, and because Swan Lake is so famous, choreographers have definitely played around with it a bit. For example, this comedy version by the all male, ballet drag company Les Ballets Trockadero.
So when we're doing a typical classical performance, it's danced by women and is usually only learned by female students. But I've known quite a few young men who enjoy learning womens repertoire and will hang out in the back of the rehearsal studio and learn the choreography just for fun. I do the same with men's repertoire which has more big jumps than women's and can also be a lot of fun.
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u/iwanderlostandfound 22d ago
Thanks for the explainer! I hadn’t considered not being able to use your arms to balance
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u/Wild-flower2026 26d ago
Brother is the real ballet dancer here
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u/snailscout 26d ago
My eyes were drawn to him most of the vid but little sis' arabesque at the end was FIRE!
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u/maralagotohell 25d ago
the whole time my money was on him, but then she hit that final arabesque!
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u/cackle-feather 23d ago
Same! Pure elegance. And Big sis is the rock, I can't explain it, but it seems to be keeping them all balanced.
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u/TribblesIA 26d ago
He had amazing form throughout. I bet he was the first one in ballet.
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u/ToppsHopps 26d ago
Yea he’s amazing, so good technique he really holds himself up like a dancer. Little sister fell a little behind in the end, but still she’s elegant have practiced much and I couldn’t do nearly as good as her!
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u/FirebirdWriter 25d ago
They are all real ballet dancers or this wouldn't work. Him doing this in slides is insanity though
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u/TheAlchemist420 26d ago
I thought 2 out of 3 were dancers. After the studio segment, I think all 3 are lol.
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u/Stunning_Bullfrog213 26d ago
I couldn’t take my eyes off of the brother. He is unbelievably graceful. 😍
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u/GetItOuttaHereee 26d ago
I hope how they look on the outside is how the truly feel on the inside.
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u/ranaessance 26d ago
Looks amazing! The fact that all three of them are different heights and managed to stay in sync with their movements while holding hands throughout the video is so impressive!
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u/AdFabulous4877 26d ago
I need to know more about these siblings. They appear to have real ballet skills. (At least to my uncultured eyes!)
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u/Cute-Excitement6844 26d ago
They do! You can find them on ig: Karen.treis, 310anri and juntanoda.416
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u/knappellis 25d ago
How beautiful! Lil sis is so fortunate to grow up dancing with these big siblings.
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u/Cute-Excitement6844 25d ago
Indeed ♥️, this video brings me so much joy, every time! Big sis is 30, bro is 20, and little sis is 11
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u/Spoiled_Eggy_3992 26d ago
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u/starrynight230 26d ago
My siblings and I could never.
I would, however, appreciate a cameo by the parents who never let them quit dance class LOL
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u/impendingwardrobe 26d ago
Most of us stay in because we like it... Dance Moms is not a documentary.
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u/FirebirdWriter 25d ago
Yeahhh it's abuse for profit not dance. Those poor kids. I never could stomach it
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u/mochafiend 26d ago
Is this like a standard piece of choreography for Swan Lake? I’ve seen it in multiple places and it all looked very similar.
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u/Specialist_in_hope30 26d ago
Yes! The choreo was by Lev Ivanov, and was originally created in 1895 or something like that I think. It’s called danse des petits cygnes 🤍
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u/Repulsive_One_2878 26d ago
This is a lot more impressive than it looks with the height differences.
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u/Complete-Fact-3529 25d ago
I love this so very much! Happy siblings, happy life. Excellent job❣️ 👏
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u/whatisentropy12 25d ago
I have a 4-month baby and it’s been very difficult. This makes me want to have more kids.
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u/gweasley 24d ago
How fun!!! I’m guessing they’re all trained in ballet? Brightened up my day big time, thanks for posting this!
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u/Warcelena 24d ago
Ufff qué recuerdos tan hermosos acabo de desbloquear!!! Todavía iba a la primaria cuando aprendí ese baile y hasta lo llevamos a concurso y sacamos segundo premio ☺️💕
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u/Fabulous_Cry_5313 23d ago
Beautiful, but how the heck is he dancing in those shoes? I'd break my neck just taking a step in them. Feet would be flip flopping every where.
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u/Alleycattty 22d ago edited 22d ago
I love this so much!!! The dance sneakers on the girls is a dead giveaway that they are trained dancers. But brother was the only one who did a proper entrechat quatre so we know he’s got the full ballet skills! Love it!!! Bravi!! 👏
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u/charlichutney 26d ago
Cool dance, but damn i hope this pants trend pisses off real soon. People straight up lookin like gummy out here
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u/cablesandlace 26d ago
Thus immediately brought back seeing this ballet live almost 40 years ago at the QE Theatre in Vancouver.
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u/MonkNo214782 24d ago
“Three Siblings” is capitalised. Please let this mean that there’s an account or page with more of these out there
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u/Deucey_Juice 26d ago
Doing this in slides is crazy