Four Little Swans
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Four Little Swans is a famous and technically demanding ensemble dance for four ballerinas, known for its precise unison footwork and linked-arm formation in the ballet Swan Lake.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet dance number
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character dance ⓘ ensemble dance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dance of the Little Swans
NERFINISHED
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Danse des petits cygnes NERFINISHED ⓘ Pas de quatre of the cygnets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct | Act II of Swan Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audiencePerception | instantly recognizable ballet excerpt ⓘ |
| ballet | Swan Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographyBy | Julius Reisinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographyRevisedBy | Marius Petipa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeFeature |
headpieces suggesting swans
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white tutus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformedIn | 1877 ⓘ |
| footwear | pointe shoes ⓘ |
| formationFeature | linked-arm line ⓘ |
| genre | classical ballet ⓘ |
| influenced | later ensemble dances for four ballerinas ⓘ |
| linkedArms | yes ⓘ |
| linkedToCharacterType | cygnets ⓘ |
| musicalKey | G major (commonly cited for the cygnets' dance section) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicForm | short character piece ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic tension and charm
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exact musicality ⓘ synchronized ensemble precision ⓘ |
| numberOfPerformers | 4 ⓘ |
| oftenExcerptedAs | independent showpiece in gala programs ⓘ |
| partOf | Swan Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext | full-length productions of Swan Lake ⓘ |
| performanceType | female quartet ⓘ |
| repertoireStatus | standard classical repertory piece ⓘ |
| requires |
excellent stamina
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precise timing ⓘ strong coordination among dancers ⓘ |
| style | classical pointe work ⓘ |
| teachingUse | used as a benchmark of corps de ballet precision ⓘ |
| technicalFeature |
fast small jumps
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precise unison footwork ⓘ traveling sideways in unison ⓘ |
| technicalLevel | highly demanding ⓘ |
| typicalCasting | four ballerinas ⓘ |
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