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The hops on pointe in Giselle, the 32 fouetté turns in Swan Lake —classical ballets are riddled with moments that give even the strongest ballerinas in the world nightmares. In The Sleeping Beauty that moment comes in Act I with the “Rose Adagio,” one of the most famous (and perilous) moments in classical ballet.
Mar 17, 2011 · Aurelie Dupont in the Paris Opera Ballet's production of Sleeping Beauty. Set to the beautiful score of Tchaikovsky and the choreography of Rudolf Nureyev.
The Rose Adage is perhaps the most famous moment in the ballet, and is one of the best-known moments in all ballet. During this notoriously difficult dance Princess Aurora meets four suitors who dance with her and support her fiendishly difficult balances. Pictured: Svetlana Zakharova as Princess Aurora with The Bolshoi Ballet. Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty Images