Valentina Semyukova, Vadim Gulayev A PDD from The Nutcracker

I came across some very grainy footage recently of a most extraordinary ballet dancer someone who obviously had the greatest future. Around 16, she d been taking leading roles in the Mariinsky (Kirov) Theatre while still a student at the school. The film shows Valentina Semyukova in a pas de deux from The Nutcracker. She is partnered by Vadim Gulayev. She already seems formed as a dancer, about to enlarge on her technique. Through the movement, there is a perfect disposition of the forms of her body