First comes sweat...

Iana Salenko shot by Dean Barucija of Pickled Thoughts

Paris Opera Ballet School class

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"First comes the sweat, then comes the beauty."

- George Balanchine 

Les Sylphides

Photos by Ekaterina Lyzhina

Paris Opera Ballet School class

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Photo by Karolina Kuras

"I never wish to be easily defined."

-Franz Kafka

Qian Liu in rehearsal for the Nutcracker

ph. Altin Kaftira

Les Sylphides

Photos by Ekaterina Lyzhina

Paris Opera Ballet School class

via:aurelie-dupont

Photo by Tyler Shields

Paris Opera Ballet School class

via:aurelie-dupont

Les Sylphides

Photos by Ekaterina Lyzhina

Iana Salenko shot by Dean Barucija of Pickled Thoughts

Les Sylphides

Photos by Ekaterina Lyzhina

Paris Opera Ballet School class

via:aurelie-dupont

Iana Salenko shot by Dean Barucija of Pickled Thoughts

via:zsazsabellagio