The Saint-Petersburg State Ballet on ice (former the Leningrad State Ballet on ice) founded in 1967 by the outstanding choreographer Konstantin Boyarsky, is the successor of the remarkable traditions of the St.Petersburg school of the classical ballet.
Konstantin Boyarski founded the state ice ballet and established it with a rendition based on Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker” combining figure skating with classic Russian ballet for the first time. Even back then it was possible to immediately celebrate an overwhelming success despite Russia having such a critical home audience with regards to Ballet!
Figure skating and ice dancing have a long tradition in Russia, not least because of the favourable climatic condition for these sports. Thus it was no coincidence that the first world championships in figure skating took place in St. Petersburg in 1896. In international and Olympic competitions the pair skating and ice-dancing disciplines have been the preserve of the Russians for a long time.
The dancers of the St. Petersburg state ballet on ice also stem from the “forge” of the most famous Russian figure skating dynasties. After their successful sports careers the dancers of “Swanlake on ice” decided to devote their sporting talents and their performing capabilities to the artistically demanding St Petersburg State Ice ballet that remains unique throughout the world to date.
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