if you like ballet:www.mariakochetkova.comTumblr (3.0; @mariakochetkova)http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/EOUKx4Uoqbld09zlRPGIASjE_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>On the way to ASMALLWORLD partyhttp://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/42789675http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/42789675Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:58:27 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/EOUKx4Uoqblcz0x7domd1bUE_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Magic hands!http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/42789566http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/42789566Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:57:30 -0700<a href="http://www.mariakochetkova.com/2008/07/luxembourg-2003-my-first-gold-medal.html">Luxembourg 2003, my first gold medal</a>: During my season with Royal Ballet I got my first gold medal in Luxembourg. I worked with Messerer and Agadjanov on these variations and a good friend of mine Nadine Maclean choreographed the…http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/42298461http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/42298461Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:21:32 -0700<a href="http://www.mariakochetkova.com/2008/07/prix-de-lausanne-2002-i-am-18-here.html">Prix de Lausanne 2002, I am 18 here</a>: I was 18 years old when I did this competition, it was my last year at Bolshoi school. I won one of the first prizes and got an apprenticeship with Royal Ballet in London.<br/><br/><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JDlhyN5Ee44&hl=en&fs=1"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JDlhyN5Ee44&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br/><br/><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lRRwvDlUpXY&hl=en&fs=1"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <embed></embed></object>http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/42298462http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/42298462Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:21:32 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/EOUKx4Uoqbesb9txc4vz5iRe_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Gala in Astanahttp://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/42212931http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/42212931Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:32:42 -0700<a href="http://www.mariakochetkova.com/2008/07/pyramid-we-danced-at-in-kazakhstan.html">The pyramid we danced at in Kazakhstan, Astana</a>: <p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://www.mariakochetkova.com/uploaded_images/photo-718336-718377.jpg"><img src="http://www.mariakochetkova.com/uploaded_images/photo-718336-718372.jpg" border="0" alt=""/></a></p>http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/41266212http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/41266212Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:10:35 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/EOUKx4Uoqb424snfx0ifsXIQ_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>The pyramid we danced at in Kazakhstan, Astanahttp://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/41261902http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/41261902Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:22:24 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/EOUKx4Uoqb420zjyVCBkq8WF_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>In Frankfurthttp://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/41261728http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/41261728Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:19:27 -0700<a href="http://www.mariakochetkova.com/2008/07/screening-of-monastery-mr-vig-and-nun.html">Screening of 'The Monastery: Mr Vig and the Nun' in San Francisco on Friday 11th July at 8pm</a>: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=logo#/event.php?eid=17559783702"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://www.mariakochetkova.com/uploaded_images/TheMonastery-788484.jpg" alt="" border="0"/></a><br/>THE MONASTERY is the award winning story about the 82-year-old bachelor Mr. Vig, who has never known love, and Sister Amvrosija, a young Russian nun, who - by chance or destiny - becomes part…http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/40949476http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/40949476Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:35:39 -0700<a href="http://www.mariakochetkova.com/2008/06/la-sylphide.html">La Sylphide</a>: Just a short note to say that i think the best La Sylphide to me is Eva Evdokimova, i was amazed how perfect she is for this role and how nobody could make it better after her. I also really liked…http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/39665539http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/39665539Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:09:25 -0700<a href="http://www.mariakochetkova.com/2008/06/new-don-quixotte-videos.html">New Don Quixotte videos!</a>: Here are some new videos of my premiere in Don Quixotte last year.<br/><br/><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GeB4lf5Ipq0&hl=en"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GeB4lf5Ipq0&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br/><br/><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9B7f3RiSu3w&hl=en"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9B7f3RiSu3w&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br/><br/><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/epUMBEgKNEE&hl=en"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/epUMBEgKNEE&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br/><br/><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z2HgPMhEqIY&hl=en"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z2HgPMhEqIY&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br/><br/><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xn6OTuEDdoQ&hl=en"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xn6OTuEDdoQ&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br/><br/><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xyiv1hTomfk&hl=en"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xyiv1hTomfk&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br/><br/><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MbsqyRn3KW0&hl=en"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MbsqyRn3KW0&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br/><br/><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6xryYI-5blM&hl=en"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6xryYI-5blM&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/39447525http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/39447525Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:32:01 -0700<a href="http://www.mariakochetkova.com/2008/06/gala-in-astana-kazakhstan.html">Gala in Astana, Kazakhstan</a>: On 4th of July 2008 I’m doing a gala in Astana (Kazakhstan) where I’m dancing the pas de deux from Dom Quixotte with Daniil Simkin (ABT) and the pas de deux from La Sylphide for the first time with…http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/39447526http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/39447526Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:32:01 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/EOUKx4Uoqa9qxvk4bOJQHRIj_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Looks strange to me!http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/38538805http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/38538805Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:16:48 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/EOUKx4Uoqa9qujjnqDJWSps6_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Rabbit’s holehttp://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/38538599http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/38538599Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:14:12 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/EOUKx4Uoqa9qslou3gi16KeS_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>White Lodgehttp://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/38538495http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/38538495Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:12:42 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/EOUKx4Uoqa9qr2zmXGa4sGlN_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Edward after the class in White Lodgehttp://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/38538418http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/38538418Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:11:31 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/EOUKx4Uoqa638vtyBpgDy8j9_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>View from the windowhttp://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/38244150http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/38244150Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:50:17 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/EOUKx4Uoqa637ld1hCTLec2O_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>At Le Dunehttp://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/38244079http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/38244079Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:49:17 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/EOUKx4Uoqa0djevtSxwXBnsg_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/37703530http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/37703530Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:51:57 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/EOUKx4Uoq9xx6glyQTDzvB2Y_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/37520262http://tumblr.mariakochetkova.com/post/37520262Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:38:29 -0700