Variation (ballet)

Variation or Classical Variation (sometimes referred to as a Pas seul, meaning to Dance Alone) in ballet is a solo dance. Typically, variations in ballet have traditional choreography, with every dancer dancing the same steps.

Examples of Variations

Hinano Eto - Don Quixote, Kitri - Prix de Lausanne 2010

• In Don Quixote- Kitri
• Le Corsaire - Medora
• Sleeping Beauty - Bluebird
• Swan Lake#Odile - Odile (the Black Swan)
• The Nutcracker - Sugar Plum Fairy
• La Bayadère - Gamzatti
• Diana and Acteon - Diana
• Coppélia - Swanilda

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