Tetsuya Kumakawa, the phenomenal male Japanese ballet dancer became the Royal Ballet's youngest Soloist in history when he was just 16 years old. Soon afterwards he was promoted to Principal & was a star of both the Royal Ballet & his self-created company the K-Ballet. This year marks his 50th birthday & showcased here are some of his most exciting moments of dance! Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBunduBallerina
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The ballet excerpts in order of appearance are:
1) Le Corsaire
2) Push Comes to Shove: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPdZo2Ozm_k @teddyloveu.k.280
3) Coppelia
4) Swan Lake
5) Don Quixote
6) The Nutcracker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC2ybYc53jA @adam28xx
The Nutcracker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvFWXWqSUrw @idolbronze7307
7) Rhapsody: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvax9vFex-8 @balletfan3152
8) Giselle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUHoW2D_U1U @idolbronze7307
9) The Sleeping Beauty
10) Carmen with Viviana Durante: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkVzC9uKAiE @paulfriend8122
11) La Bayadere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON2HIzwEG1s @classiqueballets661
12) Romeo & Juliet
13) More of Swan Lake
14) More of Don Quixote
15) More of Le Corsaire
With thanks to the credited uploaders for their videos!