The second piece of film here is one of the sweetest and unexpected tributes I’ve ever seen!
Vladimir Malakhov dances one of Sylvie Guillem’s solos from 'Grand Pas Clasique' at a gala - the sheer bravado of taking on the ballerina’s chore and the delicate comedy of imitating some of the ballerina’s gestural characteristics very justifyingly brings the house down. To top the fun off, Sylvie comes on stage at the end of the solo and presents Vladimir with a bunch of flowers.
I have fronted Vladimir’s solo with the original of Sylvie - I think it’s really fun seeing them back to back!
I do not own either of these pieces of footage and I do not remember where I got the Sylvie film but if the owners of either are not happy for me to use them and would like me to remove them, please just leave a comment and I’ll take down this upload immediately.
Enjoy!