Outstanding Ballet Dancers
проект по английскому языку (7, 8, 9 класс) на тему

Оutstanding Ballet Dancers.

Galina Ulanova.

Galina Ulanova, a famous ballerina, is a real legend of Russian Ballet Dancing.

She was born оn the 8th of January 1910 in Saint-Petersburg. Her father, Sergey Ulanov, was

A well-known ballet dancer and a stage-manager. Her mother was a classic ballet dancer and

a teacher of choreography at a Ballet Dancing School.

She started her dancing career at the age of 9 when she entered Petrograd School of Choreography in 1918. Her first teacher was her mother then she continued her education under the guidance of A.Vaganova. After her graduation she joined the company of Mariinsky Theatre.

At the age of 19 for the first time she started in the leading part of Odetta-Odillia in the “Swan Lake” by Chaikovskiy.

She also danced many leading parts such as Maria in “The Nadcrecher” by Chikovskiy, Giselle in the ballet of the same name, Juliet in the ballet “Romeo and Juliet” by Prokophjev and many others.

Later Galina Ulanova moved to Moscow where she lived and danced from 1944 to 1960 on the stage of Bolshoy Theatre.

After finishing her ballet career she started teaching young ballerinas sharing her knowledge and experience. Among her students there were such famous ballet dancers as E.Maksimova, L.Semeniaka, N.Timopheeva, N.Tseskareadze, M.Kolpakchi and many others.

She also participated in many international ballet dancing festivals and contests.

She was awarded the title of the Honoured and National Artist of the Soviet Union so as many other titles and awards.

Galina Ulanova believed that only deep immersion into the character gives to change oneself completely. She was a great master of transformation. She was so impressive dancing the part of Juliet on the stage of Mariinsky Theatre that the performance became quite an event. ‘Romeo and Juliet’ with Galina Ulanova was also a great success in London in 1956. After the performance the people lifted Ulanova’s car and carried it for some time.

But despite her great success she was never satisfied with her dancing and it made her practice hours on end mastering her dancing skills. She was really very hard-working and her gestures were just perfect.

But she went down into the history of ballet dancing not only due to her perfect technique but because she was a unique actress who was able to create a special atmosphere on the stage and reveal the innerworld of the character. It resulted in great expressiveness and harmony of dance.

She died on the 21st of May 1998 of a stroke.

She was buried on The New Madens cemetery in Moscow.

Vocabulary.

A stage-manager – режиссер

Under the guidance - под руководством

Join the company - поступить в компанию

The leading part - главная роль

To move to - переехать

Share knowledge and experience - передавать знания и опыт

Participate - принимать участие

Contest - конкурс

To be awarded - быть награжденным

Deep immersion - глубокое проникновение

To lift - поднимать

Despite the great success - несмотря на большой успех

Make  practice hours on end - заниматься без конца

Master dancing skills - отрабатывать танцевальное мастерство

Gestures - жесты мимика

Go down into the history – войти в историю

Due to perfect technique – благодаря великолепной технике

A unique actress – уникальная актриса

To reveal the innerworld of the character – выразить внутренний мир персонажа

Great expressiveness – большое впечатление

To be buried - быть похороненным

The New Madens cemetery – Новодевичье кладбище

Stroke - удар

Tasks.

1. Answer the following questions:

1. When and where was Ulanova born?
2. What were her mother and father?
3. At what age did she start her dancing career?
4. Who was her first teacher?
5. What company did she join after finishing school?
6. How old was she when she took the first leading part?
7. Where did she move in 1944?
8. What did she do after finishing her dancing career?
9. Was she awarded for her creation?
10. What happened in London in 1956? Why?
11. When did she die?

2. Mark the following statements true or false:

1. Ulanova was born in Moscow.
2. She started her dancing career at the age of 12.
3. She entered Petrograd School of Choreography in 1918.
4. She continued her education under the guidance of A.Vaganova.
5. She danced on the stage of Bolshoy Theatre from 1946 to 1958.
6. She didn’t participate in any international ballet dancing festivals and contents?
7. She believed that only deep immersion into the character gives the chance to change oneself completely.
8. “Romeo and Juliet” with Ulanova was also a great success in London in 1954.

3. Give  Russian equivalents of the following phrases:

A real legend of Russian Ballet Dancing; a well-known ballet dancer and a stage–manager; to continue the education under the guidance of; to join the company of Mariinsky Theatre; only deep immersion into the character gives the chance to change oneself completely; to become quite an event; it makes someone practice hours on end; gestures are just perfect; due to the perfect technique; to be able to create special atmosphere; reveal the innerworld of the character; to result in great expressiveness and harmony of the dance.

4. Give English equivalents of the following phrases:

настоящая легенда Русского балета; хорошо известный балетный танцор и режиссер; продолжить образование под руководством; только полное погружение в характер персонажа дает возможность  полностью войти в роль; стать событием; это заставляет человека заниматься без конца; жесты совершенны; благодаря прекрасной технике; быть способным создавать особую атмосферу; открывать внутренний мир персонажа; создавать большую выразительность и гармонию в танце.

5. Topics for discussion.

Ulanova’s career in Bolshoy Theatre.

Ulanova’s attitude to the art of dance.