Raisa Struchkova - Solo from 'Don Quixote'

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Ashton's comments about Anna Pavlova whom he saw dancing in Lima, Peru where he lived as a boy. He said that when she danced every part of her body was alive and with the music. Raisa Struchkova's performance also seems to me to capture something of what Alexandra Danilova was encouraging Leslie Brown to achieve in this same solo in the film 'The Turning Point'. She said 'You should 'sparkle and shine!' ... "Raisa Struchkova" "Don Quixote" ballet "Bolshoi ballerina" "Bolshoi Theatre" "Anna ...