Submitted by sidonie, Aug 30, 2007 14:46

Yes, I can think of more disciplined ballet performances but if you ask any dancer without a personal axe to grind, he will tell you Nureyev was the greatest danseur noble of our time. Nureyev was, at rock bottom, the greatest kindred spirit we ballet lovers ever had. Well done, Rudi.

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