Web Directories

CYBER DANCE
Ballet on the net. A collection of over 3,500 links to classical ballet and modern dance resources on the Internet.

DANCE LINKS
Another indispensable gateway giving access to anything connected with ballet and dance on the Web.

BALLETCOMPANIES
Contains over 3,000 links to ballet and dance companies all over the world.

Official sites of Russian theatres and companies

BOLSHOI THEATRE, MOSCOW
The official site of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow (in Russian and English).

MARYINSKY THEATRE, ST. PETERSBURG
The official site of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg (in Russian and English).

VAGANOVA ACADEMY, ST. PETERSBURG
The official site of the Vaganova Academy in St. Petersburg, providing among others actual information and a historical survey of one of the most important ballet schools in the world (in Russian, English, and Japanese).

Russian ballet sites

FORUM.BALET.RU
Forum discussing all things ballet and opera in Russia, and abroad (in Russian).

BOLSHOI.NET
A Russian site dedicated to the Bolshoi Ballet and its dancers, frequently updated and containing a large selection of photos (in Russian).

SMALL BALLET ENCYCLOPEDIA
A Russian site in full expansion, containing librettos of ballets, biographies, photos and everything you wanted to know about ballet (mainly in Russian, but not limited to the Russian dance world).

Russian dance magazines

BALET/BALLET MAGAZINE
The current version of the dance magazine "Sovietsky Ballet", founded in 1981. Online articles. In Russian and English.

Personal sites of Russian dancers

MARIA ALEXANDROVA
Official website of Bolshoi ballerina Maria Alexandrova (in Russian).

NINA ANANIASHVILI
A site about one of the great ballerinas of today. Created and maintained by the Friends of Nina Ananiashvili in New York.

STANISLAV BELYAEVSKY AND ANASTASIA DUNETS
Official site of Stanislav Belyaevsky and Anastasia Dunets, formerly with the Kirov, the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin, now with the Finnish National Opera (in Russian and English).

NATALIA DUDINSKAYA
A site devoted to the legendary Kirov ballerina Natalia Dudinskaya (in Russian and in English).

DMITRY GUDANOV
Official site of Bolshoi principal dancer Dmitry Gudanov (in Russian).

SOFIA GUMEROVA
Official site of Mariinsky ballerina Sofia Gumerova. Containing a biography and many photos (in Russian and English).

IGOR KOLB
Official site of Mariinsky principal dancer Igor Kolb. Containing a biography and many photos (in Russian and English).

MARIS LIEPA
Dedicated to the legendary Bolshoi star Maris Liepa (in Russian).

RUDOLF NUREYEV FOUNDATION
Official website of Rudolf Nureyev Foundation, including a biography, interviews and photo galleries (in English and French).

NATALIA OSIPOVA
Offiical website of up-and-coming Bolshoi soloist Natalia Osipova (in Russian and English).

VERONIKA PART
Official site of former Mariinsky, now ABT ballerina Veronika Part.

DARIA PAVLENKO
Official site of Mariinsky ballerina Daria Pavlenko. Containing a biography and many photos (in Russian and English).

NIKOLAI TSISKARIDZE
Official site of Bolshoi star Nikolai Tsiskaridze. Containing a biography, repertory list, calendar of performances and many photos (in Russian, English section under construction).

GALINA ULANOVA FOUNDATION
Official site of the Galina Ulanova Foundation, dedicated to the legendary Russian ballerina. Containing a biography and photos (in Russian and English).

ANDREI UVAROV
Official site of Andrei Uvarov, principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet. Containing a biography and many photos (in Russian and in English).

IVAN VASILIEV
Website of up-and-coming Bolshoi soloist Ivan Vasiliev (in Russian).

VLADIMIR VASILIEV
Dedicated to the legendary Bolshoi dancer, choreographer and director. Containing a biography and many photos (in Russian and in English).

DIANA VISHNEVA
Official site of the Mariinsky star ballerina. Containing a biography, performance and many photos (in Russian and in English).

SVETLANA ZAKHAROVA
Official site of the Mariinsky, now Bolshoi star ballerina. Containing a biography and many photos (in Russian and in English).

Special sites on ballet and dance

THE BALLERINA GALLERY
Site presenting some of the greatest ballerinas in photos and short biography.

BALLET 2000
International dance magazine (English, French, Italian).

BALLET ALERT!
An online newsletter for those who love ballet.
More than just the online supplement of the Ballet Alert! and DanceView magazines, it is above all the place to be for anybody who cares about ballet. It contains info about ballets, dancers, companies, hosts a ballet forum and plenty more.

BALLET.CO.UK
The site about all things ballet and dance in the UK - and beyond. Includes among others a monthly magazine section with interviews and reviews, a postings page for exchanging ideas, views and questions with others.

CRITICALDANCE
The place for ballet, modern and all forms of performance dance. Includes a forum, reviews and interviews section.

DANCE BOOKS
International centre for Books, CDs, DVDs & Videos and Sheet Music on all forms of dance.

DANCE INTERNATIONAL
Dance International magazine brings its readers global coverage of both the classical and contemporary dance scenes, four times a year. Each issue features articles and images by some of the best writers and photographers in the business.

THE DANCING TIMES & DANCE TODAY!
The Dancing Times magazine, established since 1910, is devoted to all forms of performance dance — ballet, contemporary, historical, musical theatre. Dance Today! deals with all forms of social dance, from Sequence to Salsa.

DANCEVIEWTIMES
Writers on dancing. An on line supplement to DanceView, reviewing dance in New York, the San Francisco Bay area, Washington, D.C. and the rest of the world.

DANSOMANIE
French site offering the opportunity to discuss all things ballet and dance.

ANDROS ON BALLET
The site of dance teacher and writer Dick Andros, providing a collection of articles about ballet history and classical ballet technique. Also an important section of dancer's biographies.

NOTE DI DANZA
Informative Italian dance site, presenting current events and dancers from around the world. (In Italian).

TICKETS OF RUSSIA
The ideal guide for your trip to St. Petersburg, providing information about hotels, museums, events, and theatres. Includes online tickets booking facilities for the Maryinsky and other theatres in St. Petersburg.

BALLETTO.NET/EUROBALLET.NET
Italian site dedicated to the world of classical dance, managed by four dancers from the corps de ballet of the Scala of Milan. Includes photos, interviews, columns, forum, and more (in Italian and English).

IN THE NAME OF AUGUSTE VESTRIS
A site set up to encourage informed debate over the technique and aesthetics of classical ballet.

YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX
Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) is the only student ballet competition in America which awards scholarships to the leading dance schools in the U.S. and abroad.