WATCH: the making of the Cygnets in Swan Lake

News & Stories 23 Oct 2026

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Watch dancers Olivia Chang-Clarke, Sophie Walters, Yasemin Kayabay and Airi Kobayashi demonstrate the iconic Dance of the Cygnets and explain how this famous scene is performed in Swan Lake.

Find out more about Swan Lake

  1. Happy World Ballet Day!

  2. WATCH: Céline Gittens on dancing the dual roles of Odette and Odile

  3. WATCH: inside Céline Gittens’ pointe shoe preparations for Swan Lake

  4. WATCH: Amelia Thompson performs one of the Act I Courtesan solos from Swan Lake

  5. Swan Lake: the story behind Tchaikovsky's 'undanceable' score

  6. WATCH: Swan Lake from above

  7. 223 Pointes: the pointe shoe swan sculpture inspired by BRB's Swan Lake

  8. WATCH: Black Swan pas de deux from Swan Lake (Act III)

  9. WATCH: Carlos Acosta on why pointe shoes matter

  10. WATCH: dancer Yasemin Kayabay prepares her pointe shoes (ASMR)

  11. WATCH: audiences react to Swan Lake

  12. WATCH: Swan Lake Performance Trailer

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