by Ambar Gavilano | Reviewed by Georgina Butler
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| Iana Salenko wearing Swan Queen T-shirt by Ballet Papier! Purchase here |
"Iana Salenko is the epitome of a prima ballerina in the 21st Century."
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| Iana Salenko wearin Black Swan T-shirt by Ballet Papier! Purchase here |
Prima ballerina Iana Salenko (Staatsballett
Berlin) is a great inspiration for Ballet Papier’s artist Berenice La Place and
we are delighted that she is so happy to be a muse for our brand.
Iana Salenko is the epitome of a prima
ballerina in the 21st Century. She is elegant but at the same time athletic.
She can be alluring when it is required (as a powerful and seductive Odile, for
example) but is equally able to embody a naïve character (as the romantic
Juliet in “Romeo and Juliet”, or as young Marie in “The Nutcracker”).
She can
even convey great grief without losing her glamour (particularly when she
dances “The Dying Swan”).
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| Iana Salenko wearing Swan Queen T-shirt by Ballet Papier! Purchase here |
Iana is stylish, charismatic and very
active on social media. This online presence is extremely important nowadays to
encourage more people to engage with ballet. As she is one of the top ballet
étoiles in the world, we love admiring her online posts. We see her warming up,
watch her rehearsing and enjoy her comedy antics when she laughs and jokes with
her fellow dancers in the wings.
Each photo Iana shares is a gift to her
fans and gives us a glimpse into her life as a ballet star - and as a person
too!
Ballet Papier’s creators, Berenice La Placa
and Ambar Gavilano, first saw Iana dancing live at the 2016 IBStage Gala at
Barcelona Gran Teatre del Liceu. They fell in love with her performances of
“The Dying Swan” and “Black Swan Pas De Deux”, partnered with the fantastic
Steven McRae as Siegfried.
Berenice and Ambar now consider Iana to be
one of their most relevant modern muses for the Ballet Papier brand.
This year, Iana has been dancing the “Ruby”
variation of George Balanchine’s “Jewels” with the Staatsballett Berlin.
Motivated by this dazzling role, Berenice created a special Ballet Papier
drawing based on Iana.
This led to us excitedly designing some sparkling new
products for our fans – who we know are also fans of Iana!
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| Iana Salenko inspired "Jewels Collection" by Ballet Papier! Purchase here |
Ballet Papier is honoured to have been
featured on Iana Salenko’s Instagram account multiple times.
We have loved
seeing her wearing Ballet Papier t-shirts and pullovers in her rehearsals and
classes and feel very lucky and grateful to have our ballet garments worn by
such a gorgeous ballet star!
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| Iana Salenko wearing Pirouette Cropped Pullover by Ballet Papier in Royal Ballet rehearsal with Steven McRae! Purchase here |
We would like to urge our fans to follow
Iana’s account @iana_salenko and discover beautiful pictures of her dancing,
rehearsing, training and modelling.
Every single day she amazes us with her
stunning ballet pictures and we are so proud that she has embraced Ballet
Papier so wholeheartedly.
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| Iana Salenko wearing Pirouette Cropped Pullover by Ballet Papier at rehearsal! Purchase here |
Thank you Iana Salenko!
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| Iana Salenko wearing Anatomy Tie Back ballet T-shirt by Ballet Papier! Purchase here |
