From the USA to Mariinsky First Soloists in 2026 at 19!
Subscribe @TheBunduBallerina The incredible journey of American ballet prodigies Yana Peneva and Alexei Orohovsky. From training as students in the USA and Stuttgart, this video follows them to their promotion as First Soloists at the Mariinsky Theatre at just 19 years old! Featuring their debuts in ballets like Don Quixote, Le Corsaire, The Nutcracker, and more. #YanaPeneva #AlexeiOrohovsky #MariinskyBallet #Ballet #MariinskyTheatre #AlexeiOrokhovsky #MoscowIBC #DonQuixoteBallet #Vaganova #BalletDancers
Intro for both: 00:01
Yana Peneva Intro: 00:16
Peneva YAGP 2022 Age 15: 00:32
MIBC 2026 Gold Coppelia: 01:31
MICB 2026 Gold Gamzatti: 02:49
Queen of the Dryads 2025: 03:47
Paquita 2025: 04:46
Peneva Principal Role Debut 2025: 05:25
Ramze Pharaoh's Daughter 2026: 06:25
Alexei Orohovsky Intro: 07:04
Orohovsky YAGP 2022 Age 14: 07:20
MIBC 2026 Gold Diana & Acteon: 08:01
MIBC 2026 Gold Don Quixote: 08:43
MIBC 2026 Gold Basilio Variation: 10:22
Yana Peneva Kitri Fouettés: 11:24
Alexei Basilio Coda: 11:50
Orohovsky Corsaire Debut Age 18: 12:14
Alexei Fountain of Bakhchisarai Age 18: 12:43
Don Quixote Debut Age 18: 13:30
Basilio Variation Debut Age 18: 14:10
Don Quixote Debut with Tereshkina: 15:03
Many thanks to the following uploaders for their videos:
Peneva age 15 YAGP Neckbet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMMYUAIEpDw @natabashe
@stretchribbon :
Coppelia Age 19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXMEXGBVBCI
Gamzatti Age 19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdC89U36Hts
Gold Winners Don Quixote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXKzs-VG7Jox
Winners Diana Acteon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCwrlZRbNdw
Queen of Dryads 2025: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DQwoxF9jQ6N/ @yana._.peneva
Peneva Paquita 2025: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRcX3cnCBJP/ @yana._.peneva
Peneva Pharaoh's Daughter: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZj-FyMtoP1/ @yana._.peneva
Orohovsky Age 14 Talisman YAGP 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4zDr-DvfUM @KatyaAtamenyenko
Le Corsaire: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRXLeXuCOCm/ @ballet_alexei
Vaslav Variation: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUDpgifjdph/ @ballet_alexei
Orohovsky Corsaire Coda: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/V06JaHfTn8o @NGBallet
x3 shorts of Don Quixote (debut with Tereshkina): https://www.instagram.com/p/DUjNezOEc3M/?img_index=1 @koryushkanevskaya4499