It's hard to express the joy of watching my late great father, David Blair dance with Nardia. What a beautiful partnership and magic they produced together. Does anyone remember him? I'm trying to write a book, growing up in a ballet family!
@081035jb
9 жыл бұрын
Catherine Blair Of course I remember your wonderful father and also your mother. They were always so kind and nice to us fans. After the performances we fans used to go to a bar (pub?) across the street from the old Met and then your parents used to come there also. They would talk to us and were so gracious.They even showed me the proper way to do Mime. I was lucky enough to have seen your father in Fille the first time it was presented in NY. I'll never forget how wonderful he and Nerina were. I saw him in so many ballets, Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, Prince of the Pagodas. I remember your mother in that ballet dancing Fire. She was superb. We were all shocked when your father died at such an early age. One personal bit; One season just after you and your sister were born they were in NY and I gave them bonnets for the two of you. There's never been another Colas for me. Sincerely, Joe Blitz
@catherineblair5648
9 жыл бұрын
Joe Blitz Dearest Joe, I can't thank you enough, for all the wonderful information, you've given me today, and all your kind memories are priceless too. How amazing and a sheer delight to hear that you saw, both of them dance, in so many roles, that were created for Daddy, by Ashton, Cranko, and Macmillan. (I might have to get back to you later, my computer is playing up!). No, I don'y care what all the disgraceful, viciously cruel, words, I've had to read about him, over so many years, he brought male ballet dancing, in Britain and to the world, in leaps and bounds. He gave his ALL, to bring ballet to the people, not just the elite, etc. He died of a broken hearted man, after dedicating his life to ballet, and passing on the torch, to the next generation of ballet dancers. He put on Swan Lake in four acts, for ABT, to huge acclaim, plus made a beautiful film of Giselle, with Fracci, Bruhn, Marks and Lander. It's been badly edited on YT, by someone, this I have to address too! Do you still live in NY? Is the place you're thinking of by the Met, called the Gingerbread man, or something like that, a small, lovely bistro. owned by the actor Patrick O'Neil? Sorry, but I was very young, and we were always, travelling, but Diana and I spent a lot of time in, Atlanta Geogia, while hr again danced, directed, did the choreography etc, of Sleeping Beauty, and I think, Swan Lake. Catching up what went on in my childhood, and youth, has been a difficult journey, as he did so much, in so short a time, and died at 43, and I was only 16, Sadly, my mother left him, and found someone new, and would not talk to her beautiful daughters. But onwards and upwards Joe, I'm finding out and trying to obtain, everything about them both. Do keep in touch, I'm on Facebook, and Google +. Thank you for the bonnets too, I bet they were beautiful. No, there will never be another Colas, for me too. Did you go on the the magic cruel, world of ballet? With my fondest best wishes to you, always. x
@Balletboy305
4 жыл бұрын
he was such a star! wonderful partner! showed his ballerina off- and looked masculine and strong, but also sensitive
@catherineblair5648
4 жыл бұрын
@@Balletboy305 Thank you so much for your lovely comments, which I truly believe are true. He really changed the way of British male dancing, and around the World. They're several of this roles created for him, by not only Ashton, (+ a much longer version of Fille, on a YT channel by the wonderful John Hall ), but also by the great Cranko, in Pineallple Poll, and Macmillan's Romeo and Juliet, as Mercutio. He went on to direct, choreograph, many ballet's, but died tragically young, aged 43 years. He has been so much overlooked, which I'm trying to correct. Best wishes. 💞🌻
@catherinebalaam1247
10 жыл бұрын
How beautifully and sweetly danced, with such innocence. He was a super and modest partner - also love him with Fonteyn in Sleeping Beauty.
@racheleleeba
6 жыл бұрын
Is this not the sweetest moment in ballet? I have three DVDs of La Fille mal gardée, but this production, with Nerina and Blair, is the one I keep going back to.
@jillgooner
6 жыл бұрын
indeed. glorious perfection, still today the best. its so natural without over acting they were made for this piece of iconic ashton dance. no one can touch it.
@madgeson
3 жыл бұрын
I remember him. Superb. He was one of the great ballet names I grew up watching
@edwardarckless3112
10 ай бұрын
The best and only. Edward Arckless ex Royal Oper Ballet Covent Garden London and conservatoire de Ville de Paris France
@nicholasgerrish6022
4 жыл бұрын
He moves with the delicacy and care of a Bullfighter.
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