For this essay I chose to compare and contrast Les Ballet Trockadero Monte Carlo’s version of The Dance of the Little Swans from The Swan Lake against Yanis Marshall’s Beyoncé Medley Rehearsal for the finale of Britain’s Got Talent.
At first glace you can see the connections in the productions, as both are dances that are typically performed by women, portrayed by men. Both presentations are done with the same props and costumes as a women dance company would use; full ballet costumes for Trockadero and high heels in Yanis’ case. But in my opinion that is where the similarities end.
Trockadero dance a well known choreography for one of the most popular classical ballets, while Yanis Marshall