Let This Utterly Gorgeous Video Remind You That Ballet Is Amazing

Behind the scenes of the ballet is even dreamier than you'd imagine.

Ever wonder what it’s like behind the scenes of a professional ballet company? Well, according to this video, the views are possibly even more gorgeous than what happens on the stage.

Thanks to Peter Lindbergh and Stephen Kidd’s new video celebrating the New York City Ballet’s upcoming season, fans can go behind the curtain of one of the most beloved dance institutions in the country. There is romance. There is athleticism. And there are so many tutus.

Beautiful in black and white, the video is a reminder of what exactly is amazing about ballet. Like TV or movie stars, ballet dancers are trained performers who act their hearts out for adoring audiences. But unlike Hollywood’s best, ballerinas do it all in pointe shoes, sweating and bending their bodies in ways we can’t even imagine.

Fred Astaire, bow down to women like Sara Mearns and Tiler Peck.

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