âThe Messi of balletâ: Marianela NĂșñez, the Buenos Aires bombshell shaking up British dance
The superlative Royal Ballet star finally has her own show. She talks about fabulous footwork, her Argentina-inspired leotard â and why she named her cat
The superlative Royal Ballet star finally has her own show. She talks about fabulous footwork, her Argentina-inspired leotard â and why she named her cat after a certain footballer Marianela NĂșñez is talking about football. This is before the World Cup final, after Englandâs game with Argentina. âThat was a hard position for me!â she says.
NĂșñez moved to England from Buenos Aires aged 15 and has danced with the Royal Ballet for 28 years. Sheâs a British citizen, but her loyalties are clear: check out her Argentina-inspired leotard on Instagram or her cat named after Lionel Messi. In Argentina, they call her the Messi of ballet â although when it comes to who has the finest footwork, they should really be calling him the NĂșñez of football.
A principal dancer since the age of 20, NĂșñez has been at the top of her game for so long you can forget what a remarkable dancer she is. When she faces the ballerinaâs equivalent of a penalty kick Swan Lakeâs 32 fouettĂ©s, Sleeping Beautyâs Rose Adagio you never doubt her, but itâs her romantic spirit, the bright beaming energy, her vivacity in Don Quixote, the tragic yearning of her Odette, the way she breathes in ballet like oxygen, that make her special.
She is deeply besotted with what she does. Continue reading...
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