Choreographed by Nureyev, what marks out this astounding performance is its restraintIf there was ever such a thing as "the English style" in ballet, its male exemplar was Anthony Dowell. London-born and trained, he joined the Royal Ballet in 1961 and became a principal in 1966. This clip, showing the Prince's variation (solo) from Act 1 of Swan Lake, was filmed in 1980. The variation was choreographed for the Royal'…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:17PM on November 10, 2011