It's a role beloved by female dancers: Tatiana, in John Cranko's 1965 ballet version of Pushkin's prose-poem, moves from shy schoolgirl to emotionally mature beauty, and the Royal Ballet's production, with music by Tchaikovsky, runs in rep until 27 February. The double National dance award winner Natalia Osipova leads a very strong cast. Here is her performance in picturesAll images by Tristram Kenton for the Guardia…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:34AM on January 27, 2015