[Ballet] Love Is in the Air

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Are you wearing pink? Are you eating chocolate? Are you surrounded by flowers? And teddy bears? And heart-shaped cards?

(Am I on a sugar high? Maybe! When it comes to VDay sweets, the DS staff DOES NOT MESS AROUND.)

In honor of the year’s most romantic holiday, I thought I’d round up some photos of adorable real-life ballet couples dancing my favorite swoontastic ballet: Romeo and Juliet. Ready to feel the love?

First up: Royal Ballet principals Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg. So happy!

Next: Pennsylvania Ballet principals Julie Diana and Zachary Hench. Heart-clutchingly romantic!

Third: international superstars Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev. Literally swoony!

Switching things up a little: Royal Ballet principals Marianela Nuñez and Thiago Soares rehearsing R&J. The sweetest!

And finally: OK, I’m cheating a little. This is a photo of National Ballet of Canada principals Heather Ogden and Guillaume Côté rehearsing Nijinsky, not Romeo and Juliet. But just suspend your disbelief for a moment, alright? Because the cuteness. THE CUTENESS.

Have a lovely Valentine’s Day!