Exclusive: Lifting the curtain on the Bolshoi Ballet On Tuesday morning, at around 11am, Telegraph online has a remarkable exclusive. We are going to take you behind the scenes of the great Bolshoi Ballet, and show these world-beating dancers in the intimate and revealing setting of their daily class. We are streaming their daily ritual from its start to its conclusion - something the company has never before allowed. I've been lucky enough to watch dancers at work - and it is extraordinary. Of course, you know that behind the athletic and artistic feats they perform on stage lie years and years of dedication and daily grind. But it is only when you witness them walk wearily into a rehearsal room, and start to stretch their limbs before taking their places at the barre that you really see that discipline in action. They will have finished dancing late the night before, they will go on dancing all through the day, yet however famous the name, however great the talent, they turn up for this intense and exhausting work-out, putting their bodies through the exercises that they have performed in one form or another since childhood. I find it infinitely interesting to watch a young ballerina such as the exceptional Olga Smirnova or a male principal such as the astonishing Artem Ovcharenko go through the basics of their technique, building into their bodies like a DNA code the speed, strength and flexibility they will need to give dazzling performances on stage. But though those stars can stand out, it is enthralling to watch the dedication of every single dancer, from corps de ballet to principal. It is this unity of intention and effort which gives great companies such as the Bolshoi their unique performing style. It is a rare privilege, too, to watch a teacher such as Boris Akimov, himself a famous Bolshoi dancer, nurture and coax the company to push themselves through the routines that he devises both to keep their interest and to keep their skill levels soaring high. The Bolshoi is running two classes while it is London, performing for three weeks at the Royal Opera House, so we don't know exactly who will be there when we stream the class on Tuesday. But this glimpse behind the curtain is certain to be exceptional whoever is dancing. It also - like the films we have already shown and which are available here - gives you an opportunity to see the company in action. Tickets for the Covent Garden run are now available on a returns only basis: this is your chance to see the Bolshoi, and see them as they have never been seen before.