Swan Lake is a two-act ballet made by New York City Ballet (NYCB) ballet master in chief Peter Martins, Martins' wife, NYCB principal dancer Darci Kistler, chose to include the final act of what, in her farewell performance?
Darci Kistler Darci Kistler (born June 4, 1964) is a noted American ballerina. She is often said to be the last muse for the choreographer, George Balanchine.
Pas de deux In ballet, a pas de deux ] (French, literally "step of two") is a dance duet in which two dancers, typically a male and a female, perform ballet steps together. The pas de deux is characteristic of classical ballet and can be found in many well-known ballets, including "Sleeping Beauty", "Swan Lake", and "Giselle". It is most often performed by a male and a female (a "danseur" and a "ballerina") though there are exceptions, such as in the film "White Nights", in which a pas de deux is performed by Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines.