The Secrets of graceful dance with Gabriel Stoyanov
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ENGLISH VERSION:
The ballet dancer and choreographer tells how he keeps fit.
Ballet is one of the most difficult and exquisite arts, and therein lies its perfection. Since he was 5 years old, Gabriel Stoyanov recognized himself in dance. After intense training and many deprivations, he manages to enter the academy of his dreams, where he meets the professors he had only heard about. His first steps in dance were in the “Rosna Kitka” ensemble. He trains a lot, especially when he realizes that ballet is his calling. She also attended the National School of Dance Art in Sofia, at the same time after school she went to additional classes with Academician Krasimira Koldamova. “I used to start my day at 7.30 and finish it at 8.30 p.m.,” he recalls.
It was at the school that he realized that this was only the beginning of a huge preparation for the stage, for life, and even for the creation of not only professionals but also personalities. “Wonderful years, filled with a lot of dance, built in me incredible discipline and responsibility towards the profession,” says Gabriel.
You have been accepted to follow the most prestigious ballet academy “Agripina Vaganova” in St. Petersburg. What is behind this success?
The path to success goes through a lot of work, dedication, and love for the profession. To continue my education in the academy that I dreamed of since I was a child, to have the opportunity to touch all these great teachers about whom I had only read or watched interviews, to draw information from the sources of ballet art, from people dedicated to a common purpose – there is no such indescribable feeling. I am very grateful to my supervisor – doctor of cultural sciences, professor, and head of the post-graduate qualification department Irina Igorevna Irhen for the given chance.
Who have you learned from and who inspires you on stage?
In Bulgaria, my teachers were Nikola Kolev, Petar Koldamov, Anatoly Klochkov, Antoineta Asenova, Boyko Nedelchev, but it seems that two exceptional legends of Bulgarian ballet played the greatest role in my development, namely:
Academician Krasimira Koldamova and Associate Professor Kalina Bogoeva.
After completing a master’s degree at the Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music, majoring in Ballet Pedagogy/Baletmaster, I began working with Russian pedagogues who gave me and continue to pass on these important nuances from the ballet treasury. My inspiration is my teacher Jan Godowski.
The body of a ballet dancer is among his most important instruments. Share how you take care of it – do you follow a special diet?
In order to maintain the high metabolism required for ballet, not to mention the long days in the studio that takes a lot of energy, I need some “fuel” to stay healthy and strong. If I want something, I don’t say no, but I usually try to add protein and sources of iron to my diet with every meal. Meat, fish, eggs, nuts, fruits and vegetables, milk or yogurt are part of my menu. In addition to ballet classes and daily stretching, which is a very important part of the whole process of developing and promoting good physical and aesthetic shape, I also have a training program in the gym designed to increase or maintain my muscle mass.
Outside of the stage and ballet – what is it that excites you?
Right now, my concentration is fully focused on completing my first year at the academy and maintaining good classical form.
I like to travel, see new worlds, new cultures, meet different people, learn interesting things other than my world of ballet. There is no greater wealth than this.