The Vaganova Method is a recognized ballet teaching approach adopted worldwide. The prestigious Vaganova Ballet Academy accurately conveys this method. In "Variation Lesson 2," individual instruction for eighth-grade female students focuses on clear checkpoints for variations from works such as "The Sleeping Beauty" and "Sylvia." Initially, the lessons are conducted in practice attire, and during the reviews, students perform the entire piece in costumes. **53 minutes, color, with Japanese subtitles** Here are the highlights! - This is the second installment in a series of lessons through personal instruction to master variations, featuring five variations performed by seventh and eighth-grade students. Many may recognize Irina Pisarenko and Ekaterina Bolshenkova from their appearances in a documentary on television, where they were guided by teacher Lyudmila Covalova. (By the way, they also appear in the intermediate 1997 version of this series and in the pointe section.) **Included lesson content:** - Variation of Swanhilda from "Coppélia" (Act 3) Music: Delibes / Choreography: Saint-Léon - Variation of Aurora from "The Sleeping Beauty" (Act 3) Music: Tchaikovsky / Choreography: Petipa - Variation of Sylvia from "Sylvia" Music: Delibes / Choreography: Merrant - Variation of the Spanish Dance from "Paquita" Music: Drigo / Choreography: Petipa - Variation of Odile from "Swan Lake" Music: Tchaikovsky / Choreography: Petipa, Ivanov **Teachers:** Lyudmila Kovalyova, Inna Zbukovskaya, Lyubov Knyakova, Elena Efcheyeva **Students:** Irina Pisarenko, Ekaterina Osmorkina, Ekaterina Bolshenkova, Tatiana Tokachenko, Ekaterina Mikhailevets (Seventh and eighth-grade students from the Vaganova Ballet Academy) **Supervised by:** Vaganova Ballet Academy