Giannandrea Poesio

Ballet’s super couple should stick to the classical repertoire

Alas, Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev have proved that bravery and bravura do not always go together

Ivan Vasiliev and Natalia Osipova, Solo for Two [Getty Images/iStock/Shutterstock]
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