A final ovation for ballet dancer Oleksandr Shapoval at the Kyiv Opera House. He’d performed for 28 seasons before volunteering to fight in the east. While Ukraine enjoys successes on the battlefield, his death is a reminder of the enduring, awful cost of this war. | In Ukraine

Dancers from Russia's Mikhailovsky Theatre released a video of their "self-isolation ballet," demonstrating how they're staying in top shape while on lockdown. https://abcn.ws/3c176Od | ABC News

Adrian Blake Mitchell and Andrea Laššáková were drawn to St. Petersburg like many dancers — attracted by the history and prominence of ballet in Russia. But their dream of performing in one of the dance capitals of the world came to a sudden halt when Russia invaded Ukraine. | AP

3.1M views · 42K reactions | You must never give up, train hard and then if you set an iron goal, you can achieve it. - Oleksandr Abramenko | Olympics | Facebook

383K views · 54K reactions | Swan Lake is the ultimate classical ballet… Experience Derek Deane’s breathtaking production in Liverpool, Manchester and London this Autumn/Winter. “I know of no finer traditional Swan Lake than English National Ballet’s” The Daily Telegraph Book now: https://www.ballet.org.uk/production/swan-lake/ Watch it now on Ballet on Demand: https://ondemand.ballet.org.uk/production/swan-lake/ #TutuTuesday #SwanLake #ballet | English National Ballet | Facebook