laura: now to london, where the royal ballet welcos the audience back tonight with a brand-new ship.ipal dancers say the pandemic changed everything, dancing in the kitchen, rehearsals on zoom. they have been speaking to the bbc. >> i am a prince with the royal ballet. >> i am up and civil dancer with the royal ballet -- >> i am a principal dancer with the royal belly. >> it was a shock to the system. we were going 100 miles an hour, doing performances of "one like -- "swan lake." from one day to the next we were told not to come to the opera house. we thought this would last a few days and it lasted a lot longer than a few days. but arrangements were made very swiftly. we were transferred to zoom. we were doing pilates, strength training, ballet class daily on zoom. ♪ >> for me, it felt like i was on standby for a year. because no one knew how long it would last. basically i kind of sacrificed myself to rehearse, to practice by myself in the kitchen. at home. . -- in the kitchen at home. i didn't go to see my parents for a whole year. if i knew that it would last for more than a yea

my name is yasmine naghdi, and i'm a principal with the royal ballet.finitely a shock to the system. we were going 100mph, we were doing performances of swan lake, we were all gearing up to our shows in the run and from one day to the next we were told not to come into the opera house. so i think a lot of us thought this would last a few days and ultimately, it lasted a lot longer than a few days. but arrangements were made very swiftly. we were transferred to zoom, the wonderful world of zoom! so we were doing pilates, strength training, ballet class, daily on zoom. for me, it felt like i was on standby for a year because no—one knew how long it will last _ basically, i kind of sacrificed myself to rehearse, to practice by myself in the kitchen at home. so i didn't go to see my parents for a whole year. if i knew that it would last for more than a year, maybe i would use this year slightly differently. we opened and closed - on the same day in november, then we managed to do a covid special nutcracker and that - managed four performances. so it hasjust

royal ballet. ♪ >> it was definitely a shock to the system. miles an hour, doing performances of s-1 like, gearing up to -- schumann lak -- swan lake, gearing up for our performances, an then we were to not to come to the opera house. we were told was going to last a few days and it lasted a lot longer than a few days. t arrangements were made swiftly. we were transferred to the wonderful world of zoom, so we were doing strength training, ballet class, daily on zoom. >> it felt like i was on standby for a year. because no one knew. basic myself to rehearse -- basically, i sacrificed myself to rehearse, to practice in the kitchen at home, so i didn't see my parents for a whole year. if it -- if i had been told it would last more than a year, maybe i wouldave used his years slightly different. >> we managed a covid special, "the nutcracker," and that managed for performances. it is such a thrill now -- managed four performances. it is such a thrill now, people dancing on stage to live music next year friend. ♪ -- next to your friend. ♪ >> we are

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