can anyone tell me about him?? i know he's been in the bolshoi for a while and that's it. i've seen him dance, and i think he's pretty good. thoughts??

Welcome to Ballet Talk, hannah! We hope you will introduce yourself on the Welcome Forum (by clicking the "New Topic" button on the upper right hand part of the page).

Belogolovstev performed during the Bolshoi's 2004-5 tours, and there are a number of references to him on the following threads:

Spartacus @ the Met, July 22, 23, 2005, Reviews and Comments

Bolshoi at the Met, NYC (July 18/30 '05)

Bolshoi N.Am. -'Raymonda' reviews/comments

Spartacus at the Bolshoi

Bolshoi returns to Balanchine

Bolshoi in Paris

To find specific posts that mention him, click Search from the top right of the page, add Belogolovstev in box, and click the "Perform the Search" button. A list of posts will display on the screen. Each place the name "Belogolovstev" appears will be in red type with a yellow background.

thank you so much!! so he doesn't dance with the company anymore??

He still dances with the Bolshoi. He's been cast for the summer tour at the Royal Opera House in London:

http://www.victorhochhauser.co.uk/bolshoi_..._2006_diary.htm

thanks so much! how do you know where to look all this stuff up??

On the Internet I use a search engine:

MSN Search

or

Google

If you type in "belogolovtsev," a number of articles with his name will be listed.

At the moment, for topics other than ballet, I use Wikipedia, which also has a substantial Spanish Edition. Since Wikipedia articles are written by volunteers worldwide, it reflects the interests of the writers, and right now, the English Wikipedia is weak on the subject of ballet.