title: Variation (ballet)
text: # Variation (ballet)
  
  In ballet, a variation (sometimes referred to as a pas seul, meaning to dance alone) is a solo dance. In a classical grand pas de deux, the ballerina and danseur each perform a variation.
  
  ## Examples
  
  * La Bayadère – Gamzatti, Nikiya
  * Coppélia – Swanhilda
  * Le Corsaire – Medora
  * Diana and Acteon – Diana
  * Don Quixote – Basilio, Kitri, Cupid
  * The Nutcracker – Sugar Plum Fairy
  * Sleeping Beauty – Bluebird
  * Swan Lake – Odile (the Black Swan)
  