Dance creators Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov used Tchaikovsky's music to create two other famous ballets, "The Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake."

VOA: special.2011.01.26

In ancient times,however, people believed that the swan was given a special gift of song at the end of its life.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

It tells the story of a teenager named Bella Swan who falls in love with an unusual high school classmate named Edward Cullen.

VOA: special.2010.01.20

The story of the swan's last song found a place in the works of other writers, including the early English writers Chaucer and Shakespeare.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

The white swan - with its long,graceful neck - is among the most beautiful of birds.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

"I had the craziest dream last night about a girl who was turned into a swan;

VOA: special.2010.12.13

At first,swan song meant the last work of a poet, musician or writer.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

And,the expression swan song has long been a part of the English language.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

Socrates explained that the swan was singing because it was happy.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

Someone's swan song usually is also considered that person's finest work.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

They believed a swan sings a most beautiful song...

VOA: special.2010.04.11

The swan is mostly silent through its life.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

Darren Aronofsky directed "Black Swan."

VOA: special.2010.12.13

Swan is optimistic that humans can take the necessary collective steps to address climate change and put the brakes on global warming.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

To promote that mission Swan has just published an autobiography in which he writes passionately about the importance of a clean energy agenda.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

Even as a child, Robert Swan knew he wanted to be an explorer when he grew up.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

Robert Swan says he is bringing to Copenhagen that same spirit that led him to the North and South Poles twenty years ago.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10