One of the iconic moments of the popular BBC4 documentary series Agony and Ecstasy was seeing the down-to-earth, sweet-natured Daria Klimentov´, aged 38, being yelled at and humiliated by choreographer Derek Deane. Less than two years later, Klimentov´ is dancing better than ever; she and her new onstage partner are drawing comparisons to Fonteyn and Nureyev.