thumb|left|upright|Nijinsky in Le Festin, a suite of classic dances performed on the opening night of the Ballets Russes in Paris, May 1909. The company's courier later described the audience's reaction to Nijinsky's performance with Tamara Karsavina in the Bluebird (ballet) pas de deux: "when those two came on, good Lord! I have never seen such a public. You would have thought their seats were on fire."Buckle, Richard, Diaghilev, 1979, , p. 143. The 1905 annual student show included a pas de deux from The Persian Market, danced by Nijinsky and Sofia Fedorova. Oboukhov amended the dance to show off Nijinsky's abilities, drawing gasps and then spontaneous applause in the middle of the performance with his first jump.
thumb|left|upright|Nijinsky in Le Festin a suite of classic dances performed on the opening night of the Ballets Russes in Paris May 1909 The company's courier later described the audience's reaction to Nijinsky's performance with Tamara Karsavina in the Bluebird (ballet) pas de deux "when those two came on good Lord I have never seen such a public You would have thought their seats were on fire"Buckle Richard Diaghilev 1979  p 143 The 1905 annual student show included a pas de deux from The Persian Market danced by Nijinsky and Sofia Fedorova Oboukhov amended the dance to show off Nijinsky's abilities drawing gasps and then spontaneous applause in the middle of the performance with his first jump