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Lyrica Blankfein also recipient of this year's Mae Award. Hopefully she will be picked up for Apprentice. http://westsideballet.com/

And why didn't NYCB hire Angela Genorosa (Filipino, 2011 Mae Wien award recipient)? Instead, she's thriving at PNB.

Is the list of apprentices posted online?

Looks like MCB continues to change its 2013-2014 roster. I noticed several new corp members.

Serenade is by far in my top 5 favorite ballets and I would definitely travel at least once per year to watch a performance, especially if performed with live orchestra. Unfortunately, I found out too late about NYCB's Serenade performance for its Winter season and I am not able to attend. Please post here of any upcoming Serenade performances. I prefer the full choreography (Sonatina, Waltz, Russian Dance, and Elegy), not just Sonatina and Waltz. Thank you in advance.

Jack, how about a more formal review of BC's Nutcracker? Any rising stars or dancers to follow?

Female principals and soloists will be shorter due to the avg shorter height of male dancers. Male dancers will be more widely accepted and revered by society.

Daniel Duell, 1972-1987 NYCB and currently artistic director of Ballet Chicago, posted his latest blog about his visit to Royal Danish Ballet: http://balletchicago.org/duellblog.asp And here you can see the photo of Dan with Patricia McBride in Coppelia: http://www.balletchicago.org/images/AprilDD2.jpg Here's a snippet of the blog: "It is a real honor now to be teaching Nikolaj's company dancers for a second consecutive year here at Royal Danish Ballet. My admiration for these amazing artists, who are among the world's best, grows daily. A few nights ago I witnessed them brilliantly perform John Neumeier's Kameliadamen (Lady of the Camelias), a passionate, deeply emotional work set to piano and orchestral music of Chopin and costumed in full-length, 19th- century dresses and suits. Interpretive and technical challenges abound , and all are beautifully met. From there this remarkable troupe will step into a program of three towering Balanchine/Stravinsky masterpieces, clad only in Balanchine's signature leotards and tights and mastering a full evening of Stravinsky's complex counts and changing time signatures. The challenges are great, but these dancers are definitely equal to the task, and I am very excited to see the program's premiere performance on April 27."