I don't know if Misa's (re)hiring is a good example. She performed a lot of contemporary works at Boston Ballet, which is known for its contemporary repertoire. I think Mukhamedov has fallen into the semi-tall soloist trap that a few others managed to avoid almost due to luck or happenstance. For example, WanTing was promoted to principal after being cast at the little mermaid. Jennifer Stahl was promoted after a slew of contemporary-esque leads. But neither have been cast in the traditional leads since (Odette, Giselle, Kitri, Aurora, etc.). The "tall" girls rarely are (although I think that's just bullcrap). Perhaps that's one more reason (in conjunction with the knee injury) why Sasha M.'s career has stagnated; promoting one more tallish woman to principal who wouldn't be cast (by the AD at the time) in classical lead roles just doesn't make sense. But I'm glad to see both Sasha M. and Jen Stahl cast as Titania. I count this as progress.