I'm quite new to this forum, although I have a background in ballet. I watched some of the Swan Lake O/O performance - I couldn't bear to watch it all. I watched most of what was posted of the DonQ performances by her. Whilst I think her Kitri is slightly better than her Odette or Odile, I am not wowed by any of them. I thought her Kitri 1st act variation was rather dull instead of the dynamic, energetic vivaciousness that typifies this solo. I just could not get a sense of any personality from any of the roles she played (or maybe I just didn't care for the personality I saw?). Also, I was not that impressed with her technique, I think her turnout is poor (or at least, perhaps when she is tired she cannot hold the turnout she has got). She may have high extensions, but I would go for someone with a more stable and firm core who hits the positions (arms as well as legs) on time rather than sacrifice them for height of leg. I don't think she is a very musical dancer - I have watched her dance in so many solos from her school performances to these recent ones, and I am always hoping that she might just 'get it'. I am not surprised at all that POB did not take her. I am very surprised that she even got an audition. She may want to dance in a company other than the Kremlin, but I am not sure that she will get into a company with a prestigious name (which is what I think Joy wants).
She will have to learn that most ballet companies will not let their employees take an ad hoc holiday in the middle of their season, just because the dancer in question has done a couple of debuts and worked hard! (I don't mean to sound harsh, but that is just the latest whine of Joy's and I do think she should be counting her blessings rather than continuing to see the negative side of life) Perhaps someone ought to send her a biography of the Sadler's Wells Ballet Company during the 2WW - dancing really was hard then! (This is a link to a 2007 article saying as much - http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2007/feb/15/dance