I saw the Saturday afternoon performance of Don Q with Isabella Boylston ad Kitri and Daniil Simkin as Basilio. They both danced with high energy and lots of youthful exuberance, which servers this ballet very well. It was easy to see why Mr. Simkin has a large international following as there seems to be no technical feat that he can't handle with great control and polish. Ms. Boylston has gorgeous legs and feet and a slender build, in addition to great musicality which she used to play around with the music a couple of times in the ballet. Not surprising that Ms. Boylston was invited to perform with the Mariinsky ballet earlier this month. Both she and Mr. Simkin are budding world-class young artists who will just keep growing. Even the partnering was done well and I did not notice any mistakes. Misty Copeland danced Mercedes and Queen of Dryads, and Jared Mathews was Espada. Mr. Mathews has improved greatly in the past two years, and his Espada was danced very well. Sarah Lane and Luciana Paris were flower girls. I disagree with the comment that was made earlier that either of the flower girls would be a better match partner for Mr. Simkin. Although Ms. Lane is petite and slender she is not as slender as Ms. Boylston, and my impression was that both flower girls seemed more mature than the very youthful Mr. Simkin. Gemma Bond was Amour and Craig Salstein was Gamache. Mr. Salstein added a lot of comic flair to his character. All the dancing was great, with it needs to be in this ballet, since in my opinion the level and quality of the dancing is what determines if you see a great Don Q. Ms. Simkin and Ms. Boylston were clearly the stars of the afternoon, well deserving of the standing ovation that they received, and I hope Ms. Boylston is promoted to principal soon.