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Irina

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  1. Andrei, Are you kidding?
  2. I find the Boston Globe critic Christine Temin to be rabid at times. The *finally quality ballet in Boston* comment seems out of bounds to me. Why don't her editors reel her in, Alexandra? Is there anything a reader can say to an editor, or would complaints be viewed as positive for her since she is controversial? I was a long time suscriber to ABT and noticed that the NY reviewers were always kind to them, especially Anna K. (can't spell her last name from memory). I thought Boston's Don Q was excellent, maybe even better than than the 4 I've seen ABT perform over the years. I thought Boston's La Bayadere was superb. I bet their upcoming Beauty will be outstanding. The Celebration of Dance program was so good I went twice. Some recent news: I heard that Berejnoi and Terekhova will be staying on as ballet master/mistress next season.
  3. Manhattnik, That was a great review...thank you! [This message has been edited by Irina (edited February 16, 2000).]
  4. Alexandra, You're a powerful and compelling writer. Irina, who is struggling with envy
  5. Hi, I am Irina's daughter. My first ballet teacher used to sing a song called There was a Pretty Princess every day at the end of class. The song was about the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty and my classmates and I got to dance the roles. At 6 years old I thought it was very romantic and I dreamed of being able to do it on a big stage in a pretty costume. I had no idea of how to get there. I continued to take ballet classes basically because of this. I probably really started to fall in love with ballet when I was 11 and I met my first serious ballet teacher. I remember watching her perform The Dying Swan from the wings with my friends and she was so beautiful. The music seemed to be a part of her and she brought so much of her soul into it that it made me emotional just watching her. I cried for the dying swan. At that moment I decided that I would put all my heart into trying to become the kind of ballerina that she was. I worked with her nearly every day for the next 4 years and tried to learn everything that I could from her that would bring me closer to the kind of ballerina that I wanted to be, and she taught me so much. [This message has been edited by Irina (edited April 09, 1999).] [This message has been edited by Irina (edited April 11, 1999).]
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