Balletwannabe

No one said change was impossible. I said time off doesn't change ones character. You have to actually want to change, and so far none of these men have admitted any wrong doing whatsoever. Even if they did change- there are consequences to actions. No female dancer should be forced to accept them into their trust again. I don't believe suspending them goes far enough. I don't believe for a second that every NYCB dancer is ok with them returning. Not to mention none of the dancers who initially supported them have shown (public) support after the details came out.

How does time off change someone's character? I think it would be rather cruel to force any of the females to dance with them again.

I agree with you and I'm having a hard time understanding the other point of view. Thinking about the type of touch you described, happening on stage, makes my skin crawl. Was he treating the male dancers the same way?

This is very true...there are "teenage ballerina..." headlines floating around. I believe the lawyer made a calculated decision in making this "mistake" of circulating that she was 19.

Ah ok- thanks for the clarification. I don't use any i-products so I didn't realize text messages would show up on a laptop.

Maybe this was already answered- how would anyone have access to text messages from the men's personal cell's? In the interview this morning she states she found out that images had been sent to 9 men on Chase's laptop. I'm assuming she found the "innaproppriate emails". How do text messages fit into this? How in the world did NYCB get access to a text to Finlay from the donor?

Company paid for room, correct? On company tour? So how exactly, does an incident like this not result in immediate suspension, at the very least?

I don't think it's reasonable to keep an employee after they trash a hotel room.

I watched the Good Morning America interview. She claimed images were shared with "9 men"?? UHG. However she didn't specifically say 9 "dancers".

Saying something...without really saying something. Lol. Well played Lovette! I really do love this qoute

Amar attempted to keep deleting negative comments, but has now made his IG private.

"We have each other's back" -Chase&Amar😒

The comments on Finlay's IG are brutal.

I bet the NYCB female dancers who rushed to publicly support these dancers on IG aren't feeling too hot right now. Why would you just assume they are innocent? I second the thought of hoping for a female AD.

Yes, I was thinking specifically of the non-Balanchine story ballets. She's been teaching for several years now, yes, I understand it's Russian... but so is the foundation of Balanchine technique. Anyways, as I said, I realize this is a controversial opinion.

Probably controversial and will never happen but I wish they would ask Gelsey Kirkland to coach. Everyone always says how special she was...well there's a reason for that! Why not utilize her talents now that her ex is out of the picture!

Mearns seem fine. Unlike her blackout IG photo when Martins resigned.

I don't think they would want to lose any of their top dancers. Lovette/Peck/Bouder all have leadership skills but have years of dancing left. Also no offense to Bouders parenting style, but I think she would have to drastically change her schedule if she were AD. She seems to have her daughter with her a lot and I don't see how that would work as AD. I still love the idea of Whelan.

Quite bizzare. How does one "see" into another woman's mind. After reading her autobiography all I could think was "that's so messed up!!" (her relationship with Mr. B). Why question her feelings about it?

I've said this before on a different topic but it pertains to this as well...there are some of us (new ballet lovers), plus new generations, that are just discovering the brilliance of Balanchine. None of it is old to us, it's all new and exciting. Please don't let it die!! Please choose someone who will keep his legacy alive! *Hopes search committee reads ballet alert comments* 😉

Ah ok. Thank you.

I was looking forward to my one show I attend this year being the 1 time only Feb 8th date. Why can't I buy a single ticket? Is it for subscribers only?

In the comments she says that "life circumstances" helped her lose weight so quickly. She looks incredible. I sincerely hope she is doing well, physically, emotionally, and mentally, despite "life circumstances". It would be pretty exciting if she started performing again.

I enjoyed her book. It's nothing like other ballet bio's you'll read.

Thank you.