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canbelto

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  1. Lauren Lovette has some interesting things to say about her retirement: https://www.instagram.com/p/CUzoPWZrsGa/
  2. Here's the official news release: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/07/arts/dance/new-york-city-ballet-promotions.html
  3. Tiler Peck's insta stories say that Indiana was promoted.
  4. Unity just announced it and announced Roman's promotion: https://www.instagram.com/p/CUugRJSlCLR/?utm_medium=copy_link
  5. I was somewhat disappointed with Tyler Angle's performance last night. He never was the best virtuoso, but now he appears to be marking some of his dancing. I also noticed that he lands very gingerly from jumps, so maybe he's fighting an injury. But whatever the case is, a lot of his dancing lacks vigor and energy.
  6. It wasn't exactly a flop but Don Quixote is a ballet that Balanchine kept revising and never to his or the audience's satisfaction. I have a friend who remembers the days Don Quixote meant a 3/4 empty house. Bourgeois Gentilhomme is another ballet that didn't keep.
  7. An important thing to remember is that Balanchine and Robbins had their share of flops too. We culled their works for the masterpieces and that's what we see. But I bet if someone saw PAMTGG or Watermill we wouldn't necessarily think they were works of genius.
  8. I did review the Opus 19/Amaria/Russian Seasons triple bill: https://bachtrack.com/review-robbins-bigonzetti-ratmansky-new-york-city-ballet-september-2021
  9. Nicholas Dromgoole had these choice words to say about Union Jack:
  10. Anyone go to the new Miller and Bell works?
  11. Faye Arthurs says in this review that Lauren King is retiring:
  12. One thing about tights: about 2 years ago I had an awful ankle injury. My job required me to stand on my feet for much of the day. I found that one way I would be in less pain at the end of the day was if I wore tights/knee highs -- the compression made the pain less.
  13. Balanchine said a lot of things but he did create many excellent roles for males, and he also (when the mood struck him) beefed up male roles. A good example would be Square Dance.
  14. She was scheduled to make her debut in Diamonds but was out with a back injury.
  15. Really enjoyed Glass Pieces tonight. I thought Tess and Russell were great in the central pas de deux.
  16. Sterling and Joe were gorgeous in Opus 19/The Dreamer. Absolutely gorgeous.
  17. Another thing is a lot of dancers' legs are pretty bruised up. There's cuts, scrapes, etc. Tights give a clean, smooth look. Hell, I wear tights sometimes for the same reason.
  18. Another thing tights do is keep the muscles in the legs a bit warmer. Dancing is a hot, sweaty activity and you can lose a lot of body heat easily. Basketball players wear compression leggings for very much the same reason:
  19. What I noticed about Angle was not his baldness but how tepid his dancing has become. He was never the strongest virtuoso but now it's as if he simply partners and marks the actual dancing.
  20. week 3 of casting is up: https://res.cloudinary.com/new-york-city-ballet/image/upload/v1632348538/Documents/Casting/NYCB-Casting_October-5-102021_lobby
  21. I thought the Serenade was terrific . So great to see Sterling Hyltin again as the Waltz Girl. Adrian Danchig-Waring had a nice debut too.
  22. I'm a little confused by this. There are several prominent Russian dancers who clearly wear masks not onstage but in life, judging from their social media.
  23. They announced their Nutcracker plans: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/arts/dance/nutcracker-rules-children-covid.html
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