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She doesn't dance as heavy of a workload as the other principals. Part of it is injuries. But part of it is technique -- for instance, she struggled as Waltz Girl of Serenade and that wasn't a role I expected ballerinas to struggle in.

Also I have to say ... Lauren was a lovely dancer but IMO not strong enough technically to handle a principal workload at NYCB.

Sorry to see her go. Wow.

I don't think they film every performance in full. They might need to stitch together footage from two different performances.

Tess and Danny were amazing! By far my favorite Siren/Prodigal pair.

NYCB has an in-depth article about Prodigal Son: https://www.nycballet.com/discover/stories/spotlight-prodigal-son/

Tess Reichlen just had her baby. Congratulations Tess! https://www.instagram.com/p/CLktSu9gN_E/

I could see if they did a ballet about, say, Anna Pavlova or Marie Taglioni that they'd interpolate some of their most well known numbers into the ballet.

Uh ... the choreography just doesn;t fit Swan Lake. It's more a 9 minute virtuoso display and thus the perfect gala piece. I also couldn;t imagine anyone doing the Tchai pas in an Odile costume,

Another pas de deux I like is Papillon. Olesya Novikova dances it in galas at the Mariinsky:

Pas de Quatre was also part of Boston Ballet's digital season.

The Ballet Trockaderos still do Pas de Quatre:

I'm really enjoying Ballet West's streaming offerings.

For a small fee here's Paquita with Ashley Hod and Andrew Veyette: https://www.aballetnetwork.com/paquita.html

Here is the stream:

Paul Taylor is streaming Esplanade: https://mediaspace.du.edu/media/Newman+Center+PresentsA+Paul+Taylor+Dance+Company/1_rcp6xnok

Simone Messmer should be in the running. (KIDDING.)

More good news: they are adding a performance of Vienna Waltzes to be streamed June 3:

Tess and Danny in Prodigal Son? Yay! 😃

They're archival but they will be filming new stuff for the gala

Casting wish list: Prodigal Son - Reichlen, Ulbricht T&V - Tiler Peck with Joaquin de Luz Stravinsky Violin Concerto - Sterling Hyltin and Sara Mearns Fingers crossed.

Can't wait for the casting to come out.

Is this R&J a traditional one in the vein of MacMillan or is it more abstract like the other Maillot pieces?

I loved Demi Lovato too

While I enjoyed the performance of MSND I am used to the Titanias at NYCB to be much more queenly and over the top in their haughtiness.