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I totally agree, Helene. The only thing I would add is that what you say is an understatement. How long has KM been the artistic director of ABT? Maybe, it's time for a change?

Now i dread any tweets from Pointe Magazine...

How are the principal dancers paid? Is it based on the performances they do for the season? If so,Marcelo should be the highest paid dancer based on the number of his performances.

I thoroughly agree these 3( along with Gray Davis and Calvin Royal) should have been given more chances to prepare them for principal roles. I worry that they will get tired of waiting and leave the company. Look at M Golding(now principal at RB )and former Studio Co Members(Isaac Hernandez (DNB) , Sae Eun Park(POB) and Yannick Stephant(POB). ABT-KM better do something soon.

There is still no Solor for Gillian's Bayadere. Maybe, he is the one ?

Marcelo can do anything but you are right. What is ABT going to do if he is injured ? This is what happens when you don't prepare the dancers you have.

ABT has lots of talented tall men in the corps( T Forster, G Davis, D Mantei ) who have not been given any big breaks.It's time they are given chances to shine or this will always be a problem in the future.

Isabella Boylston was part of the exchange with RDB. She danced with them in December for their Nutcracker. I know she danced Dewdrop but I can't remember is she danced any other role in that production with them. nShe also danced the Sugar Plum Fairy. She will dance Gamzatti at MB in April. I hope she gets coaching in the role while she is there.Kevin is probably getting her ready for a promotion. Boylston's Twitter feed recently showed her getting coached by Tatyana Terekhova in St Petersburg for Giselle. With her debuting in that role next month, along with her past and upcoming guest appearances, I agree she's being groomed to be promoted. She's getting more opportunities (and principal parts) than any other soloist right now. I imagine it'll happen by the Met season (but I also imagined that other promotions - Gorak for one - would have been announced by now). That is a very good preparation for her debut.It would be wonderful if ABT can get T Terekhova to coach full time the company in addition to Irina. Surely, ABT/KM should promote several deserving corps dancers before they leave for greener pastures.Look where M Golding and Sae eun Park are now.

Isabella Boylston was part of the exchange with RDB. She danced with them in December for their Nutcracker. I know she danced Dewdrop but I can't remember is she danced any other role in that production with them. nShe also danced the Sugar Plum Fairy. She will dance Gamzatti at MB in April. I hope she gets coaching in the role while she is there.Kevin is probably getting her ready for a promotion.

I would support that wholeheartedly. Same here...

My deepest sympathy to her family. She was very kind in helping me understand questions about ballet and ballet going. May she rest in peace.

Whew! what a relief. For a moment, i thought , Kevin will do the new production.

I just log in and saw the headline'"5 promotions to be announced". I was holding my breath with expectations, when i saw that it was with PNB and not ABT. Are there any promotions coming this season? Maybe in the Spring season?

There are 5 new Corps members listed in the ABT website, 2 promoted from the Apprentice group. I hope K Mc will be promoting some deserving corps members to soloists.

In his Facebook, julio mentions ,he is studying at The William Esper Studio, an acting school.Good Luck to him.

Yes, he has moved to Sarasota, Florida. That was exactly in my mind.

But still no promotions...

Cecil Beaton did the ABT costumes for Les Patineurs.

Macaulay also praised E Obratzova in the same review. She would be a great guest to the spring season.

Or they can take her with them

There are a couple of tall( over 6 ft ) and strong- looking members of the corp, Gray Davis and Thomas Forster,who could partner Veronika if given a chance. Thomas partnered her in S in C in LA last July.

Marcelo, if possible , would,probably, want to dance with himself as partner.

Why can't ABT or NYCB do a similar free performance in the Central Park? Maybe, PBS can filmed it for eventual broadcast.

Angel Corella?

We just have to continue daydreaming. Mine was Yuri Burlaka's joining as a Petipa stager.