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Probably, more than anything in NYCB repertory, Robbin's Four Season would the ideal ballet for the ABT dancers and Met audience. Could one imagine H Cornejo as the faun? Joe

So sorry to miss Nina'-Jose Don Q and the Dryad Queen of Part and Wiles. I wish ABT would also list the cast for the dryad queens and cupids in their website..They are as important as the street dancer who is usually listed. Anybody knows who will be dancing these roles for the rest of the performances of Don Q? Joe

I remember seeing Gelsey K. and Danilo R. dancing Tarantella in one of ABT's gala in the 80's. Joe

Dale, I thought it was reported that the season will be 4 weeks this year? Joe

Did anyone see the Wiles-Hallberg debut in Raymonda? Please report.Thanks. Joe

Barbara Kohoutkova will be a principal dancer in the 2004-05 season at the Hamburg Ballet(according to Hamburg Ballet website). Joe

Stars and Stripes and Ballo de Regina... W/ Gillian Murphy/Monique Meunier? Joe

Michael's review of the adagio section of Ballet Imperial was as eloquent as the actual performance.the end of the adagio section was just heartbreaking. It was my first viewing of MM in a major role and i could see now what everybody was writing about her dancing. I was so glad to have seen this preformance. Joe

Nysusan, Who played the 3 shades and bronze idol and how did they do?Thanks. Joe

Congratulations to Puanani Brown for taking top prize at the YAGP recently held in NYC.WBS and Victoria Leigh must be credited for her success. Joe

vrsfanatic, Based on your statement that David was a prince at 13,i concluded that a good school can only finetuned a dancer who has inborn talent already. Sorry for the misunderstanding. Joe

D Hallberg just studied 1 year in Paris. Sorry for the mistake.I guess elegance can't be learned at school. Joe

Would David Hallberg, who had his last 2 years of schooling at the POB School , be considered as a foreign-trained dancer?He must have picked up his princely manner and elegance from there. Joe

I have always wondered if the music that Mendelssohn wrote was played during the actual performance of Shakespeare's play?Anyone? Joe

Concerning ABT's"Buy it, don't develop it"approach to starmaking,although they went to foreign schools,the following principals(M Gomes,P Herrera, H Cornejo, I Dvorovenco,Max B.(?)started in the corp de ballet. So w/ JKent, a Tuttle,G Murphyand A Mckerrow.If that is not developing thier own, then i don't know what is. Joe

How was she in her ABT SL debut?She looks lovely in the Vanity Fair item on Mozartiana. Joe

PAMom,do you know which of the present group of dancers will be appearing at the Met this spring? Joe

Jane, Kevin Mckenzie ,in the Nov/03 of Dance magazine interview,stated that ABT was doing a coproduction of Ashton's Sylvia w/ RB. Is there any mention in the press release of the RB season?We would be very excited if it does occur.Thanks for any info. Joe

Manuel Legris and Aurelie Dupont of the POB will dance Sonatine on April 27 ,2004(according to M Legris website).They are both exquisite dancers. Joe

I have read in the ABT website that Maria Calegari is staging thier new production of Mozartiana. I always thought that S Farrell "owns" the right to the ballet and is the only stager of the ballet. I loved M Calegari when she was dancing at the NYCB but did she danced the role??How is her staging and coaching record.?If the ABT production of Mozartiana is to suceed,theABT ballerinas would need proper coaching(IMO) Joe

Thanks Jack. As you probably know, she is a multiple gold medalist in several ballet competitions.I know that doesn't mean anything until one actually performs well in a ballet company.Was she cast in Giselle? Joe

Jack, I have not read anything on Wu Haiyan, the new Chinese principal dancer in the company.Has she been cast on anything yet?Any info would be appreciated. Thanks. Joe

M Meunier will be dancing the 2nd lead in Ballet Imperial in May at the Met.V Part is 2nd cast in Mozartiana and is doing Swan Lake in Chicago. Let's hope both ladies will remain injury free till then. Joe

Rg is right. It was The Other and not Beloved, Sorry for the error. Joe

Watermill, I think it was Beloved and it was her last ballet w/ABT. That was Amnda Mckerrow.I don't know who the newly hired dancer was. Joe