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I agree! Michele was wonderful in Ikon of Eros and Ritual IV and her fouttes at the end were amazing! I also thought Sona Kharatian did a really good job in Fractures. She showed a lot of emotion. I think I'm going again tomorrow night at 7

Yes I saw it on Sunday It was an impressive show!

No problem hockey fan! Also, what does everyone think about the upcoming year? It should be an exciting season based on the shows listed in the program!!!

Everyone who sees it tonight (haha you're there right now!) let us know what you thought!

Oops! I forgot. Thumbs up to Erin Mahoney! :blush: She plays Juliet's mother and commands the role. Not to mention her great reactions and emotions to Tybalt's death! (Tybalt is danced by Brian Corman)

Well, Michele has always been one of my favorite dancers (if not my favorite!) She is so graceful and you can tell that she just loves being on stage - which I love to see in a dancer. She also owns every part she plays. She gets inside of her character and she becomes a completely different person on stage. She is not just an amazing dancer, but an actress too! I wanted to cry during her emotional scenes where she drinks the poison and where she kills herself in the end :blush: . I just thought it was extremely moving!

I really enjoyed the energy that the men showed in their trio. All three: Alvaro, Jason, and Runqiao were very crisp and clean and they looked very strong. They work well together and they stayed right with each other the whole time!

I am a student at the school so I was in the Gala and am glad to hear that it went well.

I also attended the preview show last night (wed.). I thought it was WONDERFUL! Michele Jimenez was gorgeous and always does a beautiful job in my opinion:clapping: . The other standouts were Jason Hartley, and Alvaro Palau - they were Romeo's sidekicks. I liked the trios that they did - they were very energetic and together! I also particularly enjoyed the trio of Kara Cooper, Maki Onuki, and Jonathon Jordan. They were a comical act and they looked like they were having fun which I like to be able to sense while watching ballet. I thought the company as a whole looked very nice. The corps members looked very well rehearsed.

To comment on the flat shoes instead of pointe - I agree that it is a bit out of the ordinary however it was nice not to have the extra noise of pointe shoes clunking around on stage!

I also believe that Jared is back in the company for good and will be dancing Romeo with Elizabeth Gaither.

As far as the noises coming from on/backstage, I couldn't hear them as in I was seated in row X( :rolleyes: ), however that isn't a good thing at all!

OVERALL EXCELLENT SHOW!

I believe Jared is back in the company. He is going to play Romeo in Romeo and Juliet!