I agree with your evaluation of Paloma at the Gala but she more than made up for it Tuesday night in the full length DQ with Angel Corella. I never saw her so quick, energetic and fiesty. Also, I never saw a ballerina balance for as long as she did. When she came out stage door everyone said she must have set a record. The crowd was wild for it.
I have no idea why Paloma was so bland at the Gala.
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