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Several of the dancers posted on their public instagrams details about the negotiations, so it's not surprising that this got picked up by reporters.

I read your comment before watching the video and expected much worse than what I saw. There was little traveling, every fouette was executed completely and cleanly and she finished without a stumble. Not a disaster, in my opinion, but we're all allowed our own. Some of the disadvantage might be how close the camera is and the angle from the wings. I bet from the audience perspective, it looked quite different.

She did sort of stumble out of it, didn't finish in a pirouette, maybe sort of hit a fourth position. at first i thought she was going to run off to the side but she ended up doing a long pique attitude (back bent, swan style) to fill the music. hope that helps?? Hard to describe. It was less "disasterous" than what Hee Seo did last night.

I was paying attention and thought she got very close to finishing all 32 counts of fouettes (with the doubles interspersed it is nearly impossible to do 32 fouettes in 32 counts).... I would say probably 26-28 counts. Not sure where you got 16?

Misty Copeland is also not a young principal, at age 34. Good thing the newish soloists, Cassandra Trenary and Skylar Brandt are in their early 20s and have major potential to have long careers in principal roles!

Funny is I thought he was leaving last year:

When Kara Barnett came in as Exec Director, she got a new Press and Marketing team, and you're starting to see the results.

what did Copeland do for the fouettes in her performance in DC. Curious minds inquire.

The Colorado ballet lift shown in the video resembled what I saw Stella and Alex perform last week. Also wanted to comment that the Colorado ballerina is very pretty!

The rats on walking on the back is back! Skylar Brandt (I believe) had posted on her instagram story them rehearsing it & I saw it during the CA run this year. But I do remember it missing from the 2014 NY run.

The cast I saw with Krohn, Janzen, and King was really lackluster and actually pretty sloppy. The first NYCB Nutcracker performance I saw was with Mearns & Tiler Peck (forgot the male), and I forgot how much of a difference the lead casting makes. The supporting cast was great.

When did it become acceptable to perform Nutcracker in July?

From what I remember from the 3 fall galas I've attended is there are opening remarks, but the rest of the show continues just like a normal rep night. It's not full of speeches, video montages, and tributes like spring gala.

Job well done today by Tyler Maloney who danced alongside seasoned principals and soloists in Ranmansky's Serenade. So exciting that a new corps member had such an opportunity and proved he deserved a spot up there.

Well now that Ballet Silicon Valley has shuttered, it looks like JM Carreno may be available!

Wanted to clarify that my comment on some seasoned principals not always performing smoothly/effortlessly was not referring to this Detroit run or Ms. Murphy at all (Murphy did not perform this tour due to the flu). Having watched 4 years of ABT Met Seasons, I was referring to some performances where I felt, as an audience member, uncertain if a dancer in a principal role was going to complete some technical aspects of her performance. I personally think Gillian Murphy is the dancer that seems the most secure in her performances

Reporting back from Detroit: Trenary's debut as Aurora was triumphant. Very pleased that management gave her the chance to perform this role. Her technique was pristine and her acting in each act was exceptional. Everything went smoothly and looked effortless - which we can't say for some of the seasoned principals! Would suggest New Yorkers get tickets to her June 29th (matinee) performance. You will be thankful to catch this young talent early!

There has been some major casting changes on the ABT website including the removal of Alban Lendorf, the addition of Daniil Simkin and a lot of additional shifts in who is dancing when

I saw Stella with Hammoudi in Nutcracker this past year and thought they were excellent together. They have such chemistry and she looked 100% confident in him and his partnering! I'm going to see them again this year in OC.

Isn't it a wonder that MvH doesn't coach. From watching videos of her (never had the pleasure of seeing her perform live), she was truly something exquisite. Wish she could share some of her gift with the rising talent.

I think Italy is because the production is co-owned by La Scala...

Per NYTimes, Misty will be replacing Megan Fairchild in On The Town for 2 weeks: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/06/theater/misty-copeland-of-american-ballet-theater-to-join-on-the-town.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0

Yes she did, both in CA and NY. If memory serves me correctly, she did all scheduled performances of the Firebird and then pulled out of the rest of Met season.

Just got an email from Kennedy Center with their 2016 programming brochure. ABT is going to perform much earlier than their usual April spot. Wonder what this means for any new Auroras learning the role. After Met season, the dancers have several weeks off before rehearsing for Fall Season, followed by several weeks off before Nutcracker touring. Very excited to see casting.

That's a good assessment. It seems like her upper body is a few seconds behind her lower body. For example, she gets into arabesque and is in a good position on her leg and then she extends (maybe too far) her upper body and breaks the line