Gomes has danced the lead with ABT. The first time I ever watched ABT perform was in July 2003 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Gillian and Marcelo were recently promoted to principals and performed the leads in Don Quixote. They were so new at that time, and it has been a pleasure watching them grow into the powerhouse artists that they are now. I got to watch them in the Festival Ballet Don Q a few weeks ago and it brought be back to my first ABT performance.