Writing to dancers who are retired

[canbelto]

I'd love to write to some of my favorite dancers (Altynai Asylmuratova!!!, Maya Plisetskaya, Natalia Makarova, Gelsey Kirkland, Patricia McBride, gush gush gush) but theyre all retired so has anyone had any luck reaching them if theyre no longer dancing with any company? I of course don't want to intrude on their privacy but I've been going through a terrible year and watching their beautiful dancing has brought a lot of comfort to me, and I'd like to express my appreciation.

[Dale]

Some of those people are working at companies or schools: Asylmuratova at Vaganova and McBride at North Carolina Dance Theater. You might send mail there.