allegromezzo18 Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 How do you compare Ms. Kent with Ms. Kistler? Are they equal or is one better than the other? Would Ms. Kent now with ABT have been able to dance with NYCB and/or would Ms. Kistler now with NYCB have been able to dance with ABT? Link to comment
boydancer05 Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 Darci Kistler is a principal at NYCB and Julie Kent is a principal at ABT. Link to comment
carbro Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 Both are married to ballet masters. Each has a child. Beyond that, I think boydancer's reply is correct. How do you compare Lance Armstrong and Derek Jeter? Who's the better athlete? Julie and Darci dance different reps with different kinds of demands. Beyond that, it's a matter of taste. Julie Kent came through the School of American Ballet, and once in ABT rose quite quickly through the ranks. I have no idea whether or to what degree the powers that be at NYCB might have pushed her forward had she been offered and chosen to work there. I cannot even imagine Darci at ABT -- she seems so naturally suited to the NYCB rep. Have you seen either or both of these ballerinas, allegromezzo? What's your opinion? Link to comment
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