Word: bakhchisarai
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...time she was ten she was dancing tiny roles. At 18 she joined the Leningrad Ballet and remained there until she was called to the Bolshoi. Now nearing the end of her career, she concentrates on three full-length roles-Juliet, Giselle and Maria (in The Fountain of Bakhchisarai...
...whose free-flowing line and effortless technique are still unmatched by any other dancer in the company. Ready to replace her are Maya Plisetskaya, 31, with her forceful, passionate style and broad, floating leaps; Raissa Struchkova, also 31, whose style in such a work as The Fountain of Bakhchisarai is warmly brilliant rather than deeply emotional; Marina Kondratieva, a rising star at 23, whose lightness and lyrical qualities make her a notable Cinderella...
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