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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...jumps incredibly high. The lead couples included both principal and corps de ballet dancers. Though each couple was excellent, the refinement and artistry of the principal dancers stood out in contrast--but not in negative oposition to--the raw talent of the corps de ballet dancers. Principal dancer Amanda McKerrow shone in her artistry. Gillian Murphy and Sascha Radetsky, both corps de ballet dancers, exhibited amazing technical skill with solid, high jumps and fast turns; they need to work on the transition steps between each technical feat that will provide a softness and fluidity that they lack...

Author: By Christiana Briggs, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: American Ballet Theater: Footloose And `Fancy Free | 11/20/1998 | See Source »

...were stunning. The backdrop of never-ending buildings in dark purples and blues and the bright colors of the diner were the perfect setting for the ballet. The three sailors, performed by Joaquin de Luz, Ethan Steifel and John Selya, and the three women, performed by Christine Dunham, Amanda McKerrow and Jennifer Alexander, acted the piece as if they had fallen through time to the 1940s. Their acting was witty, and funny and their dancing was lively, stylistic and included bouncy jumps, the rhumba and a pas de deux with bar stools. A thoroughly enjoyable ballet, Fancy Free...

Author: By Christiana Briggs, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: American Ballet Theater: Footloose And `Fancy Free | 11/20/1998 | See Source »

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