Thoughts about the ABT season

I will miss Erica Cornejo's dancing. She was hilarious as the myopic stepsister in Cinderella. Her dancing in the peasant pas de deux from Giselle was beautiful. She looked as if she could hold her balances for days. But her performance that most impressed me was the pas de trois from Swan Lake. I had seen the part danced beautifully the night before by another soloist, but Cornejo filled each beat of music when she danced. I don't know how else to explain it, but she was so in synch with the music. She gave every note its full value without distorting her phrasing. I wish her the best of luck in Boston.


I can't say enough about Alessandra Ferri and Julio Bocca. They have basically ruined Manon for me. They were so incredible together that everyone else pales in comparison and that's saying a lot because the other performers were excellent, but Ferri and Bocca's dancing had a level of abandon that the others lacked.

The level of understanding and trust between them was incredible. There were so many places where Ferri would either let herself fall or would leap towards Bocca with a a sort of free fall quality and Bocca would always be there. It just brought an added level of passion to their performance.

To be continued...