Comments on: Just Two More! http://www.sfballetblog.org/2009/05/just-two-more/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:10:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: Stephen Whitney http://www.sfballetblog.org/2009/05/just-two-more/comment-page-1/#comment-513 Stephen Whitney Tue, 12 May 2009 00:38:45 +0000 http://www.sfballetblog.org/?p=826#comment-513 Lily, you danced beautifully in "Rubies." It's quite something to put a corps dancer into a role like that, not just an important and challenging role to dance, but one that calls for a lot of pizzazz--you have to dominate while you are onstage, to catch and hold everyone's eyes. It's not surprising that a dancer like Muriel Maffre, tall and powerful, can do it, but you managed with a special combination of crisp moves, what appeared to be curves that snapped straight precisely on the beat, really clean and precise movement and poses, and a well projected confidence (whether or not you actually felt nervous!). The role did seem to take all you had--you were really breathing hard at the curtain calls, no hiding it, and even still looked flushed while dancing in "Emeralds" later. No matter--you made the "Rubies" role something of your own and it was very effective and strong and valid. Brava! Lily, you danced beautifully in “Rubies.” It’s quite something to put a corps dancer into a role like that, not just an important and challenging role to dance, but one that calls for a lot of pizzazz–you have to dominate while you are onstage, to catch and hold everyone’s eyes. It’s not surprising that a dancer like Muriel Maffre, tall and powerful, can do it, but you managed with a special combination of crisp moves, what appeared to be curves that snapped straight precisely on the beat, really clean and precise movement and poses, and a well projected confidence (whether or not you actually felt nervous!). The role did seem to take all you had–you were really breathing hard at the curtain calls, no hiding it, and even still looked flushed while dancing in “Emeralds” later. No matter–you made the “Rubies” role something of your own and it was very effective and strong and valid. Brava!

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