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...could blame Carmen Ramos for this outpouring...
...principal of Junior High School 123 was telling Carmen Ramos that after years of disciplinary problems, he had seen enough--he wanted to place her son into special education classes, where problem students are thrown in with students with learning disabilities...
They will be tears of overwhelming happiness and joy as Carmen Ramos watches her son become the first in the family to graduate from college...
Unfortunately, "Carmen" is the only one of the three ballets that delivers Boston Ballet's publicity promise of an "international feast of fiery ballet." The first dance of the evening, a supposedly Spanish-flavored ballet entitled "Paquita," is little more than a traditional ballet--only more simple and repetitive. The children's number at the start is fairly adorable, as the Boston Ballet's young dancers usually are. Even the company dancers won much applause, usually due to a particularly difficult set of pirouettes or jumps. But by the sixth variation on the same few classic moves and poses...
Overall, the anticipated spice of the "Carmen" program falls a bit short of audience expectation. But keeping that in mind, the majority of the ballets are vivacious successes. "Paquita" is less than captivating, but the dancing is still elegant and refined. The blissfully unconventional "Flights of Fancy" will certainly capture yours. And last, but by no means least, "Carmen" wraps its audiences in a passionate spell that lasts long after Suarez's swan-like death onstage. As ballet, the program is a decided triumph. But leave the "international feast" up to the Newbury Street restaurant Tapas...