Word: makhalina
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Among the ballerinas, Yulia Makhalina seems to have pride of place, having danced the first performance of both Swan Lake and Cinderella. She is the latest exemplar of a type of dancer Vinogradov likes: tall, elegantly slender, chilly and lacking the turned-out hip position most classical dancers have. Makhalina will remind audiences of Galina Mezentseva, the director's beautiful but glacial favorite in the '80s. Younger ballerinas are developing, especially the limpid Zhanna Ayupova, who redeems Cinderella with a shy, radiant, technically assured performance in the lead role...
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