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...ballet more suited to this group is "The Nutcracker." Formal rigidity is not stressed in most of this work; animation and perhaps "prettiness" takes its place. In the part of the Snow Queen, Ruthanna Boris shows herself in many ways superior to Mlle. Danilova. She is more proficient technically, and far less tense. It is evident that she feels what she is dancing, not merely performing what she has learned. Leon Danielian, the Prince, dances with a great deal of case and sureness. Robert Lindgen, although in the subordinate role of Trepak, deserves praise for his crisp performance...
...stars incapable of handling more difficult roles--since when has Alexandre Danilova ceased being the leading ballerina of the United States? And who in the world of dance criticism but J.A.L. will say that Natalie Krassovska, Ruthanna Boris, and Maria Tallchief are not capable of matching, if not equalling Janet Reed, Nora Kaye, and Alicia Alonso of the Ballet Theater? The only male dancer in the Ballet Theater who is tops is Andre Eglevsky, while John Kriza, John Taras, etc. are strictly still in the stage of development. Obviously no company in America can offer Frederic Franklin in such...