[RayChuang88]

Many ballet fans say that Maximova was in many ways the successor to Maya Plisetskaya as the #1 female ballet dancer of the Bolshoi troupe--she could have taken the title prima ballerina assoluta had she wanted it.

[ventana]

Yes, unofficial assoluta in my mind. Yes, a true successor to Maya, my personal favorite.

The ballet today is overly technical in my view and lacking the bravura and artistry of those ballerinas.

The extreme emaciation is unattractive. Futhermore, New York City ballet is horrible. V’s wife.