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  1. RobR
    @MJW It’s nice of you to describe the dancers as ‘courtesans’, but the cast sheet lists them as ‘whores’. 😀
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    Yes, she was and I very much enjoyed her performance
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    I went on the Friday and was really impressed by the performance of the tavern waitress. I had no idea it was Laura Day. She was very good
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    It was great fun - really enjoyable 😀
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    In that case, my mistake but I thought that there was a low key ‘clamour' to recruit dancers from Russia, the Ukraine and, possibly, elsewhere
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    I have to admit that I am a little surprised at some of the posts in this thread. The RB is one of the paramount ballet companies and can choose, almost without competition any dancer. The pay and conditions are good as is the ethos of the company in the support and care of it’s dancers, who all compare well with the rest of the profession. It is, unlike some other well-regarded companies, a nice place to work and has a happy reputation. The company has, I believe, always selected company members on their potential and then actively works to bring out and develop that promise. Individual dancers develop, as in any career, at different speeds. I just thought this perspective needed spelling out.
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    Dear Mods, This isn’t a critical thread. You’re all wonderful and do a terrific job, but might it be possible to remove some of the seven 'pinned threads' that clutter the first page of the PS&GD forum (and also those on 'Dance news & information'), to make these threads marginally more streamlined? Whenever I open the thread on my phone or tablet, I have to scroll through the seven threads which, unlike the various discussion or review threads, remain at the top of the page. The two ‘REPORTING' threads remain current but others, particularly; '10th birthday prize draw', 'Forum fundraising 2020', 'Thanks from the Mods', and (with respect) 'John Mallinson', are, arguably, a little past their sell by date. Thanks, Robert
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    Ticket now sorted 👌
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    Single ticket in SCS or SC for Wednesday's performance - if anyone has anything 😀
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    Thanks Sophie, But I’ll pass.
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    I’ve pm'd you
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    Yes, it was.
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    Before the rebuilding of the ROH between 1997-1999, it was half the length it is now. The rebuilding didn’t start until long after the old fruit and veg market moved to Nine Elms. A road ran behind the old building, a continuation of the alley adjacent to the RBS (and some of us remember the bar/restaurant there, ‘Les Amis du Vins') but the GLC granted the ROH planning permission to build over the road up to James Street. The stage door was, as a consequence, much nearer to Bow Street. In the 1970s, the wife of one of the imposing red coated doormen, Mr Catlett, also worked at the solicitor's office.
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    From 1954 to 2002, the first floor above La Ballerina restaurant at 7-8 Bow Street was a solicitor’s office and I worked there from 1968 to 2002. I’m afraid that even with that advantage, I can’t remember the name of the restaurant but I do recall that it was very pricey and that the meat served was always very rare. If you asked, as I did, for 'bien cuit', you were given a very disapproving look followed by a Gallic 'if you must' shrug 😬
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    I think it only opened in the 90s - it was originally a shop called ‘Morris Harris’, and Mr Harris sold paper bags wholesale for fruit and veg traders. After that it was a fairly chic French restaurant before it became La Ballerina. The statue was only erected in 1988 and the restaurant was named after it.
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    And I omitted mention of the musicians, back stage staff and all the others who help bring the performances to the stage.
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    And, in case members of this forum aren’t aware, dancers can’t take holidays when it suits them. The company is either dancing, rehearsing or recuperating (if injured) throughout the year. All holiday plans, visits to families abroad, are pre-planned for the summer break.
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    Now, here’s a prime example. I like your post and agree with you but were I to be a William Bracewell aficionado (actually I am) I might take umbrage and post, “Why just mention Reece Clarke? Why no mention of William Bracewell? Isn’t he deserving?” 😉 The other point I really like about your earlier post is that you acknowledge that you’re “not an expert on the technical aspects of ballet”. I read many posts and reviews on this Forum, some critical, some glowing, some long, some short but I generally have no idea of the experience or expertise of the poster and in the context of @bangorballetboy's post, sometimes wonder as a reasonably regular visitor to the ROH, if I’ve seen the same performance as the poster.
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    Tonight’s cast sheet link https://www.roh.org.uk/tickets-and-events/36/swan-lake-by-liam-scarlett/cast-list/49157
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    I’ve pm’d you about 19 May
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    I didn’t think there were any poor dancers in the RB and Anna Rose certainly isn’t
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    But, on a marginally more serious note, and referring to Fonty and Bridiem’s posts, like you, I get frustrated by illogical acts. In detective series, the unaccompanied and unarmed female detective always goes into the darkened house, without waiting for back up, without switching on the lights and carrying a small torch in a ridiculous style. I’m always shouting at the tv when that happens! So, I understand coherence.
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    I’m sure my fairy godmother will sort me out - probably with a wave of her wand 😀
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    I sometimes despair about the amount of time spent trying to apply logic to a fairy story 🤭
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