“Ballo” is a very classical ballet at high speed. Virtuosic steps at full throttle; it’s a very joyful happy, uplifting ballet. The music is so full of energy, it gives you oxygen. It’s a wonderful example of Balanchine being more neoclassical and expanding his dance vocabulary.” - Merrill Ashley

Photo: Merrill Ashley in the HK Ballet studios © Conrad Dy-Liacco
By Juliana Araújo
As part of the May/June`s double bill, Ballo della Regina was performed this season, along with La Sylphide by the Royal Ballet of London.
On 12 June last, the dancers did a flawless show. This ballet is a masterpiece, and showed us Balanchine`s technique translated into fast steps, focus on the upper body and arabesques performed with dancers facing the public. With breathtaking extensions, the dancers did their steps with an impressive speed, as if their feet were blades striking the floor. Read more here







