tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post5538640039050325413..comments2024-03-27T00:19:55.641-07:00Comments on Aunt Joyce's Ice Cream Stand: J'adoreOlympicEffecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11708554152461551887noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-15485585786995434942010-08-02T07:02:18.701-07:002010-08-02T07:02:18.701-07:00See this is what I didn't get. They kept sayi...See this is what I didn't get. They kept saying things during last season that Mao wasn't the artistic one and I knew it wasn't true. A big plus is that Mao has a straight leg in her spirals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-76112299560260693552010-08-01T22:24:19.637-07:002010-08-01T22:24:19.637-07:00I think some people are being a bit too critical. ...I think some people are being a bit too critical. Mao's program is about the image a "ballerina practicing". I think she succeeded very well at painting that image. She has her own interpretation of the music and it doesn't have to be exactly what Chopin intended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-50777504187956961652010-08-01T21:30:58.482-07:002010-08-01T21:30:58.482-07:00Perheps Mao can display only the light(ethereal) s...Perheps Mao can display only the light(ethereal) side of Chopin. <br />This cute girl is not catching the essence of this ballade.belljarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-35594617521987285252010-08-01T16:06:07.876-07:002010-08-01T16:06:07.876-07:00In a way, Mao reminds me of Sasha in that neither ...In a way, Mao reminds me of Sasha in that neither has a special connection with the audience, a la MK, but both have a pristine quality that's fascinating. Mao just seems to float.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-66850028334610793532010-08-01T14:43:40.260-07:002010-08-01T14:43:40.260-07:00Can any ballet fans tell me what they think of her...Can any ballet fans tell me what they think of her arms? I know she does ballet, but sometimes they way she holds them seems weird to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-29026578451316592782010-08-01T07:24:44.861-07:002010-08-01T07:24:44.861-07:00were either of those axels triples? I couldn't...were either of those axels triples? I couldn't tell...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-52729826511926109172010-08-01T02:52:11.884-07:002010-08-01T02:52:11.884-07:00It doesn't seem that mao feels this gorgeous a...It doesn't seem that mao feels this gorgeous and dynamic music(my repertoire as an amateur pianist).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-35415583282250473532010-08-01T02:39:39.621-07:002010-08-01T02:39:39.621-07:00gorgeous. this music is sooooo much better for he...gorgeous. this music is sooooo much better for her.UsOpenLineJudGenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-16273071657064870372010-08-01T01:18:04.358-07:002010-08-01T01:18:04.358-07:00She's an angel.She's an angel.laura lingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12080923172854597996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-19004420166523020132010-07-31T22:33:07.794-07:002010-07-31T22:33:07.794-07:00It's an exhibition - I would rather see telegr...It's an exhibition - I would rather see telegraphed jumps than just to act busy for judges. I don't even agree with telegraphed as there is artistry in stillness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-60539398471435808982010-07-31T22:08:48.156-07:002010-07-31T22:08:48.156-07:00Love the lightness of the program. Can't stand...Love the lightness of the program. Can't stand the telegraphing of the jumps...it takes so much away from the artistry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387050766907671577.post-29394180334133468522010-07-31T21:52:24.861-07:002010-07-31T21:52:24.861-07:00God, that music suits her SO MUCH BETTER than any ...God, that music suits her SO MUCH BETTER than any of the heavy, depressing stuff Tarasova saddled her with. Amazing.Liz D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05797927832404696017noreply@blogger.com