Opening night of American Ballet Theatre's Sleeping Beauty was THE EVENT of the spring season and Veronika Part, in her Gaynor Mindens, triumphed as Aurora.

"If a ballerina must show us something that we've never seen before - and I think she must-then Part is the most important ballerina dancing today."  So writes Laura Jacobs, dance critic for The New Criterion in her feature article on Veronika, "Assoluta." Assoluta is short for Prima Ballerina Assoluta, the honorifc, bestowed only two or three times in a century, on the greatest ballerina of the day. Veronika, soloist with American Ballet Theatre, and former star of the Kirov, has been taking audiences as well as critics by storm since her arrival at ABT in 2002.

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Ballet dancers face major decisions at a young age.  Committing the time and dedication needed to pursue a dance career is an immense undertaking, requiring years of hard work, not to mention sacrificing the "normal" teenage lifestyle.  Gaynor Minden wearer Amanda Rosenthal is going for it-and she's loving it. 

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The Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg, Russia. The Tsars are long gone but the Imperial splendor remains and the dancing is as magical as ever. In April Eliza Minden visited this mecca of ballet on a tour organized by Dance Around, Inc. She's seen here (right) in the Tsar's Box with Dance Around's Director, Melis Varban. Gaynor Mindens were on the feet of some forty company members, including rising stars Yevgenia Obraztsova, Olesia Novikova, and Alina Somova. Unforgettable moments included the

            A Tale of Two Cities: The Kirov and the Bolshoi

Read an Excerpt from The Ballet Companion