YOUTH MOVEMENT

The newest principal dancer of England’s Royal Ballet is 19-year-old Romanian phenom Alina Cojocara. Her rise from corps dancer to soloist to principal has been meteoric, and her powerful performances have captivated public and professionals alike. BBC

PALE IMITATION?

Impressario Raymond Gubbay is bringing the Bolshoi to London for a week. But the critics are already sniffing at the self-styles “people’s impressario.” The reason – it’s not the entire Bolshoi, only a pared down group. And they’ll only be dancing a hits-of-the-hits program. The Independent (London)

NO NUDE R&J

For his final production, outgoing English National Ballet director Derek Deane had planned a provocative new Romeo and Juliet in which the main dancers ended up nude onstage. But then allegations that Deane had harassed a junior soloist surfaced and now the original production has been canceled. Sunday Times (London)

SHALL WE DANCE

Russia’s Maryinsky Theatre launches a new international dance festical. “During the eight-day, nine- performance festival, guest stars from Europe and the United States danced with stars of the Maryinsky Ballet (which tours abroad as the Kirov Ballet, its former name).” The New York Times (one-time registration required)