"There are no sisters-in-law in ballet." Is that what Balanchine said? He was dead right. Parents and children, yes. Commanders and subordinates, enemies, lovers--yes to all those. It's not hard, if you wish, to manipulate the classical vocabulary to show feelings: the despairing pirouette, the elated arabesque, the indecisive bourrée, the enraged battement, the developpé... More >>>