"""Angel Corella Final Performance, June 28, 2012 <br><br> I have had the honor of seeing the final performances of three great American Ballet Theatre dancers: Nina Ananiashvilli, Angel Corella, and Ethan Stiefel. Here are photos from Angel Corella's finale in June 2012. Angel joined ABT in 1995 as a Soloist after Russian ballerina Natalia Makorova saw the young Corella perform in a competition and recommended that ABT take a look. At the time, he was a corps member for a small ballet company in his native Spain. At ABT, he quickly became a crowd favorite with daring bravado and boundless energy. He was known for his ability to pull off countless pirouettes with a violent whipping action.  <br><br> <a href=""""http://www.abt.org/education/dictionary/index.html"""">Here is an example</a> where he does nine pirouettes that go on forever (see """"Pirouette"""" for the nine turns and """"Tour de force"""" for a more elaborate turning section punctuated by a double tour to the knee). He was promoted to Principal Dancer in 1996. <br><br> I have seen Angel dance on many occasions and several stand out. I first saw him at a Don Quixote rehearsal at ABT studios shortly after he joined the company. During a break in a crowded village scene rehearsal, he wowed the dancers with numerous great tricks, pirouettes, tours, etc. Another highlight was <a href=""""http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73AGYwofMdA&feature=related"""">Angel's version of Ali the Slave from Le Corsair.</a> In the turning section at the end of the second solo (7:55), he pulls in from second and plies during his pirouettes-truly spectacular. Also, double sauté de basques with both legs bent (7:16).  <br><br> <a href=""""http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LK2hlWjSz8&feature=related"""">Another notable performance</a> was at New York City Center taped for PBS, probably around 1998. I was in attendance and saw him and Paloma Herrera in a very athletic version of the Don Quixote pas de deux that had an all out, on the edge quality that brought the hous"""
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