Whose ballet is it, anyway?

Many thanks to Lewis Segal for his review of American Ballet Theatre [“What’s Their Pointe?” April 30]. I hope ABT reads it and takes it to heart. The only thing I would add -- not facetiously -- is that ABT might consider changing its name, as the preponderance of principals and soloists are now from other countries. And among the corps de ballet, which certainly is formed mainly of American dancers, there are several who have received at least some of their training in other countries. What happened to the long list of great American dancers (who were also great actors, I might add, not muggers) that made up ABT in the ‘70s and ‘80s (and certainly before that)?

Stella Gardiner

Los Angeles

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What is the point of Segal’s vicious, mean-spirited, unwarranted attack on the American Ballet Theatre group’s premiere performance? My daughter and I attended Saturday’s performance of “Giselle” and found it to be outstanding.

Cheryl Kohr

Redondo Beach