A former research scientist and policy analyst, Janet Ward is a writer/editor. For the past 50 years, she has been attending ballet performances, with a particular focus on Russian companies, which she has travelled far and wide to see. She is currently working on a book about the Bolshoi Ballet.
The 30 members of the male corps de ballet almost stole the show at the Bolshoi with the astonishing power of their dancing, alongside a leading quartet of soloists in Legend of Love.