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Sarasota News Leader November 29, 2013 slide between steps or a leap that is so right it appears the music is taking flight. Everyone in the performance danced with their hearts on fire, but, as always, there were highlights in a ballet with so many dancers and so many segments. In Biden' My Time, Alex Harrison, Daniel Rodriguez, Jamie Carter, Ricki Bertoni and David Tlaiye brought brio and energy to the variation, proving that the male contingent of Sarasota Ballet is getting stronger. Ryoko Sadoshima was a dainty partner for Harrison, who danced with surprising speed; Bertoni and Emily Dixon combined for ease as a couple, as did Dagny Hanrahan and Tlaiye in Lady Be Good. However, the performances of both Danielle Brown, who appeared more Page 93 at ease with the jazzy rhythms of Stairway to Paradise, and Victoria Hulland were unforgettable. In The Man I Love, with Ricardo Graziano as the lover, Hulland disappeared into the music, her whole body melting into the emotion of the dance; the song is all about meeting and loving and leaving. Graziano, who dances with a graceful ease and nonchalance, was a wonderful partner, making each of Hulland's lifts like a sigh of happiness. In her solo, Fascinating Rhythm, Hulland charmed the audience with a glint of sauciness in her dancing. I've Got Rhythm brought the entire cast back on stage for a rousing finale, with audience members convinced that they, too, were ready to dance. % Ricardo Graziano is The Poet and Ellen Overstreet is Profane Love in Illuminations. Photo by Frank Atura