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for a ballet performance. The 10 hopeful girls in the corps de ballet vie for the attention of the ballet master and the conductor, each one primping and showing off. The second scene, set to Prokofiev's Classical Symphony, is a surprise, shifting to the "show" itself, complete with beautiful new scenery and the entrance of three compet ing ballerinas from Russia, Italy and France. They each represent not only a country, but also a style of classical ballet, as well as their own idiosyncrasies. The dancers from the rehearsal scene of Gala Performance reappear in a set piece of chore ography, while the three ballerinas dance the traditional variations common to many clas sical ballets. Kristianne Kleine pulled out all the stops as the flamboyant Russian ballerina, boldly stamping her feet and showing off her turns. As the Italian ballerina, Victoria Hulland, in an outrageous costume with a tall feath ery black hat, remained pokerfaced, never changing her expression as she entered and Kristianne Kleine/Contributed photo Sarasota News Leader April 11, 2014 Page 100