I don't think that ballet dancers are as snobbish about figure skating as many people assume. I think the scoring constraints strike them as strange, but Lilia wouldn't have agreed to take Yuri on if she thought it was a worthless activity. Maya Plisetskaya really admired Plushenko's skating – hell, Maya Plisetskaya was a massive soccer fan!
I suspect there's an aspect of ego boost to having your piece be something that everyone wants to do. :)
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Date: 2019-05-26 08:17 am (UTC)I suspect there's an aspect of ego boost to having your piece be something that everyone wants to do. :)