1.   Then Frulein Aschmann and the other soloists arrive and the dancers have to leave.

2.   On the following Monday the other soloists arrived and rehearsals proper began.

3.   The other soloists fared less well.

4.   Carreno was very funny here, as were Giuseppe Picone and Irina Dvorovenko, with Ashley Tuttle and Yan Chen as the other soloists.

5.   Prominent among the other soloists were Yvonne Borree and Michael Byars in a sprightly pas de deux.

6.   The five soloists had a workout in this respect, and although some ended their variations with a ragged finish, they shared panache and aplomb.