The 104 members of the New York City Ballet will join in a "Dance With the Dancers" benefit.

We arrived with four bags, each large enough for a week's worth of costumes for a member of the New York City Ballet on tour.

Classically trained as both a singer and as a dancer, she is a former member of the New Zealand Royal Ballet.

All are members of the New York City Ballet, for which Balanchine created "The Nutcracker."

Both are former members of the New York City Ballet.

This year, as in 1986, the festival has presented ballets by four members of the New York City Ballet.

One could understand why, for the role was danced by Mel A. Tomlinson, a former member of the New York City Ballet.

"I walked in as 9-year-old and walked out as a 17-year-old member of the New York City Ballet," he said.

For Ms. Coates, a former member of the New York City Ballet, the experience was more than a notch in her dance belt.

And, instead of being partners, each of the Bolshoi stars was paired with a member of the New York City Ballet.