Continuing the ballet’s familiar storyline, Act Two found Siegfried at a moonlit lake, having sent his hunting party companions ahead without him to track a flock of swans. Alone with his thoughts about marriage and his future, he saw the beautiful princess Odette, who had just transformed from a swan back to human form, and was instantly smitten. After preventing Siegfried from shooting a properly menacing James Cunningham as the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart with his hunting bow, Odette told Siegfried of her curse and that only a pledge of true love could break Von Rothbart’s spell over her and her compatriots.  

The pair then engaged in the first of several exquisite pas de deux in the production. In it, Justiz proved an elegant and steady partner to the petite Kuranaga. Costumed in a feather-adorned tutu and headpiece, Kuranaga performed as if being the very embodiment of the delicacy and softness contained in her costume’s feathers. Her graceful dancing mesmerized the audience with every delicate unfolding of her arms, tilt of her head, and rise of her leg.  

Sofranko’s choreographic additions to the act and the rest of the ballet added texture and spark to the production complementing Petipa and Ivanov’s beloved choreography nicely. Act three’s Royal Ball in Siegfried’s honor found four princesses vying for his attentions, along with courtiers, crimson-clad czardas dancers, and others who provided entertainment. Chief amongst them was the vivacious and charming Ahna Lipchick, along with partner Anderson Da Silva, who delighted in a Spanish dance.