"Giselle," Lily answers, knowing already she's not going to be the lead. Not this time. She's too new and there are other dancers who've put their time in -- whatever that means in a place like this -- but she suspects it won't be long. The dancers here are hardly on par with the girls in New York, which is cruel of her to think, but doesn't make it any less true.

"And then they'll do The Nutcracker around Christmas, as usual," she says, rolling her eyes a little. "And Romeo and Juliet will end the season."