When I posted a couple of links from the BBC web site on the Kirov in London and Bolshoi in London threads earlier today, I did so without fully reading the content.

However reading this in full in my lunch break I discover the BBC has supplied an opportunity to comment on the two companies. Most of the contributions are staggeringly prejudiced against classical ballet. It's all rather depressing reading I'm afraid and confirms my fears about the level of intelligence in the UK.

Does anyone feel like adding something more positive?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5173728.stm

Scroll down to the box marked 'have your say' and then click on 'send us your comments'.

Take heart, Cassandra! Looking through the more recent messages, there are a number of positive comments.