Bring together two celebrity danseurs, give them each gala-style programs, add 17 of their most talented friends, and — voila — you have an audience-pleasing formula that stoked some well-deserved ovations this weekend at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
BalletNow, which was co-produced by the Music Center, was an intriguing Rorschach test of its artistic directors, Roberto Bolle and Herman Cornejo.
The Italian-born Bolle is an elegant star with American Ballet Theatre and La Scala Ballet in Italy, a real-life David with dark hair, pale skin and a perfectly proportioned and chiseled body; off came the shirt in each of his four numbers.