A first-year Ballet West corps artist performed the lead in a ballet — only the second in the troupe's history.
<p>SALT LAKE CITY — A first-year Ballet West corps artist performed the lead in a notable ballet — for the second time in the troupe's history.
</p><p>Lexi McCloud, 20, had the honor of performing the titular character in Ballet West's "Cinderella" during her first year with the company. Her professional lead debut occurred on Feb. 8, when the dancer slated to perform as Cinderella fell sick and McCloud was asked to step in for the matinee.</p><p>"I've always been kinda ready for it because that's always what I've been wanting — that's all I've been training for my whole life," McCloud said.</p><p>She was slated to play the role of Cinderella for two of the later Ballet West performances but wasn't scheduled to perform until the following week and didn't get a chance to do a dress rehearsal for the role. But she did the best she could with just a few hours notice.</p><p>"It's almost more exciting in that way because there's no time to think about it. I felt like I could go for things more easily instead of stressing or worrying about things going wrong and performing to the best of my ability and being in the character. I was able to enjoy it more," she said.</p><p>This is only the seco
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