▁was ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁big , ▁hand some ▁man , ▁with ▁a ▁powerful ▁phys ique ▁who ▁dan ced ▁with ▁d azz ling ▁virt u os ity ▁and ▁distinct ▁vir ility , ▁a ▁perfect ▁fo il ▁for ▁the ▁brilliant ▁technique ▁and ▁del icate ▁femin inity ▁of ▁Hay d ée . ▁Another ▁description ▁said ▁that ▁C rag un ▁was ▁bl essed ▁with ▁a ▁perfect ▁phys ique ▁for ▁dan cing , ▁C rag un ▁was ▁a ▁virt u oso ▁of ▁the ▁bal let ▁stage , ▁equ aled ▁by ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁male ▁d anc ers ▁of ▁his ▁generation . ▁He ▁emb od ied ▁the ▁explos ive , ▁color ful ▁form ▁of ▁classical ▁bal let ▁that ▁was ▁sometimes ▁called ▁" the ▁Stuttgart ▁style ." ▁F law less ▁triple ▁t ours ▁en ▁l ' air ▁were ▁his ▁tra dem ark , ▁an ▁athlet ic ▁fe at ▁accomplished ▁only ▁by ▁such ▁bra v ura ▁d anc ers ▁as ▁Edward ▁Ville lla ▁and ▁Mik h ail ▁B ary sh nik ov ▁on ▁rare ▁occasions . ▁▁ ▁C live ▁Bar nes , ▁dance ▁critic ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁wrote , ▁" He ▁poss esses ▁trem end ous ▁elev ation . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁cum ulative ▁pul se ▁and ▁rh yth mic ▁beat ▁to ▁his ▁dan cing ▁that ▁is ▁enorm ously ▁impress ive ." ▁He ▁won ▁high ▁pra ise ▁for ▁his ▁performances ▁in ▁principal ▁roles ▁in ▁C ran ko ' s ▁Rome o ▁und ▁Julia , ▁On egin , ▁and , ▁especially , ▁The ▁T aming ▁of ▁the ▁Sh rew