Russian ballet star confesses he agreed to attack  Associated
Press SHARE   MOSCOW (AP) — Pale and haggard after hours of
questioning, a leading Bolshoi dancer told a Moscow court that
he gave his blessing to an attack on the ballet's artistic
director but never imagined that the assailant would go as far
as to throw acid in his face.  The arrest and confessions of
Pavel Dmitrichenko, who danced the parts of both heroes and
villains in the Bolshoi's famed classical ballets, has dealt a
painful blow to the theater's reputation and left many members
of the company bewildered and incredulous.  Sergei Filin, 42,
suffered severe burns to his face and eyes in the Jan. 17
attack. He has undergone a series of operations aimed at saving
his sight.  The 29-year-old Dmitrichenko said his conflict with
Filin was focused on the distribution of salaries and other
financial issues, but speculation was rife about other possible
reasons for the attack. Some claimed that the dancer wanted to
take revenge for his ballerina girl