The National Ballet's Karen Kain debated former dancer and current New Republic dance critic Jennifer Homans on that question this morning on Q. Jennifer Homans says ballet is an art in steep decline, and today's artists just haven't lived up to ballet's legacy. Karen Kain deeply disagrees. You can have a listen to that below -- and let us know what you think. Is ballet over for you the audience? Do you think ballet is too idealistic for our cynical times? Or is it exactly what we need?