Thats nice Charles. How do ballerinas get such long legs :-)
Its sad how we can all sing and dance as children but in most cases seem to lose it as we grow up.
>>Ever been to ballet ? I'm not a great fan but I was fascinated by the physicality of it. Its very graceful but when the corps de ballet moves en masse across the stage it sounds like a herd of buffalo.
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>I had dress circle season tickets for the San Francisco Ballet for ten years. My nephew is currently in his 6th season with the San Jose Ballet ( first ballet company to tour China since the 20s. On his 23rd birthday danced 2 lead roles on opening night in Shanghai ) I still never miss Kirov, ABT and Joffrey when they tour.
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>Go to the symphony a lot here in Cleveland. Not much of a live opera fan ( at $200 + a ticket for the Met ) but have been known to shell out for Puccini.
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>The amazing thing about ballet - like professional athletics - is how good you can be and not even be able to get a spot in a company.
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>But for sheer physical conditioning, my nephew continually astounds me. ( he's been doing this since he was 4. He's also had a string of girlfriends who are all professional dancers that would be a very strong argument for taking ballet instead of playing sports <s> )
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>This is he and his latest, and most serious, love, doing a pas de deux at a festival in Nevada about a week ago
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzbjwyflUEU
