I couldn't blog yesterday evening because my spouse and I were out of town attending a ballet, and not just any ballet. We saw "The Nutcracker" performed by the Milwaukee Ballet.
It was an amazing performance. The professional dancers were outstanding, with some truly breath-taking routines. The stage sets and special effects were magical. I had, I'm embarrassed to admit, never seen "The Nutcracker" before, but I will certainly look forward to seeing it again.
During the first half I tried hard to follow the story line (confusing) but after intermission I just got caught up in the magic of the dance scenes, the colors, the amazing costuming and, of course, Tchaikovsky's music played by a live orchestra. It was all wonderful.
My very favorite scene was the swans swimming in the lemonade lake. Followed closely by the candy dream sequence. Of course I was partial to the swans because our youngest granddaughter was a black swan. She is eight years old and this was her first time to dance in a professionally produced ballet.
I'm hoping that in a year or so she will be dancing the part of one of the cupcakes. The real magic of "The Nutcracker" is that, while the major roles are danced by professionals, there are up to one hundred roles that can be danced by aspiring students.
Before the show I had a nice long conversation with our granddaughter. She told me all about the program, where she would be so I would recognize her when she came on stage, and her favorite part of the show - being back stage with the professional dancers. She said they were always so nice to the little dancers. I was glad to hear that.
I enjoyed the ballet, I really did, but most of all I enjoyed spending time with our granddaughter.
Here she is, our black swan, in costume.
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