The Bloggy Ballerina: Masha, Marie or Clara... (continued)

Hello once again,

Here is the poster advertizing
the Goh Ballet's Nutcracker
This photo was taken from:
http://www.gohballet.com/

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!! I sure know that mine went fantastically. On, Sunday December 19, my family and our friends went to go see the Goh Ballet's Nutcracker. It was very well done, and the sets and costumes were absolutely gorgeous! My favorite dancer was the sugarplum fairy, danced by a Principal Dancer with the National Ballet of Canada, named Sonia Rodriguez. I also thought that the Cavalier Prince, who was also from the National Ballet of Canada, was a very good dancer. Aside from the dancers from the *NBS, I thought that the Dew Drop, in the waltz of the flowers, was a great dancer, along with the snow queen. Both of these dancers were from the Goh.

Clara was played by a young girl, who I think was about 12 years old. She had very nice feet, though she often *sickled them, and I found that her upper body was a bit stiff, but she still did a very goo d job of the role. The Nutcracker Prince was played by a man, a bit older than the girl playing Clara. I also thought that he was a fairly good dancer. I thought that the Arabian Princess was a very good dancer, and she suited the role extremely well.

Here is a photo of Clara and Fritz, her little brother
This photo was taken from: http://poeticcrap.blogspot.com

My favorite part of the whole ballet was when the Sugarplum fairy and the Cavalier Prince performed their pas de deux, as well as their coda. It was such a joy to watch them perform. Their faces lit up the whole stage, and gave the audience the feeling that they were actually dancing in the Candy Castle, and that they were actually the Sugar Plum Fairy, and the Cavalier Prince. Sonia Rodriguez performed her 32 fouettes very well, and mesmerized the audience, which is technically the reason for fouettes.

Overall, I thought that the production was very well done, and that the main dancers were fantastic. The costumes were also gorgeous as well as the sets, And every dancer performed their part well.

I hope you all have a fantastic Christmas Break,

The Bloggy Ballerina

*NBS stands for the National Ballet School of Canada, the NBS is an audition only school, that is located in Toronto, every year they go to cities all over North America, and hold auditions to see if anyone is eligible to come and study at their School. If you are selected you may go to their summer program, and after that you may or may not be invited to join their full time program. Once you have graduated from their program, you are technically strong enough to become a professional dancer, with their company. The company's name is the National Ballet of Canada.

*To sickle your foot, is to point your foot, but neither turn it out, or keep it straight. Instead you turn your ankle bone towards the inner part of your feet, and you point is. It may make your feet look better, and give people the idea that you have a very high arch, though in the long run, sickling your feet can cause many injuries, mainly in your knees.