The Nutcracker

We enjoyed our first ballet on Friday.  The children were so excited to see the performance.  Little Man must have asked twenty times, when will it start.  He couldn't wait.  Egee was much more patient.

Ready for the ballet!

The auditorium was packed with adults and school children. Overall, the children in the audience were well behaved.  They were intrigued with the performers and music.  The majority of the children around us were with their parents.  I found out they were part of a school group that came to see their teacher in the ballet.  Their eyes gleamed when their teacher,  Rebecca Lee a.k.a The Sugar Plum Fairy, appeared.

During intermission, Andrew Kuharsky (director of Greenville Ballet and played Uncle Drosselmeyer) explained to the children a bit about the ballet.  He told them how the dancers have to mime on stage to help tell the story.  He explained how long it took to get ready for the show.  The dancers have been practicing since August!  He gave them insight into how the 'snow' worked and the magic tricks he performed.  The children were very intrigued.


This was such a wonderful opportunity to introduce the children to ballet.  Thank you to the Greenville Ballet Company for providing school children a chance to experience ballet.

We Are Going to the Ballet!

This morning, after snuggle time with Missy, Sally B, and Little Man (Egee was still in her own bed), I checked my e-mail.  There I found a message from Greenville Ballet.  They were offering a school performance of The Nutcracker for public, private and home schooled children.  Knowing that Egee loves The Nutcracker and we are studying different types of music, I looked into it further.

   

 Pictures taken from the Greenville Ballet's website:  http://www.greenvilleballet.com/the_nutcracker.html

Sure enough, the ticket prices were very reasonable.  Who couldn't afford to take a child to see an outstanding ballet for five dollars?  The accompanying adult cost was only ten dollars.  For the main public performance tickets start at $21.  Although that isn't bad, it does hit the pocket book when three people attend. 

I asked the children if they would like to see The Nutcracker.  They both energetically said YES!  So, I printed the ticket ordering form and made out the check.  We will attend our first ballet in December.