What is it about Ballet? Someone once said, ‘men of a certain age love Ballet.’ Is that a little dark I wonder? Does Ballet have a dark side, apart from the eating disorders that it can cause, the loss of childhood for the dedicated, the sex discrimination in pay and of course the physical damage to their bodies – it’s possible there is dark and light in everything, but is it erotic, sexy – dare we say that? I think so because – isn’t it supposed to be – in fact isn’t all dance? Surely that’s the point, take the Tango for instance.
But there is pure side to Ballet- apart from the beauty, the elegance and the sheer technique as I learned when I saw the Nutcracker in recently. Now, there’s not a lot of erotiscm in The Nutcracker – heartwarming fun would be a better description. The Northern Ballet were spectacular in their production and it’s definitely one you should take the kids to see, it’s a Christmas fantasy, it’s sparkly, funny and enchanting.
I’m not a reviewer, you’ve read my travel blog, the death threats from Barcelona continue to arrive at an alarming rate 🙂 So, if you want to know the story follow the link, but surprisingly there weren’t a lot of children there – surprisingly for a matinee and thankfully there was a noted absence of men of a certain age’ in raincoats. 🙂
Growing up it seemed like most girls in my circles fell into three categories: ponies, dolls or ballet.
For me, ballet was the idea, that even if just for a few moments, you could create beauty for yourself with your body.
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I don’t think I’ve grown up… ne’er mind. Nice piece as always.
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Forever young, that’s the key, you can think yourself old! Thanks Pete
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Ballet, music, dance.. a man in tights.. that does it.. 😉
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Haha, trust you Lisa, maybe it’s women of a certain age too? 😂
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Even when I was younger a man in tights looked fantastic.. ;-).. ;-).. 😉
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Ah, no argument with that, I guess Nureyev was quite a sex symbol, but before your time 😀 Your posts seem to have stopped showing in my reader etc, so I might unfollow and re-follow in case you wonder why 😀😀
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Reblogged this on Antonella Lallo.
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Thank you so much Antonella 😀
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Good night 🙂
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💓🕺 Having to balance your body weight on your toes. Nice to enjoy it from the audience side
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Yeah, it is a beautiful spectacle 😀
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I think opera and ballet, helps us to grow as a person🤗
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I think you’re right 😀😀
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Thank you, thank you🤣
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My husband loves modern ballet – I love all dance, especially salsa.
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We are just learning the salsa it is a lot of fun 😀
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Easy, too! Samba is even easier.
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Ballet is just one of those really interesting forms of art. There’s a lot to be said about ballet.
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Yes and these days there are so many different forms, 😀 thanks for popping by 😀😀
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Oh really? I’ve never been able to experience it that much but than you for this post, I got to know a little more! You’re welcome I will keep dropping by!
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