Ballet

Thanks to Lou I have been poring over these gorgeous images by Alfred Eisenstaedt.  They remind me why I love this amazing art form.  These photos are are from the series ...Future Ballerinas of the American Ballet Theatre.

Love Ballet, Hate Ballet Concerts

Only three more sleeps until the Ballet Concert, and only four more sleeps until the Ballet Concert is OVER!!!! Woo Hoo!!!!

(I do a mean bun though!)

BABYLEGS AT CHALK

The wonderful BABYLEGS haven't been mentioned before in this blog so I thought I'd share them with you. They are an American product that was developed by a Mum to keep her babies legs warm during nappy-free time. Since then she had discovered that kids of all ages love wearing them. They make fabulous leg warmers for chilly spring mornings and are so quick to peel off when the sun warms up. I have even been known to wear them on my arms in cooler weather!

And of course they are just perfect for the budding ballerina!

They come in one size so the taller you are the lower on the leg they sit. We have dozens of styles and colours and at $17.00 they are one of my top present picks.

New Romantics

Last night I had the good fortune to see the dress rehearsal of 'New Romantics' - the Australian Ballet's latest production. This amazing triplet has ballets by two modern choreographers - Australian Stephen Baynes - 'Constant Variants', and New Yorker Christopher Wheeldon - After The Rain', preceded by the incomparable George Balanchine's Apollo.

What a fabulous evening and we even had the good fortune to see Steven Heathcote in what is to be his last principal role for the Australian Ballet.

In the words of Molly Meldrum...'Do yourself a favour'

Or to bastardise Shakespeare...'Get thee to the ballet'