This Saturday, we went to see a live performance of "The Nutcracker Suite," performed by the Jackson Purchase Dance Company.
It wasn't the Moscow Ballet, by any means, but it was good enough for us. We'd never taken the girls to a live ballet before, and all-in-all, it was more than a success.
In fact, Georgie was spellbound the entire time.
I didn't have time to get her a storybook of the plot beforehand, so I was glad that they printed a synopsis of the plot in the program. She had me read it to her twice before the show started, and she did fine following the story through the entire thing, as did I.
This theater setting was rather informal, so she was free to stand up and move all she wanted as the story washed over her.
Will she go on from this moment to be the Prima Ballerina of Moscow, or even Murray? I don't know, and I doubt it. But she now knows what a ballet is, what the purpose behind ballet lessons are, and that stories can take many forms, including dance.
She knows Tchaikovsky's name, and recognizes many of the tunes from the suite. And she can rehash the story to you any time you want.
Another great classroom-free day of learning!
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