Ever since about March of this year, I have had a bit of an obsession with the ballet Swan Lake. It all started when we got to do part of Swan Lake for our end of the year performance. It was the first piece that I would be doing en pointe (later I learned I would be en pointe in Giselle too, but that's beside the point...no pun intended) so I was super excited! As rehearsals went on, my ballet teacher told us that one of us would be Odette. When she announced the role I went home and like started freaking out and crying. I was SO happy to finally be the one in the spotlight it was INSANE! This took place last year when the only good male dancer my dance studio has ever seen was there, and he was in my class and was Prince Sigfried. Zane (the Prince) was and still is my friend, and I was super excited to be partnering with him. It was my first time ever partnering (balletwise) and so I was like super flipping out. The show was awesome and Zane's now dancing with Ballet Chicago (LUCKY!!!).
Anyhow, this is how my Swan Lake addiction was started. I have seen ABT's Swan Lake with Gillian Murphy and Angel Corella a grand total of 23 times, have memorized the Black Swan pas de deux, and can hum practically the whole ballet. A little obsessive? Yeah...I know...but hey, it's a good ballet! <3
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