Day 310 - Ballet

For some reason I ended up demonstrating the ballet positions for feet to my two sons. From distant memories of my ballet days (very distant), these are the positions I remembered (correct me if I'm wrong). It was amusing to see Mr 16 and Mr 18 seriously attempt all five positions, but why do people twist their arms out while trying? The top one is first position and the following are second, third, fourth and fifth in that order.

Day 139 - Ballet

The Australian Ballet School is celebrating its 45th anniversary with a couple of concerts. Fortunately my day off coincided with one of the daytime performances. I'd forgotten how exquisite ballet was, and how it transported the viewer into an entirely different zone. The students performed Swan Lake Act II; Matya's Dance with music by John Williams - gypsy-like, I thought; Songs of Light with music by Radiohead; and Graduation Waltz with music by Glazunov. An hour in a different world. I should do this more often.
In the afternoon, I returned to the garden to do some replanting. The trees are almost bare with snatches of yellow and red, soon to be a memory.