swan lake
Reponse Paper to the Northeast Atlanta Ballet's production of Swan Lake While in Atlanta, I have already seen The Nutcracker and Romeo and Juliet by the Atlanta Ballet, but this was my first ballet performance outside the Fox. I really enjoyed the concert space and felt closer to the performers because there was no orchestra between the audience and stage. Instead, this lack of live music did not detract from the overall experience but allowed me to focus on the dancers more. I really enjoyed the opportunity to watch a ballet performance out the professionalism of the Atlanta Ballet and where viewers can see parents and friends hold flowers bouquet for their daughters. The addition of handmade decorative dance photo albums and wreaths contributed to the down home, cozy atmosphere. The performance obviously could not compare with the technical control and poise of the Atlanta Ballet, but I reminded of the ballerina dreams of every little girl in elementary school by the surrounding pink ribboned crafts and little girls scurrying by and was tho!roughly charmed by the downhome feel. I could easily note the many times the dancers were not in unison or a turn leaned too far to the right even appearing the dancer was going t
I naturally expected Nevell as a young boy to simply do a straight kick and maybe a turn then retreat backstage and was completely astounded by his continued series of flawless jumping turns !around the stage. The wait could get long but was understandable because fo the all the families with their young children in the audience. On the other hand, I saw ample mistakes in Palma's routine and was disappointed by the quality of dancing by someone of his experience and years of triaining. Granted this might have been the fault of the choreographer, in any case, I could blantantly see the Prince's friends cheering him up with their goofy antics and faked falls, but without the program, there was no indication of the Prince's emotion. Overall, I really enjoyed the performance and I was glad I finally got to watch Swan Lake. I believe I was so impressed by the little boy, Jaspen Nevell and conversely, so unimpressed by the lead male dancer, Scott Palmer, because of my own level of expectation. I feel very fortunate that I can see a bigger dancer because I feel she would not have many opportunites to perform. The Prince could have been given a solo exhibiting his intense grief at his father's death and his sadness over his ensuing forced marriage. With all the supposed technical shortcoming compared to the Atalnta ballet, I was still generally very impressed with the dancers. Act III was the most visually spectacular and incorporated character dances with its storyline of princesses visiting from different countries. I could imagine the dancers practicing in the studio because not evey movement was effortless, and I also felt the connection with the dancer's past by all the onstage child ballerinas and their future with my experience watching the Atlanta Ballet. I then thought about how different jazz was from ballet. I even felt he surpassed the leading male dancer, the Prince, in the performance and by far enjoyed watching him more. I really enjoyed the first act with its lively country atmosphere and cheery costumes. I have already seen the finished product of years and years of dedicated training in the Atlanta Ballet.
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