Evolution is not necessarily a good thing, and unfortunately, dance is an ever-changing art form, especially evident in the twentieth century. In my first paper I wrote dance can adapt to different environments; however, after viewing the twentieth century ballets I wish this statement were not so true.
             I do not mean to attack the art form in the mentioned era (20th century), but with the exception of "The Nutcracker" and "Cinderella" I truly disliked the ballets namely "Petrouchka", "Revelations", and "Billboards". These ballets just tried too hard in my estimation.
             "Petrouchka" was far too concerned with political and social commentary. I understand this piece is a metaphor for communism, but I believe Stravinsky and Benois focused too much on the message rather than preparing a storyline conducive to dance. I believe this work was not initially well received because of the shock value, and I can appreciate this reception because I had the same response. I will, however, give credit for good use of symbolism throughout the ballet, but overall I felt the work was extremely disturbing.
             Alvin Ailey's "Revelations", had a more close to home message than "Petrouchka", but I did not like the slow, very hypnotic interpretive dance within this ballet. Though I appreciated the soulful hymns, my impression was that this piece seemed to last forever due to the slow choreography. I had to fight the desire to want to go to sleep while viewing "Revelations" which is very telling of my dislike.
             Unlike the two above-mentioned ballets, "Billboards" seemed to not have such a strong message, which is maybe why I liked this piece more than those two dances. This work was not concerned with making a statement, but rather, showing dancers enjoying what they do and having fun doing it- which is the whole point to dance! However, I did not like all aspects of this production, such as, the sexually driven choreography and the "mod...