When I lived in NYC I took advantage of the ability to attend the New York City Ballet on a regular basis. This was the golden age of the New York City Ballet. George Balanchine at the height of his art. The Ballet hadJerome Robbins as a second choreographer It was a time of great creativity. Children and job relocation eliminated the ability to go to the ballet on a regular basis. A couple of years ago I was fortunate to see the American Ballet Theatre performance of Swan Lake with Gillian Murphy. I was impressed and amazed at Ms. Murphy's technical skill in comparison to my memory of the skills of the top dancers of the 1976 - 1980 time period. I have blogged about the recent Swan Lake movie and my low (and fulfilled) expectations for the dancing. When I saw this clip of the Chinese Acrobatic Ballet I was just blow away. Enjoy the clip,
Cruising my 1995 Catalina 42 MK II sailboat with my cat XO, the good, the bad, and the ugly of the open ocean world cruising life.
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