The 12 Days of Giftmas: Day 9 - Nine Ladies Dancing the Nutcracker Ballet
On the:
FIRST DAY OF GIFTMAS, my True Love gave to me: a bejeweled "Partridge" in a Jewelry Tree
SECOND DAY of Giftmas: two Turtle Doves of Love
THIRD DAY: three Delicious French Hens
FOURTH DAY: four Artistic Calling Birds
FIFTH DAY: five fabulous Golden Rings
SIXTH DAY: goose foie gras with vino fino
SEVENTH DAY: elegant crystal Swans A-"Swimming"
EIGHTH DAY: Maids went A-Milking & served it up at High Tea
On this, the 9th Day of Giftmas, my True Love took me to see more than Nine Ladies Dancing at a fabulous Holiday performance of the Nutcracker Ballet. To keep the magic alive, I also received the gift of membership in the American Ballet Theatre.
RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS EPISODE:
AUDREY (Momgenerations.com):
A performance of the Nutcracker Ballet - NutcrackerBallet.net
LESLEY (Fashiontribes.com):
American Ballet Theatre - ABT.org
On-Camera image credits:
Audrey: 9 Ladies Dancing embroidery illustration; 12 Days of Giftmas illustration; Nutcracker poster; ballerinas dancing the Nutcracker; couple dancing the Nutcracker
Lesley: ballerinas in the moonlight (Nutcracker); Canadian protest against Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cuts of arts funding; George Balanchine's Apollo (ABT) by Gene Achiavone; Roy Round shot of Vladimir Malakhov (ABT); single ballerina; Swan Lake photo by Mira (ABT)


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