Nutcracker

The pictures and stories from vacation will have to wait until I have time to post them. For right now though, a brief story about C's first trip to the ballet. Last night we went to see the Nutcracker by the Russian/Moscow ballet company that's on tour. They performed right here on post. The storyline was perhaps a bit less clear than I recall from previous versions of the ballet, but the dancing itself was enchanting. C's enamored with ballet and ballerinas in general right now, and she sat, watching intently for 90 percent of the performance. For most of the segments, she simply watched with a captivated look on her face, but when the male dancers began their leaps and jumps, she gasped, looked at me and pointed (not that I'm encouraging pointing, but it shows how impressed she was).