Event: Swan Lake

You may think I'm completely loco and nuts, but when I heard that the Houston Ballet would be performing the famous ballet Swan Lake at the Wortham, I made a note to purchase tickets right when it became avail. That was August of 2008. When would I be using those tickets? June of 2009. I know! There was no way that I was going to miss out on it. I love ballet and I've always wanted to go see Swan Lake. I managed to gather up a handsome group to accompany me on this night of culture. Some were secured early on, some were coaxed, some were coerced and some were just forced at the last minute. Hah! The ballet was just magnificently beautiful. Set to the music composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the story follows Odette, a beautiful maiden transformed into a swan by an evil knight, who I guess has powers of some sort. Odette is a swan by day but turns back into human form at night. She meets a prince who falls instantly in love with her, even when learning of her curse. In the end, the prince battles the evil knight and shoots an arrow at him. Alas, he misses and it hits his beloved Odette instead. Heart broken, he takes Odette in his arms and drowns himself in the lake. The swan lake. My favorite parts are when the flock of swans danced together. All the girls were perfectly in sync and it was simply mesmerizing to watch. A lot of tippy toes and skinny arms swaying back and forth. To be honest though, there were a lot of areas that were quite a bit repetitive and could have been left out. The whole ballet lasted about three whole hours, with three intermissions. That's a lot! I kinda felt bad for the guys that were with us. I know they were getting a bit restless and bored with it all. But hey, you don't go see a ballet everyday and if anything, they can now tell the ladies that they've seen Swan Lake. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to take all too many pictures. We got there a little late and so everyone was rushing to get to their seats before it started. You know American folks. They're always on time! Haha.

Since we were at a ballet, I told the guys to give me a demi plie! Since they are such awesome guys, they obliged. I wish the fracking pic wasn't so darn blurry. Pooey!

It's just me being the completely immature and unclassy person that I truly am. Hah!