Its been awhile since I've blogged and so I am trying to get caught up with what I've been up to. If it seems like all I blog about is Shanda it's because for awhile thats all I did is keep up with her and all her activities. I wrote about Jr. Miss but now its time to show pictures of the ballet. Her Studio put on the very famous ballet Giselle. It was fantastic. In the first act she played the roll of the noble woman ,Bathilde, who the prince is engaged to. But the prince is in love with the peasant girl Giselle who Bathilde becomes friends with but the two don't know that they are in love with the same man.... When Giselle finds out that her true love is the prince and that he is engaged to Bathilde, she goes mad and dies of a broken heart.
The rolls of Giselle and the prince are played by Sergiu Brindusa and Beth Moore-Brindusa who are the teachers and owners of the studio. They are amazing. They were both trained at the Kirov school of Ballet and were principle dancers in the Orlando ballet before buying the studio in Pocatello. Sergiu's father Florin Brindusa danced for years and years in the Bolshoi ballet in Russia and since then has trained professional ballerinas all over Russia. He comes spring and fall and helps Sergiu and Beth with our ballets so it is really a wonderful opportunity for our girls to be involved and get such great training.
Bathilde and Giselle become friends.
Bathilde and Giselle share secrets about thier loves ( but they don't know it is the same man!)
Oh! Oh! The Prince shows up and his two women are together. Uncomfortable! He is about to be caught!
Giselle asks why are you with my love, Bathilde answers by showing her ring... Because he is my fiance'!
Act 2 The Wili's ( the ghosts of all maidens who have died of broken hearts) dance at Giselles grave and prepare to welcome her.
Weird story line but absolutely beautiful dancing. It is reffered to as the White ballet because of this act. It's stunningly beautiful.
Here is Shanda as a wili dancing at Giselles grave.
The most beautiful scene of all is when the Prince comes to visit Giselle's grave and her ghost visits him one last time in a beautiful love dance. It is a real treat to see these two dance they are amazing!
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