Not that impressed...

Impressing the Czar - Royal Ballet of Flanders.



I will admit to nodding off during the first part (Potemkin's Unterschrift), watching the second more attentively (In the middle, Somewhat elevated -- which I love) and positively adoring the last part (Bongo Bongo Nageela): Britney Spears vs. the Wordy Rapping Hood. The schoolgirls are both male and female.

Amazing though how a body can make a difference to a choreography...

And while we're on the subject of dance...

Here's Sylvie Guillem in William Forsythe's 'In the middle, somewhat elevated", one of my favourite ballets. Those breath-taking extensions, the arch of her foot, the emphasis in her movement, everything reminds me of why I love ballet so much.