New York Magazine just featured a really
sweet story about the three boys who play
Billy Elliot on Broadway. They are incredibly talented, but they're all terrified that their voices will drop or they'll have a growth spurt, since then they wouldn't be able to play the young character anymore. One boy said, "My mom used to measure me up against the wall and put the pencil at an angle to make me look taller. Now she squishes my head down to make me smaller." Aw, I just want to give them big hugs. The ballet world is so beautiful but can be so brutal. Read the story
here.
(Photos by
Rachel Papo, who also took
these stunning ballet shots.)
This Wednesday, my friend Lee and I headed up to Lincoln Center to see The Nutcracker, and it was gorgeous. Inspired, I'm now seeing ballet everywhere I go and secretly wanting to dress like a ballerina...
How about this pretty pink bustier...
...or adorable ruffled skirt...
...or beautiful ballet flats. xo
This week, we were lucky enough to visit a class at the Academy of Dance, the official school of the Joffrey Ballet. The girls were achingly beautiful, and we were spellbound as they stretched and practiced. I could have stayed for days. See more photos here.
New York Magazine just featured a really sweet story about the three boys who play Billy Elliot on Broadway. They are incredibly talented, but they're all terrified that their voices will drop or they'll have a growth spurt, since then they wouldn't be able to play the young character anymore. One boy said, "My mom used to measure me up against the wall and put the pencil at an angle to make me look taller. Now she squishes my head down to make me smaller." Aw, I just want to give them big hugs. The ballet world is so beautiful but can be so brutal. Read the story here.
