When we saw that Cinderella was on the schedule for the ballet this season, Marina and I knew we wanted to see it. Naturally, Marina was thrilled when the American Girl store decided a trip there would be their first ever excursion. We've both been looking forward to it for months.There was no question what Marina was going to wear, her Cinderella costume. We have a Cinderella dress that fits her dolls as well, so that is what Kailey wore today. Marina loved showing off her dress and talking about Kailey.
We arrived early for some "private shopping time." Of course, all the girls talked about their dolls, which one they brought with them and which ones they have at home.When it was time to leave, we loaded on to two buses and had lunch while we drove to the theater. The bus also featured TVs which played an American Girl movie during the trip.
We arrived at the theater early and were allowed to watch the dancers warm up on the stage. I pointed out to Marina that their workout wasn't much different from her ballet class.
After the warm up, we were able to relax in a beautiful private lounge before taking our seats. Our seats were in a box which were interesting to say the least. We were assigned to sit in high chairs which we had to move around the box in order to see the stage. It wasn't ideal but Marina and the other girls had fun playing on them during the intermissions.
The ballet was wonderful. The stepsisters were played by male dancers and they were hysterical. The story was easy to follow since we all know the story. After the performance was over, we were led through a door and onto the stage, which was already completely bare by that time. The girls had a question and answer time with the Artistic Director, who was very interesting. He even explained how some of the "magic" happened. The girls also had the opportunity to meet the dancer who portrayed the Spring Fairy.
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