Little Mermaid Ballet

Late last year, we decided to get tickets to see the ballet The Little Mermaid with one of Marina's friends and her mom. We bought the tickets last fall, but tonight we finally got to see the show.

Marina had initially planned to wear her Ariel costume, but she changed her mind and wore a blue dress instead. She did add the Ariel starfish headband though. I put her hair in curlers and it came out looking beautiful. After she put on her makeup, she said, “I look gorgeous!” She did!

We all went to dinner before we went to to the theater. None of us had been to this theater before, so it took ups a bit to find it. Once we did we were able to find a parking place and walk over.

We arrived early. Since they weren’t seating yet, we had a snack while we waited. Our seats were in the balcony but our view was great. Our seats were in separate rows, so we let the girls sit in the front while her mother and I sat behind them.

The show started with a ballet choreographed to a Bruch Violin Concerto. It didn’t have a story, but the dancing and costumes were beautiful. We had an intermission before The Little Mermaid began. It was a very different kind of ballet – the music had lyrics and the recording  had narration. It was more like a musical than a traditional ballet.

The girls both enjoyed the ballet. We all talked about getting together to see another ballet or even an opera.