Cinderella Ballet Research Paper

Cinderella Ballet
The cultural experience I chose to attend was the Gwinnett Ballet Company’s presentation of Cinderella. This experience was the first time I had ever been to a ballet or any kind of live play. I am the type of person who enjoys the outdoors, playing in the mud, hunting and fishing, and I am a tomboy by most people’s standards. When I was getting ready to go to the ballet, I was not sure what to expect, I felt as though I was going to be out of place. I thought only prim and proper people and girly girls would attend a ballet, which is not what I am accustomed to since my father and three older brothers raised me. The ballet opened my eyes to the art of dance and live theater, and I enjoyed it more than I would have ever imagined. It also gave me a new appreciation for how challenging it is to put on a live performance and covey a story without using words. …show more content…
As we went into the theater and sat down, I realized that people of all backgrounds go to see ballet performances, which calmed my fears about feeling out of place. Once the play began, I wondered how I was going to be able to follow the story without the use of words, but as soon as the story started to unfold, I realized that the performers were doing a great job of playing out each scene through dance and gestures. I was able to follow the entire story without a single word from the performers. By the first intercession, I was engulfed in the story, really enjoying the experience, and could not wait for it to continue. I felt like a little girl watching princess movies all over again. I kept thinking how neat it was that they were able to take such a classic fairy tale and turn it into such a beautiful live performance. The performers were both incredible dancers and storytellers. I was surprised at how little the play used props to help tell the story, and how much the dance itself described the scenes and the emotions of the