Getting A Headstart

We are actually a bit ahead of ourselves with the dances for Creative Conversations, so I decided to get a bit of a jump on our upcoming production of Giselle. 

Although Giselle is a ballet that deals with supernatural vengeance, tragic love, and all that melodrama  (in a good sense), it is actually a fun ballet to set and rehearse. Why? Because the whole first act is pretty much a happy contrast to what is going to occur in the 2nd part of the ballet. So it is filled with a bunch of open, uncomplicated peasant dances. Lots of swaying. Chasse-ing. Skirt swishing. And general flying across the stage. All the skipping around always makes me think of children's ballet classes. 

Given that we had a few HR issues that we had to make decisions on (ad HR decisions are often not the funnest to make), a visit from a journalist for an upcoming article, and a few logistic issues to deal with today, it was lovely being able to spend some time with the "pleasant peasants."