Clytie Adams and the Nutcracker.
A couple weeks ago, my mom, Sarah and I had the opportunity to go see Clytie's production of The Nutcracker (thank you for the tickets, Tricia!). It is such a delight to share this experience with Sarah. Of course, Sarah just loved the special Sugar Plum doll G'ma Chris gave her!
The reason Clytie and the Nutcracker are so special to me are: 1) I spent many years taking ballet classes from Clytie. She is a wonderful teacher and she is part of my childhood. I have many memories of the alley, the studio, and the recitals. It was such a treat to see her in the lobby and snap a picture with her. Can I just say how good she looked? She is ageless! 2) The Nutcracker is also special to me because of the opportunity I had to be a part of Ballet West's production for about 5 yrs. Such an overwhelming experience for someone who dreamed of becoming a ballerina. I remember so many details about Capitol Theater, the dancers, the costumes, the rehearsals. Such cherished memories! I can instantly recall thoughts and feelings I had about my experiences with Clytie as well as the Nutcracker....such a big part of growing up for me. At times, stressful feelings, but lots of great feelings of big dreams of becoming a ballerina!
3 comments:
Julie - I had no idea you were a dancer! That's so cool - I love learning new things about good friends! How precious that you get to share this love with Sarah! And how fun to run into your former teacher -- I bet it is just as much fun for her to see you all grown up with little girls of your own!
I had no idea you were such an accomplished dancer!! What a great experience for you and Sarah!
Hello Julie! I just got your card (LOVED IT) even Bruce said it was original and looked cool! So glad to see that you blog just like me!
This post was so fun to read...because I was there with you when you and Erin and Liz would get in trouble for talking! Ha! Ha! Love those dance recital pictures! Ha! Ha! Jealous you went to see Clytie's nutcracker! My blog address is bischoffbunch.blogspot.com I would love to hear from you and I am adding you to my friends list! Yeah! Miss you!
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