Ballet shoes donned for glitzy studio production in White River
Three of the biggest and most famous ballets in the dancing world were combined into one glitzy show by these talented dancers in White River.
The Elana Burger Dance Studio leapt and pirouetted into the spotlight in Hoërskool Rob Ferreira’s hall when they presented their ballet production, The Ballet Shoe, from April 12 to 15.
A total of 140 young ballet dancers, ranging from the ages of two to 18, graced the stage in glamorous costumes, using dance to tell a story of self-discovery.
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The character Nicole, played by Nicole du Plessis, battles with deciding whether she wants to continue dancing or not when she starts to struggle with moves and technique at her studio. Her ballet teacher comes up with a plan to make her fall in love with dancing once again and gives her a pair of magic pointe shoes. If worn by the right person, they will take the dancer on a magical journey.
Nicole travels through three of the biggest ballets in the dancing world; Giselle, Don Quixote and Swan Lake. In each of these ballets, she is granted the opportunity to dance in the piece along with the main characters and receives a lesson from them as well.
In Giselle, Nicole is taught to appreciate every day and the art of dancing too. Don Quixote teaches her to love dancing once more and Swan Lake shows her how to be brave and endure.
Through this dancing journey, Nicole finds her identity and makes the decision to never stop dancing.
The dancers of the Elana Burger Dance Studio did not hold back. They put blood, sweat and tears into every move performed on stage.
Four months of hard work surely paid off!
