Stories from RhyDin & The Rings

Annual Summer Gala
Shanachie Ballet Company
June 22nd - July 11th

It's time once again for the Shanachie Ballet Company's annual Summer Gala! Come celebrate summer with us and enjoy a few hours of music and artistry that's sure to put a smile on every face.

((I apologize for my lateness in posting this, but it's been one of those weeks. If your character is a member of the ballet company, this is your chance to post whatever you'd like your character to perform, either solo, with a partner, or both. Please keep your choices limited to ballet, though you may use this opportunity to perform contemporary, as well as classical ballet. Also, performances should not be overly long, so that we can squeeze in as many as we can. Both regular performers and guests are welcome to post. Also, if your character is not a member of the ballet but would like to participate, drop me a PM and we'll make it happen. And as always, remember to have fun with it! ))

While she tended to dance formally in performances, the Gala was a time to cut loose and do her own thing. Pearl wore a loose fitting dress to allow her to move easily and took her violin along. Her bare feet moved lightly as she leaped and bounded across the stage like a flitting pixie in flight.

((The video is of Celtic Women's Mairead Nesbitt performing Granuaile's Dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-ttrQ38mOc ))

Maggie chose a solo from Act 3 of Sylvia.

(( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhASPSp5-Rs ))

Catie and Rick Harker performed Shall We Dance from the King and I. On the last night of the show, two people waited in the wings until the end of the other performances to spring a bit of a surprise on the audience. With the help of a certain Time Lord, Catherine 'Kit' Harker of the London Royal Ballet, past member of the Shanachie STARS, and her dance partner, Mikhail Astakhov, performed to Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.

(( The "Shall We Dance" Scene from the Unionville High School production of The King and I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rua4Po5xFD8
and Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody Reinterpreted - English National Ballet (Full Performance) ))

Eeva's choice for this year was one she performed back in 2018: La Esmeralda solo variation from La Esmerelda