Russian Ballet

Last night I saw the ballet Swan Lake at The Hermitage Theater in St. Petersburg, Russia. WHAT? I know, I can hardly believe it myself. 

The front of the Hermitage Theater with Atlas holding up the ceiling:

Here I am in the theater after we managed to prove that we were residents of St. Petersburg, not just tourists so that we didn't have to pay more money to get in:

The theater is quite small, which makes for excellent seating options.

Our whole group:

The ceiling, with it's lovely chandelier: 

Samantha, me, Paige, Reagan, and Megan with some tourists from Canada behind us:

Here are a few shots I managed to sneak thanks to my iphone. Mostly I wanted Emily to be able to get a little taste of ballet in Russia.

The royal ball:

The Spanish flamenco dancers, of course:

The prince leaping through the air:

The black swan dancing for the prince:

The black swan dancing with the prince:

The swans:

The evil sorcerer with the swans:

The evil sorcerer carrying away the swan princess:

The white swan and the prince:

The final bow:

I loved it! Here I am after the show:

The seats in the theater:

Gorgeous. Anastasia probably sat here.

The Hermitage as we left:

I love St. Petersburg!

Even if it snows...

in April.

My Christmas boots:

At least snow is pretty when it falls around The Hermitage.