Emotional Stages of Watching my First Ballet Show

Just last month, at the age of 23, I finally saw my first ballet show. Growing up, I have always heard the words, ‘Russian’ and ‘Ballet’, go together. So obviously, when the trip to Moscow and St. Petersburg was finalised, I looked up whether the Bolshoi Theatre (Moscow) had seats. *Bolshoi theatre has one of the best ballet shows, especially the Swan Lake.

Unfortunately, Bolshoi was due to open the morning I was flying to St. Petersburg, disappointed and slightly upset, I booked my tickets for Swan Lake at the Alexandrisky Theatre. The show, obviously, blew me away. Below is a very simple gif-esque rendition of emotional stages of watching my first ballet show…

1. Is it time already? Can we please go? I’m ready! How far is the Theatre?
   
2. We’re heereeeee!
   
3. Look how fancy!!!
   
4. Ok, I’m here, I’m sitting, WHEN will it start?
   
5. Am I the only one here without the binocular glasses?
   
6. It’s finally starttttttingggg
   
7. Oh my god! Look how pretty!!!!!!
   
8. There’s the prince!!! OH- What’s with those pants?
   
9. Wow, look how they dance…
   
10. SWAAAAAAANSSSSSSS
    
11. I should have been be a ballerina.
    
12. Swan is actually Swan Queen! Still so pretttttty!
    
13. WOW.
    
14. Swan Queen and Prince. This is so enchanting- all but the prince’s pants.
    
    
15. IT’S INTERVAL ALREADY?
    
16. Oh, yay, courtyard scene. THERE’S THE PRINCE…and those pants…
    
17. NO PRINCE NO, SHE ISN’T YOUR LOBSTER- SWAN, I mean SWAN!!!!!!!!
    
18. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    
19. THANK GOD, he’s realized!
    
20. Oh no! Swan Queen’s dying!!! Save her, do something!!!!
    
21. AWWWWWWWW!
    
22. I’m not crying.
    
23. Nope, I’m not crying!