If you enjoy my writing, please consider donating to my fundraiser and help me achieve my dream of seeing one of my favorite dancers perform live: https://ko-fi.com/laurenjankowski/goal?g=4 I finally got a chance to go to Chicago and see "Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland" But it almost didn't happen because of a train…
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Ballroom Blitz: Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella
If you enjoy my writing, please consider donating to my fundraiser: https://ko-fi.com/laurenjankowski/goal?g=4 Today's blog might be even more distracted than usual. I happened to find the most perfect dress that I have been searching for for over a year (the dress that I wanted to wear to the ballet), but…
We All Have One: My Comfort Ballet
If you would like to help me achieve my dream and travel, please consider donating to my fundraiser: https://ko-fi.com/laurenjankowski/goal?g=4 I'm still getting used to this whole blogging thing, so please bear with me. I know I'm kind of all over the place. Blogging is really anxiety inducing for me and I'm…
Fangirl Moment: A Lady Hatter
If you enjoy my writing, please consider donating to my fundraiser and help me achieve my dreams: https://ko-fi.com/laurenjankowski/goal?g=4 I was originally going to write about Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty (we're going to start out easy with a very, very strange ballet re-imagining), but I just found out some very exciting news…
Where to Watch Ballet
I'm mostly going to be cross-posting from my Ko-Fi page. Posts will go up there first and be posted here later in the day. Donate to my trip fund here: https://ko-fi.com/laurenjankowski/goal?g=4 I'm going to try to regularly blog between now and September about ballet to hopefully share why I love…
New Project and Fundraiser
I have started and restarted this post a number of times. I think I have to accept that this is just going to be a somewhat awkward post. It's meant to be an introduction to a new project, but it's also kind of a brainstorm. The last time I did…
Ballet Marvel Recommended Links
*This is the collected recommended links from all the Ballet Marvel posts. I recommend bookmarking this post because I will update it when I add two characters to the project. (Special thanks to my best friend for helping me curate the ballet links. Seriously, she found pretty much all the…
Ballet Marvel Bow
7 characters. 7 weeks. When I first started putting Ballet Marvel together, my idea was to make it a fun project to help me overcome my discomfort with having my picture taken (I explained a little more in depth in the intro post to the project). It's funny looking back…
Ballet Mantis Bow
Thus concludes Mantis week. What a great character to end on :) Special thanks again to Pom Klementieff (Instagram) for bringing this fantastic character to life and showing that emotions can be a real strength, even a superpower. Thanks to James Gunn (Instagram) for doing such a phenomenal job directing…
Favorite Ballets: The Nutcracker
[embed]https://youtu.be/c5MjTQcMB_4[/embed] In which I discuss another ballet I really enjoyed: The Royal Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker. Mantis costume by BeBaGo (Etsy, Facebook, Instagram) Mantis helm by Carol Datura Riot (Etsy, Facebook, Instagram) Disclaimer: I’m in no way affiliated with the Royal Ballet or Royal Opera House and are not driving any benefit from talking…