Peter & The Wolf [1995] Royal Ballet School

I'm a big fan of Peter & The Wolf. I especially love the Disney version from 1946. I'm also a rather secretive fan of ballet, partially because an uncle I had, who died when I was a very young girl, was a professional ballet dancer, and partially cause I just like really girly crap. That being said, when my girlfriend came across this the other night, I was torn. Part of me really loves it and part of me is absolutely bewildered by it.

 
 
Either way, I decided it needed to be seen by other people, so I'm linking it here for posterity. It truly is a work of art. And I'm not gonna deny it, as a furry, that cat costume is top notch stuff, man. Also this sort of makes me feel bad that I can't dance like this, because I always wanted to. But hey, at least I can watch it, and...I don't know, feel oddly compelled to weep because it's so strangely beautiful.

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