Wednesday, August 1, 2012

A Dancer in the Making

One particular experience at the Fox Cities P.A.C. will be forever etched in my memory. I can't help but have it spring into my mind, and heart, each time I walk in.

As a new arrival in Fox Cities, I was fortunate to attend a performance of The Nutcracker in December of 2005. In addition to be a brand-new Wisconsinite, I was also hugely pregnant and due to give birth to my first child, a girl, on Christmas Eve. As we watched the elegant ballet dancers and listened to Tchaikovsky's stunning score, my daughter moved constantly inside me. I smiled to myself, imagining that she was dancing right along with the performance. However, when she stopped moving during intermission, and recommenced for the second act; I was convinced of it. 

Sarah, Appleton