Ballet stars

Finally, after months of classes and a few days of rehearsals, the big weekend has arrived: A & N get to perform in La Fille Mal Gardee, presented by Rising Star Dance Studio at Bangkok's M Theatre. It's the oldest ballet story (1789) still performed today, a rather slight country romp but not without charm. It's directed by Fay Pansringarm, a New Yorker who's been living in Bangkok since 1987 and is Director of the studio. She's married to a Thai actor. The leads are played by adults - four Thai, one Japanese - but the 100 (!) other dancers are children, ranging in age from 4-18, and from 25 different countries. All in all, it's quite a production.

Anyway, A & N did really well. N was a 'flautist', A a 'spinner'. No nerves, nice smiles, some make-up ("yuk", N) and no screw-ups! And N was chosen to present flowers to one of the leads at curtain call. Proud parents.