Sleeping Beauty

On Saturday, May 5th, I attended a play and dance performance of Sleeping Beauty.  My husband, Don, and I realized shortly after we started watching the show that we were also attending a dance rehearsal.  Children of all ages were performing dance routines on the stage.  There was some acting by mostly adults that was associated with the Sleeping Beauty story.  The entire performance was entertaining and I wondered at certain points during the performance if I was in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. The show was that excellent and often I felt as if I was in a larger city watching a professional performance.
The dancers, especially the older students, were phenomenal dancers and performers.  I saw children perform dancing styles such as tap dancing, ballerina, and choreographed dance routines. The little girls as young as three years old were so endearing to watch as they appeared as forest animals, flowers, etc.  The assistants had to lead these young dancers in the right direction.
Some of the older students were astute at gymnastics.  They were doing back flips, somersaults, and forward flips over and around their peers, completely amazing.  There was a scene involving the burning of all spinning wheels in the kingdom and what appeared to be junior high aged girls wearing red and black costumes. They danced in front of a spinning wheel in a choreographed fashion. 
At the end of the show, one of the leaders of the dance studio introduced and awarded students, who were graduating from highschool, recognition for their many years of dancing experience.  Dance assistants were given recognition.  It was announced that the Sleeping Beauty performance was nine months in the making.  The overall experience was enthralling and I recommend that anyone would find pleasure in viewing performances put on by the performing arts studio stationed in Sault Ste. Marie, MI.