By: M. Carroll

M. Carroll — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:48:41 +0000

This totally speaks to me!!! I fell into the CANP category… but in my 30′s I transcended the statistic and happily became a CAP again! Oddly, I’m one of the rare kids that was raised in a non-soccer family, introduced to classical music & art at an early age, and took ballet class until I was 17. Loved ballet, couldn’t get enough of it, and I’m proud to say I actually saw Baryshnikov perform live. To top it off, in my adult life I lived in two of the best Ballet cities in the world: San Francisco and Seattle. Did I ever go? NO. I didn’t sit through a ballet production again until I was 36 years old. Let’s do the math, shall we? 19 years since seeing Baryshnikov. I was that 20something that knew and loved ballet, and I didn’t go! Now, officially in my 40′s, I can not believe I went for as long as I did being a CANP. Today, going to the ballet brings that elusive sense of culture back into my life, a sense of being a part of a much bigger artistic community and not to mention it’s a very civilized way to spend an evening! Champagne with friends in the lobby before a show has become my favorite Ballet tradition! What made me want to engage? A friend suggested dinner and a show…and we met for Champagne in the lobby. Now, I’m hooked. I guesse I’m always up for a nice night out with friends. Getting to see quality ballet in Downtown Sacramento (opposed to driving to San Francisco) is an added bonus!

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By: M. Carroll