A southwest tradition..

For the 2nd year in a row, on Friday night the girls (myself, Caitlin, and Joan) went to see A Southwest Nutcracker...



It's a neat concept - a regional theme on a classic ballet. Instead of the sugar plum fairy and the army of mice, there is the prickley pear fairy and the army of coyotes. There are lots of other fun things that have replaced the original ballet - dancing rattlesnakes for the Chinese, Zorro for the uncle, the kids all get dreamcatchers and other southwest items for Christmas, etc. It's a fun show to see!

I think Caitlin appreciates it more than the rest of us though - at one point a dancer was jumping on pointe and she pointed out how difficult this was and how that would hurt a bunch!