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On Saturday I attended the beautiful performance of Swan Lake put on by the Boca Ballet at Olympic Heights
High School. I have been a ballet affectionado since I went to Lincoln Center in New York City to see the
George Ballachine ballet ” Jewels”.
Years ago, when Bob and I first moved to Boca Raton, we attended many of the Boca Ballet events and
got to know Dan Guin, the Artistic Director. I saw Dan on Saturday evening and he came rushing over
to greet me during the intermission of the show. I greeted him with the slogan of the Virginia Slims
Commercial of years ago, ” You’ve come along way, Baby!” The scenery and costumes of this Swan
Lake were wonderful, Dan’s Choreography fabulous, Jane Tyree made a very elegant Queen and
the stars of the show, Odette/Odile, the White and Black Swan, danced by Sara Mearns of the
New York Ballet and Prince Siegfried danced by Simon Bell of the Houston Ballet were stunning.
All received a very worthy standing ovation. It warms my heart to see the cultural events that Boca Raton
now offers to all of us.
Ballet Benefactor and Boca Philanthropist, Marleen Forkas with Dan Guin, the Artistic Director of the show.