My daughter and I joined her Brownie troop for a visit to the Lincoln Center to see Delibes' ballet Coppelia. This Advent we saw the Nutcracker at a more local venue. Although we had third row center tickets for the latter, our nosebleed Coppelia tickets were worth far more. The Lincoln Center is home to the New York City Ballet Company (according to itself, one of the top two companies in the US). I kept thinking it would be over - the lead could not possibly have another solo. It struck me that waiting for excellence is really worth it. I would rather go to the Lincoln Center once every five years than to the local ballet every year. In our case, group tickets in the 'gods,' as the British put it, cost less and gave infinite more satisfaction. Sometimes I fear I am not exposing our daughters to enough cultural events; yesterday reminded me to wait and save for the best.
Beth
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