I Had Seen The Ballet Of Swan Lake As A Child But It Was As An Adult, When I Saw A Production Featuring Erik Bruhn, That I First Noticed How Significant A Part The Ever-present Threat Of Violence Played. This Juxtaposition Of Great Beauty And Grace With A Backdrop Of Pure Evil Stayed With Me For Years.

-Walter Dean Myers

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I Had Seen The Ballet Of Swan

Walter Dean Myers

I Had Seen The Ballet Of Swan Lake As A Child But It Was As An Adult, When I Saw A Production Featuring Erik Bruhn, That I First Noticed How Significant A Part The Ever-present Threat Of Violence Played. This Juxtaposition Of Great Beauty And Grace With A Backdrop Of Pure Evil Stayed With Me For Years.

Topic

Children

Lakes

Swans

I Think That If We Can't Go Back, Then We Should Try Even Harder To Go Forward. And I Do Want To Go Forward, To A Place Where Loving Someone Because They Have A Gentle Smile And A Friendly Hello Is As Easy As It Once Was.

Thinking

Loving Someone

Trying