Swan Lake

Alison thrilled at your good news.

Nice to hear good news for a change good luck in her new role .

That's great, alison! Good luck to her and well done.

Oh my goodness, Alison - that's lovely news. No wonder you're thrilled. All the very best to your son's fiancee.

Wonderful news Alison I bet you are thrilled!

How lovely..what company? I will look out if it is a possibility to go to..have friends who would love to take their DGD (also mixed race and a keen little ballerina).. so would be good to see a positive role model!

nanaej its the matinee on 5th October at the Birmingham Hippodrome. I don't know if she will be doing any more but that will be her debut and as you can imagine I will be there with a proud smile!

Thanks all of you. I'm not given to boasting about my family but this is rather special isn't it? I am now waiting for them to promote her at the end of the season.

It certainly is special. You're quite right to feel proud. I hope the performance goes really well.

How exciting for all of you. And such special ballet.

You have every right to boast!! This is exciting news!

That is fantastic Alison well done to her!

That's lovely, Alison! I'm going to see Swan Lake in November....but it isn't going to be in as grand a place at the Birmingham Hippodrome! Well done to the young lady.

Alison Well done to the successful young ballerina. You've every reason to feel proud.

Alison will tell my friends..their son in law is from Birmingham..so maybe a trip there is not out of the question.. could get a granny visit in too!

I am now at their house in Birmingham and have just been told about this link:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2012/sep/07/racist-attitudes-ballet-access?CMP=twt_gu

Quite a coincidence. My son has told the writer that Celine will be dancing Odette/Odile so with any luck he will review it.

Going to watch my son dance in Artsfest tonight.

Alison that is wonderful. I love the ballet and am going to the Hippodrome to see Cinderella in December. Congratulation and may it be the beginning of a glittering future for her. You must also be so proud of your son. Enjoy tonight.

I watched the rehearsal clips! She is lovely!

She is lovely indeed!

DS3 said he has watched the rehearsal of Swan Lake and that she is the best of all the casts. Of course he might be prejudiced!

Grannybug you will probably see them both but they haven't announced the casting yet. I have no doubt that she has a glittering future, she is a wonderful dancer who works hard and deserves success. She has been cast a lot as a hooker, stripper or whore which are so unlike her personality as she is the sweetest natured girl you could meet. I lok forward to seeing her do something so different.

BRB were a great success at Artsfest last night. There was a huge crowd and they loved the whole show and were yelling for more at the end. I genuinely do think my son was great too.