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La Sylphide Romantic Scottish Ballet
My latest upload ‘Prima Ballerina Creative Kit’ was inspired by an old grungy print I came across whilst researching something else (isn’t it always the way lol) On closer inspection I noticed the ballerina seemed to be ‘balanced’ on the flower in the foreground and I thought surely not?! There must be a story here. Of course when I discovered the print was depicting a ballet that was set in the Scottish Highlands I was completely and utterly hooked into finding out more! Marie Taglioni is the ballerina pictured in the print and was actually credited with inventing the Pointe ballet shoes. Her story is a fascinating one! Marie Taglioni…