WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT BALLET MOBILE
Ballet Mobile's theaters are wherever people may live. No matter how small and non-traditional the space may be, Ballet Mobile will transform it. Our audiences say it best.
November 18, 2019 - Lorien Mays Chapel - "What a wonderful, wonderful day." "This was the most creative work I have ever seen." "I am inspired by this uplifting afternoon. I am ready to get well." "I have always loved ballet, and I thought that I would never see it again. You gave it back to me today." "The music helped me so much." "I loved dancing with my flower. I was so happy."
November 16, 2019 - Brightview Severna Park - "You bring us such beauty in such a gentle way. What a rare and treasured gift that is for all of us." "I am leaving here ready to dance and live. I feel inspired, as if God spoke to me through this experience." "When I get to Heaven I know I will be dancing as beautifully as everyone danced today." "The music will play in my heart forever." "Thanksgiving is just around the corner. I am so thankful that you all came here today."
September 6, 2019 - Brightview Rolling Hills - "Thank you for bringing back so many memories. You brought back things I hadn't even realized I'd forgotten." "I really loved the wheelchair piece. It brought tears to my eyes. It meant everything." "I was so moved. Look at me - I'm still crying." "Tonight was fantastic. I had no idea what I was going to see. I will count the days until I see you again."
September 3, 2019 - Brightview West End - "You changed my life today. I have been in this wheelchair for a year now, and I didn't know how I was going to live with it for another day. You helped me. You opened my heart and spirit. You reminded me that I must never let myself be defined by this wheelchair. I am still myself. I will always remember now." "I'm not a religious person, but this - the music, the words, the dancing - were a prayer." "This was an extraordinary experience. Every single minute."
July 26, 2019 - Brightview Perry Hall - "This was the high point of the entire season for me." "I felt so many things today with you. Good things." "I've been looking forward to this so much, and now that you're here, I could burst with happiness." "This was such a perfectly coordinated program. I learned, I thought, I cried, and I will remember."
July 17, 2019 - Brooke Grove Nursing Center - "Today made me think about my life. I have decided not to feel sorry for myself. This was just what I needed." "I fell in love with ballet years ago when I saw Fonteyn and Nureyev in Swan Lake. Today was so wonderful and made me fall in love with it all over again." "Sinatra's My Way is my favorite song, and to see it danced made me so happy." "I felt a connection with you all. You are real and caring. You see my heart."
July 10, 2019 - Arbor Ridge Riderwood - "This was an unforgettable event. I will remember it for the rest of my life." "You gave me so many hugs just from the show itself." "I couldn't clap for you because I don't have control of my arms anymore, but I was clapping all night long in my heart." "To be this close to a real ballerina was a once-in-a-lifetime gift." "Thank you for giving us something was was truly superb."
July 3, 2019 - Morningside Friendship - "You make us feel so proud to be Americans!" "We enjoy it so much when you come to see us. I love it that the dancers warm up right with us in our living room." "I experienced all the emotions through the dancers today." "It makes us feel so good to have this special Independence Day ballet tradition."
May 25, 2019 - Brightview Severna Park - "You touched my heart and made me so happy." "Thank you for taking me back to such happy times in my life." "I am overjoyed that you are here." "This was the most wonderful afternoon!" "I used to perform at the Hippodrome, and today I got to be there again!" "Bringing this to us is the greatest gift we could ever have."
May 23, 2019 - Buckingham's Choice - "The dancing, the music, the words you gave us - everything spoke to me and touched me deeply. My life has been so difficult lately, and today gave me back some of my soul." "You have no idea how much it meant to have you recognize our military service." "We have never seen anything like this before." "This brought back memories that make me so happy."
May 18, 2019 - Brightview White Marsh - "I felt down when I walked in here. Now I am like a new woman." "Thank you for honoring my service to our country today. You made me feel young." "Look at me - crying all over you with happiness." "You danced like angels." "I felt so many emotions. Sometimes I could see tears in your eyes as you danced. They're like my tears - from joy." "You woke me up from a dark place I have been for quite some time. But I'm back in the light now, and I am so grateful."
