My First Ballet - Cinderella

Last Friday Pre-Prep girls were thoroughly excited to be taken on a trip to the New Theatre in Oxford to see the English National Ballet production of “Cinderella” – staged as part of the My First Ballet series.

The My First Ballet initiative is unique collaboration between English National Ballet and English National Ballet School. Since its creation in 2012, over 200,000 people have enjoyed watching productions in the My First Ballet series which in previous years have included “Sleeping Beauty” and “Coppélia”.

The production of “Cinderella” followed the traditional rags-to-riches story, in an adapted form for children aged three upwards. With a narrator to help the young audience follow the story, and a shortened version of Prokofiev’s musical score, it provided the girls with a perfect introduction to the magic of ballet.

By the end of the afternoon all of the girls agreed it was a fantastic spectacle and can’t wait to have the opportunity to go to the ballet again!