The Firebird was one of the first ballets I saw and I fell in love with it when I was seven or eight. I love Fantasia in theory, but I have problems with it because the animation doesn't fit well enough for me. Too much of it goes for concept that just doesn't fit right (dancing hippos)or just isn't choreographed correctly (I don't know a better term for it, but that's my beef in a dancer's mindset). The worst offender by far is 2000's Rhapsody in Blue. That's a curved line, dammit, can't they hear it?

I really want to see all of Allegro Non Troppo though. It's like they really listened and matched image and quality of movement to the music instead of using the music as a soundtrack once they had a concept.

(Okay, enough of nitpicking at something you love. It's one of my ticks, and sometimes I just can't stop myself. My reaction to music is very physical.

Here, have some Bolero:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PLlsjyhbLU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y71HAeHjdNA