The stars of the Windmill Ballet are
Millie M. Miller and Blade B. Bladesdale.
Just call them Millie and Blade.
Millie practicis a lot.
It is a hard work to become a skillful dancer.
Blade and Millie often practice together.
You see, all what the ballet people are doing
is called something in French.
Ballet was invented in France.
When Blade and Millie fly in the air like this
it is called grand jeté.
Grand jaté means a large jump.
Blade practices a lot, too.
He sure is skillful.
Blade and Millie are in the front
when they dance together with
all the other dancers at the Windmill Theatre.
Then they are called ensemble dancers.
They sure are skillful all of them.
Tonight they perform a ballet at the Windmill Theatre.
There is an appreciative audience in the Windmill Theatre - this night too.
Every night the Windmill Theatre is fully booked.
The audience is happy.
Applauding.
Cheering.
Shouting.
Whistling.
An ever ongoing alternation between
intense silence
and
noisy response from the audience.
The success of a ballet performance depends on
the interaction between the dancers and the audience.
Over the years - more than 20 years
management of the ballet and the dancers have achieved
a deep insight in the wishes and needs of the audience.
Management is the nice Mr. Jacob and his nice son Mr. Jacob Jr.
Management knows about how to run a ballet.
Mr. Jacob's often says to his dancers
become skillful
be tolerent, be reliable
be concerned about the environment,
never spit out your bubblegum on the floor
put all garbage in the trash cans.
And Mr. Jacob says, that one of the most important things
is that a ballet renews itself.
