Tonight, the Paris Opera Ballet had a final dress rehearsal of its gala of the opening of the season. At every opening of season, the ballet company would do a "Defile" which is a parade of all the dancers of the company at the Palais Garnier. The stage of the Opera Garnier would be opened up and deepened til the beautiful dance studio right behind the stage called the "Foyer de la Danse". The students, the dancers and the Etoiles would walk down this long stage to greet the audience. With a royal music (used to be Bector Herlioz "Marche des Troyens" then this year changed to the original music in the 1920s "March in Tannhauser" of Wagner), this is one of my favorite moments of the year. I have done this defile several times already when I was a student of the school. However, I did it tonight as a dancer of the company for the first time. I was very proud and much more than happy! This will be a moment to remember. We will do it again this Thursday when the Premiere will take place.
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