Ballet is such a beautiful type of performance dance don't you agree?
Absolutely. And the athleticism involved in achieving that kind of effortlessness and grace is astounding. Do you have a favorite ballet?
I go see the Nutcracker in Philadelphia. The movements of ballet actually influence almost every other  type of dance. 
I can see that. On one of those dance shows like "So You Think You Can Dance", I saw a woman perform a gorgeous mash-up of ballet and hip-hop. As for the Nutcracker, the score alone is enough to transport me smack into the holidays!
I've seen it ever year for the last 25 years. It's a is a two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov 
It's the first ballet my oldest daughter danced in -- a local production in Santa Fe, but as transportive as if I were watching prima ballerinas at the Bolshoi! Do you collect Nutcrackers?
No but my mother dose. Dose your daughter still dance? Ballet has been around since the 15th and 16th centuries so it's very common to know people who have danced.