Russian Nat'l Ballet's GISELLE @ Lehman Ctr

Giselle, I will tell, is a puffy, frilly ballet.  All tulle with very little substantial dancing.  Or dare I say, a chick pick ballet.  There is a lot of prancing & frolicking in peasant attire. Giselle, the heroine, dies of a broken heart as a result of a faux commoner, (a real count) who is a royal pain.  He is already betrothed to another yet feigns love for Giselle.  Act I ends with poor Giselle swooning to her death amidst much  mourning. Meanwhile the "outed" Count slinks cowardly out.  The 2nd Act takes place at night in the cemetery where Giselle is buried.  Stealthy creeps the remorseful Count carrying a bouquet of flowers to place upon Giselle's grave.  When suddenly the ephemeral ghostly presence of Giselle appears amidst a bevy of feline phantoms who want vengeance.  Giselle is far too forgiving.  She saves the Count by dancing with him until dawn to keep him alive.  This scene can be seen as in the Corps de Ballet of Swan Lake; yadah yadah.  Giselle was 1st performed in the mid-19th C and has sustained legs since then in countless productions with numerous international companies.  It was a perfectly beautiful day at the ballet, especially since the Yankees haven't had their opener yet & March Madness hasn't begun.  Let the games begin & GO BADGERS!