I recently attended a studio's performance of Carmen, and I was surprised about how rude some of the members of the audience were. I understand that this wasnt a professional company put on ballet, but their manners weren't acceptable for a movie theatre, much less a ballet. Next to me was a man ON HIS CELL PHONE practically the entire time. A group of young women behind me giggled, made sarcastic comments, and clapped at inappropriate times through out the performance. And one eager mother stood up and waved to her young daughter on the stage, and the daughter stopped dancing and waved back. Really?! The same mother clapped along to the upbeat music, and it wasnt even on the beat. I just wanted to slap all of them. I am years younger than every one of the offenders, but I have the decency and common sense to know what is ballet appropriate and what is just plain impolite. Whoo. Just had to get that out.