Glasgow Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony - Scottish Ballet

[alisonruss]

Although I had mixed feelings about the ceremony itself, I was very pleased to see dancers from Scottish Ballet featured within it. One reviewer commented that their appearance lacked 'oomph', but I thought it was deliberately produced to provide one of the quieter moments during the event. Although perhaps the lighting in the stadium could have been lowered a little more to emphasize this. There are a couple of photos of the performance on the Classic FM website.

 

And, straying a little from the topic, I did like the Scotties leading out the teams of athletes.

[Jan McNulty]

Hello Alison and welcome to the Forum.  I do hope we will hear more from you.

 

I really enjoyed the Scottish Ballet segment and I always love the parade of athletes.  Everyone looked so happy, it was a joy.  I'm not quite sure why pop groups tend to feature so largely in these ceremonies and I think Rod Stewart should seriously think about retirement!