Life lessons from the great ballets

The great ballets say so much about the universal human condition, about the pain of falling in and out of love… but what happens if you try and take actual life advice from works like Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty?

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   1. Giselle

   Been dumped? Crying is so passé – dance yourself to death.

2. 

   2. Coppélia

   Lonely? Carve a doll and bring it to life.

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   3. The Nutcracker

   Children: don't go to sleep on Christmas Eve. You'll miss all the action.

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   4. Romeo and Juliet

   Parents disapprove of your boyfriend? No problem. Just fake your own death.

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   5. Alice in Wonderland

   Drink anything with a friendly label.

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   6. Manon

   Never play cards

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   7. The Sleeping Beauty

   Invite all the good fairies to your child's christening. Don't invite the bad fairy, no one likes the bad fairy.

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   8. Swan Lake

   BEWARE DOPPELGANGERS

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    9. Cinderella

    Want a second date? Run away at midnight without telling anyone your name.

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    10. Onegin

    Never turn down a date.

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