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.
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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.
