Athletes and dancers have tons in common. Both professions are physically demanding, full of passion, and they both either get paid too much or not enough. A few months ago, when the Warriors were delighting Golden Staters everywhere with their basketball prowess, we wrote this article comparing basketball and live theater. This weekend, RushTix is hosting our very own San Francisco Giants “Baseball is Live Theater Too” team and member event against the San Diego Padres at AT&T Park. For a taste of the grace and movement we are about to witness, here are 10 Times Baseball Looked like Ballet.
5, 6, 7, 8…
1. Let’s start out with some light cardio to warm up
2. Stretching
3. Toe touching
4. Plie
5. Legs up
6. Passion! Let me see passion!
7. If you fall, fall with flair
8. Point those toes!
9. Deep plie
10. Leap!
Great job boys! Now change out of your costumes uniforms and rest until your next performance game.
