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  • 13
    Dec
    2011
    6:22pm, EST

    Polish pensioners suit up for 'Swan Lake'

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    Members of the Barborka pensioners dancers group (From L) Gabriela Koscielniak, Ola Szczepanska, Halina Rycombel, Anna Nierobis and Monika Bator perform Swan Lake on Nov. 30,2011 at a community center in Lazy.

    By Rich Shulman

    You have to hand it to these ladies for having the courage to get on a stage and do this.

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    Janek Skarzynski / AFP - Getty Images

    Members of the Barborka pensioners dancers group prepare to perform Swan Lake on November 30 ,2011 at a community center in Lazy.

    Janek Skarzynski / AFP - Getty Images

    Member of the Barborka pensioners dancers group Gabriela Koscielniak performs Bollywood inspired dance on Nov. 30 ,2011 at a community center in Lazy.

    Janek Skarzynski / AFP - Getty Images

    Members of the Barborka pensioners dancers group (From L) Gabriela Koscielniak, Ola Szczepanska, Halina Rycombel, Anna Nierobis and Monika Bator take a bow after performing Swan Lakeon Nov. 30 ,2011 at a community center in Lazy.

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    Mar
    2011
    8:13am, EST

    'Swan Lake' rehearsal in Taiwan

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    Ballerinas of the State Ballet of Georgia perform during a rehearsal of "Swan Lake" in Taipei, Taiwan on March 2.

    Nicky Loh / Reuters

    Dancers from the State Ballet of Georgia perform during a dress rehearsal for Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial in Taipei on March 2.

    Wally Santana / AP

    Ballerinas of the State Ballet of Georgia perform during a rehearsal of "Swan Lake" in Taipei, Taiwan, March 2.

    Pichi Chuang / Reuters

    Dancers from the State Ballet of Georgia perform during a dress rehearsal for Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial in Taipei, March 2. The ballet tells the story of Odette, a princess who was turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer. The troupe will be in Taipei from March 2-3

    Wally Santana / AP

    A ballerina of the State Ballet of Georgia inspects her shoes before a rehearsal of "Swan Lake" in Taipei, Taiwan on March 2.

    By Elena Grothe

    According to the AP, led by famed Georgian ballerina Nina Ananiashvili, the State Ballet of Georgia will perform "Swan Lake," the pinnacle of the classical ballet repertory, for Taiwanese audiences for the first time.

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