What do footballers and ballet dancers have in common? Turns out, quite a lot. They both require athleticism, agility, and some fancy footwork. So, one AFL side is teaming up with a ballet company to help dancers prepare for their latest production.
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00:00 It's a tale almost as old as time.
00:04 Capella is a very old ballet.
00:06 It was created back in 1870.
00:10 The story is about love, jealousy and this time, footy.
00:14 What better way to give it an Australian context than to have some Australian football.
00:20 The performance will include a scene about an AFL victory and Queensland Ballet is recruiting
00:25 the Brisbane Lions.
00:26 Back, through and then just play it, knock it.
00:30 To help them get their moves right.
00:31 They picked up handball and kicking real fast so I told them mid-season drafts coming up
00:36 and a few of them looked pretty excited about that.
00:40 The strength and stuff that they have in their legs is very powerful so a lot of footy, you
00:44 know agility and types of things like that are very important in not only footy but ballet
00:49 as well.
00:50 After watching today I was blown away with the amount of power and stuff that they need
00:53 to be able to perform.
00:54 But it's not this midfielder's first time in a ballet studio.
00:58 When I was younger, myself, my brother and sister, my sister was already doing ballet
01:01 and then my brother and I joined in after our parents were like it would be good for
01:06 you to have a go and see how it pans out.
01:09 With two weeks to go before opening night at QPAC's Playhouse Theatre, these ballet
01:13 stars behind me still have a bit of practice before stepping out onto the big stage.
01:18 Enough time to get their skills on point.
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