"At The Ballet" [Santana:] Daddy always thought that he married beneath him That's what he said, that's what he said When he proposed he informed my mother It was probably her very last chance And though she was twenty-two, Though she was twenty-two, Though she was twenty-two, She married him. Life with my dad wasn't ever a picnic More like a "Come as you are," When I was five I remember my mother Dug earrings out of the car I knew that they weren't hers But it wasn't something you'd wanna discuss He wasn't warm Well, not to her Well, not to us But everything was beautiful at the ballet Graceful men lift lovely girls in white Yes, everything was beautiful at the ballet I was happy... at the ballet. That's when I started ballet class. [Santana and Kurt:] Up a steep and very narrow stairway. [Rachel:] To the voice like a metronome. [Santana and Kurt:] Up a steep and very narrow stairway. [Santana:] It wasn't paradise... [Kurt:] It wasn't paradise... [Santana with Kurt:] It wasn't paradise... [Isabelle:] But it was home. Mother always said I'd be very attractive When I grew up, when I grew up. "Different," she said, "With a special something And a very, very personal flair." And though I was eight or nine, Though I was eight or nine, Though I was eight or nine, I hated her. Now, "Different" is nice, but it sure isn't pretty "Pretty" is what it's about I never met anyone who was "different" Who couldn't figure that out. So beautiful I'd never lived to see. But it was clear, If not to her, Well, then to me [Isabelle with Rachel:] That (everyone is beautiful at the ballet.) [Kurt:] Every prince has got to have his swan [Rachel with Isabelle and Kurt:] Yes, everyone is beautiful at the ballet ([Rachel:] Hey) [Isabelle with Kurt:] I was pretty [Santana:] At the ballet [Isabelle:] I was born to save their marriage But, when my father came to pick my mother up At the hospital He said, "Well, I thought this was going to help but I guess not..." A few months later he left and he never came back. Anyway, I had this fantastic fantasy life. I used to dance around the living room With my arms up like this And in my fantasy, there was an Indian Chief... And he would say to me, "Izzie, do you wanna dance?" And I would say, "Daddy, I would love to dance!" [Isabelle and Kurt:] (Doo-doo-doo-doo) But it was clear... [Santana and Kurt:] (Doo-doo-doo) When he proposed... [Rachel and Kurt:] (Doo-doo-doo) That I was born to help their marriage and when (Doo-doo-doo-doo) [Isabelle and Kurt:] That's what she said... (Doo-doo-doo) [Santana and Kurt:] That's what he said... (Doo-doo-doo) [Rachel and Kurt:] I used to dance around the living room... (Doo-doo-doo-doo) [Santana and Kurt:] He wasn't warm... (Doo-doo-doo) Not to her... [Isabelle:] It was an Indian chief and he'd say: "Izzie, do you wanna dance?" And I'd say, "Daddy, I would love to..." [Santana and Rachel:] Everything was beautiful at the ballet, Raise your arms and someone's always there. Yes, everything was beautiful at the ballet, The ballet The ballet! [Rachel, Santana, Kurt and Isabelle:] Yes everything was beautiful at the ballet. ([Rachel:]Hey...) [Isabelle:] I was pretty... [Santana:] I was happy... [Kurt:] "I would love to..." [Isabelle, Santana, Rachel and Kurt:] At...the...ballet.
my personal favorite version is 2006 broadway revival - deidre goodwin, alisan porter, and mara davi. barbra's improvisations during the instrumental are fabulous tho!
Listening the the full song on Spotify is such a peaceful experience and great story, but I can definitely see how injecting the whole song in an TV show episode would drag it down a lot.
Idk sarah jessica parker could sing but naya still and will alway be better RIP OUR SASSY ANGEL AND QUEEN WE LOVE AND U WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBER🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋 OUR LITTLE BUTTERFLY
It’s a trio, not a quartet. Was it really necessary to mess with that. Can’t really say this was a great version of the song. It was ok, but not great.
It's a shame to have to introduce a man into this song and have him seen in flashback dressed as in the same way as the little girls in the ballet class ... as fairy princess. It resets the old idea of ballet being light weight, effeminate and not remotely masculine or athletic. Very bad choice indeed!
Curious Bubbles I understand your point but if you have seen the show that is the way Kurt likes to dress just a llitle bit chic and he likes to wear skirts sometimes like on the prom episode
Miranda ... Point taken ... I did guess it was probably a character thing ... and Glee is of course a camp show .... but, explanations aside, as an ex male ballet dancer who understands the cultural background on this going back a century and one that is still not healthy, I say, it is still a badly considered choice :_))
Like I know they don’t really like each other but lea and Nayas voices go together very well
Yesss I was saying this when they did I Kissed a Girl it was so good
Naya Rivera is so missed!🥺🙏🏾❤️
Okay but Santana looked amazing in that dress. She rocked that outfit AND the song as she should
Right I wished she was the only one singing
My favourite cover she did, RIP Naya 🤍
@Samir why?
This is easily one of my top 5 glee performances
Naya's belt killed me at 4:04 oh god i miss her
Santana killed it
I wished they followed this storyline and not make Santana rachel's puppy like Kurt
Why do you say that ? It never happened ????
How beautiful Naya is in this , a real queen
And Sarah Jessica Parker did very good
RIGHT people keep sleeping on Sarah and i be sick of it
Little Kurt is so cute omg
This is brilliant. I am obsessed with the Lea+Naya part at 4:00.
2:25 she looks a just like Barbra Streisand
Rachel and Santana gave me chills,I’ve watched their part over 100 times,probably my fav note from the whole show
the way this was one of the only live performances but still one of the best ones
santana looks so gorgeous
My favorite naya performance ♥️
This whole performance is so underrated R.I.P Naya🥺❤️
4:00 😍
that high note from naya gave me CHILLSSSSS
my favorite performance 😭
Might be my favorite Glee performance. At least top 5.
Every time I watch SJP on Glee I just wish sooo badly that she had sung _”Shy”_ from Once Upon A Mattress ☺️❤️
Essa é a performance mais linda de Glee
"At The Ballet"
[Santana:]
Daddy always thought that he married beneath him
That's what he said, that's what he said
When he proposed he informed my mother
It was probably her very last chance
And though she was twenty-two,
Though she was twenty-two,
Though she was twenty-two,
She married him.
Life with my dad wasn't ever a picnic
More like a "Come as you are,"
When I was five I remember my mother
Dug earrings out of the car
I knew that they weren't hers
But it wasn't something you'd wanna discuss
He wasn't warm
Well, not to her
Well, not to us
But everything was beautiful at the ballet
Graceful men lift lovely girls in white
Yes, everything was beautiful at the ballet
I was happy... at the ballet.
That's when I started ballet class.
[Santana and Kurt:]
Up a steep and very narrow stairway.
[Rachel:]
To the voice like a metronome.
[Santana and Kurt:]
Up a steep and very narrow stairway.
[Santana:]
It wasn't paradise...
[Kurt:]
It wasn't paradise...
[Santana with Kurt:]
It wasn't paradise...
[Isabelle:]
But it was home.
Mother always said I'd be very attractive
When I grew up, when I grew up.
"Different," she said, "With a special something
And a very, very personal flair."
And though I was eight or nine,
Though I was eight or nine,
Though I was eight or nine,
I hated her.
Now, "Different" is nice, but it sure isn't pretty
"Pretty" is what it's about
I never met anyone who was "different"
Who couldn't figure that out.
So beautiful I'd never lived to see.
But it was clear,
If not to her,
Well, then to me
[Isabelle with Rachel:]
That (everyone is beautiful at the ballet.)
[Kurt:]
Every prince has got to have his swan
[Rachel with Isabelle and Kurt:]
Yes, everyone is beautiful at the ballet ([Rachel:] Hey)
[Isabelle with Kurt:]
I was pretty
[Santana:]
At the ballet
[Isabelle:]
I was born to save their marriage
But, when my father came to pick my mother up
At the hospital
He said, "Well, I thought this was going to help
but I guess not..."
A few months later he left and he never came back.
Anyway, I had this fantastic fantasy life.
I used to dance around the living room
With my arms up like this
And in my fantasy, there was an Indian Chief...
And he would say to me,
"Izzie, do you wanna dance?"
And I would say, "Daddy, I would love to dance!"
[Isabelle and Kurt:]
(Doo-doo-doo-doo)
But it was clear...
[Santana and Kurt:]
(Doo-doo-doo)
When he proposed...
[Rachel and Kurt:]
(Doo-doo-doo)
That I was born to help their marriage and when
(Doo-doo-doo-doo)
[Isabelle and Kurt:]
That's what she said...
(Doo-doo-doo)
[Santana and Kurt:]
That's what he said...
(Doo-doo-doo)
[Rachel and Kurt:]
I used to dance around the living room...
(Doo-doo-doo-doo)
[Santana and Kurt:]
He wasn't warm...
(Doo-doo-doo)
Not to her...
[Isabelle:]
It was an Indian chief and he'd say:
"Izzie, do you wanna dance?"
And I'd say, "Daddy, I would love to..."
[Santana and Rachel:]
Everything was beautiful at the ballet,
Raise your arms and someone's always there.
Yes, everything was beautiful at the ballet,
The ballet
The ballet!
[Rachel, Santana, Kurt and Isabelle:]
Yes everything was beautiful at the ballet. ([Rachel:]Hey...)
[Isabelle:]
I was pretty...
[Santana:]
I was happy...
[Kurt:]
"I would love to..."
[Isabelle, Santana, Rachel and Kurt:]
At...the...ballet.
SJP did a great job with this too!
I love this song!
Naya lea sound so good at 4:00
Oh man this cover is my favorite by far! Thank you naya for giving us your immense talent. We miss you everyday ❤
how do I not remember this episode??
Right I forgot this one
cuz it was so boring
I don't know what episode never knew about that 😳 🤔
I am really sorry but Barbra, Anne and Daisy's version wins my heart. But this is really good actually
They all are so, as Lani Hall also is.
YES!!!!
Fine Addition ikrrr
yesssss totally agree!!
my personal favorite version is 2006 broadway revival - deidre goodwin, alisan porter, and mara davi. barbra's improvisations during the instrumental are fabulous tho!
oh Naya :( rip lovely woman
This was one of 12 live performances :)
At The Ballet & Who Am I (Anyway) are the 2 songs from A.C.L. that have always touched me the deepest as a dancer at that time!
So beautiful
Today is the 8th 😢 continue to Rest In Peace Butterfly Angle ♥️♥️♥️
Naya’s classic technique really grew around this time , she was always incredible but around this time it had more depth and beautiful vibrato
Beautiful 😭😭😭😭😭
I only just discovered SJP did this and I'm sad I didn't know about this earlier as Chorus Line is one of my favorites
☆▪ N A Y A ▪☆
This is beautiful
RIP
When I was watching this in the episode I felt like the song dragged. It still does but it’s easier to skip past the bits that aren’t Santana’s
Lol that’s old broadway for you
bitch nobody asked you
Listening the the full song on Spotify is such a peaceful experience and great story, but I can definitely see how injecting the whole song in an TV show episode would drag it down a lot.
@@aisha9098 nobody asked you to reply either
One of the only moments in the show where I didn’t hate Rachel
So talented
No understudy
I was enjoying this until the jump
cut
Naya Rivera and Lea Michele like each other because Naya Rivera is my big sister and Lea Michele is my big cousin
Chris Colfer did not look happy with his performance there maybe because he didn't get a lot of parts. I really wish he could have got more
He is so overrated. Such an unlikable and selfish character. He should not even be in this song.
@@benjaminbackbite Lea Michelle is over rated. even the character she plays is full of herself.
don’t say that cause like this was supposed to be about Santana not about Kurt
@@indirakar5597 why attack Lea because that guy attack Kurt? At least that guy didn't attack the actor.
It is a sad song none of them were happy.
Anybody else see Larry Livingston in the pit?
Perfect casting for the homely SJP…
didn’t they do this live?
Did they???
@@i-just-threw-it-away yes i think chris or amber said it once
Naya and Lea did Sheila and Maggie do well! But SJP didn’t do justice to Bebe, sorry!
Idk sarah jessica parker could sing but naya still and will alway be better RIP OUR SASSY ANGEL AND QUEEN WE LOVE AND U WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBER🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋 OUR LITTLE BUTTERFLY
You clearly haven't seen Hocus Pocus.
Why is SJP even in this?
Lea should have a bigger part this is right in her wheelhouse.
Ok 👍
From where is this song original?
Jose S.M. It’s from the Broadway musical A Chorus Line!!! 💙
AAAAAARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A CHORUS LINE
It’s a trio, not a quartet. Was it really necessary to mess with that. Can’t really say this was a great version of the song. It was ok, but not great.
wait is that babra??
no
OnlyGleeBrasil oh ok it really looks like her though 😅😂
@@milliejones4977 haha it was sarah jessica parker
Wait why does this remind me of jeckle and hyde
It's a shame to have to introduce a man into this song and have him seen in flashback dressed as in the same way as the little girls in the ballet class ... as fairy princess. It resets the old idea of ballet being light weight, effeminate and not remotely masculine or athletic. Very bad choice indeed!
Curious Bubbles I understand your point but if you have seen the show you can realize that that's the way Kurt likes to dress just a llitle bit chic
Curious Bubbles I understand your point but if you have seen the show that is the way Kurt likes to dress just a llitle bit chic and he likes to wear skirts sometimes like on the prom episode
Miranda ... Point taken ... I did guess it was probably a character thing ... and Glee is of course a camp show .... but, explanations aside, as an ex male ballet dancer who understands the cultural background on this going back a century and one that is still not healthy, I say, it is still a badly considered choice :_))
Curious Bubbles im also a male ballet dancer and i fully agree
Homophobic alert
I love this song. It's sung so wrong though, it's not supposed to sung like a POP SONG!! Quite frankly embarrassing.
Especially Santana's part.. just 😬
I feel the same way! I love this song but I just can’t listen to Santana sing Shelia’s part. 😬
Isn't that the whole thing about a cover, you make it your own?🤔🤔
Pop song?? 😂
didn't sound like a pop song to me at all.
Barbara streisand did it best
I didn’t know in ballet the boys wore tutus? 🙄
Matt Hardy Kurt does.
Im going back to watch these glee performances as musical trash
Omg. This is so auto tuned to death.
It’s actually one of the only songs they ever recorded live.
LMAO
Caroline Forrester that may be but one can totally hear the annoying electronic auto tune in almost all voices. It sounds so synthetic.