~-'------ ---­ ------------ -..,...----------- THt: ..... lJv ... ,~ •• __ Whistling Away Snow \;Vhite and· the seven dwarfs enjoy their time together III the forest before the Evil Queen arrives in Dis­ ney's "Snow White On Ice." 'Snow White' can whistle, and skate, with her 7 dwarfs Oh! to be a child again. Thurs­ day night at the Cajundome when MIckey Mouse came skating out onto the ice, little eyes "found the arena lit up, children wiggled in their seats, and screams of pure excitement were heard throughout the seating area. You see, Walt Disney's World on Ice was about to begin. Filled with glitzy costumes, spectacular special effects, supe­ nor skating, and memorable songs such as " Some Day My Prince Will smoke, spoke to her - complete Come," this show was designed to with moving lips. please. During Snow White's escape And it did - and not just chil­ from the Queen, flashing green dren only - parents were heard lights replaced the bright overhead singing quietly to themselves ones, and bat creat.ures swept out "Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, it's off to onto the lee. Moving trees with work we go." almost human arm-like branches The show opened with a "read­ chased her through the woods, and ing is fun" segment. Skaters dressed as Mic~ey, Donald, Goofy, entangling vines descended from Alladin, the LIttle Mermaid and overhead to further impede her characters from the "Lion King" escape. wowed the audience with their col­ A to-teet tall pipe organ arrived orful costumes. For about 15 min­ at one point, and it bore approxi­ utes, the storyline urged the rna tell' 25 ska ters dressed in audience to read all kinds of litera­ Bavarian costumes. ture - and they especially encour­ And then there was the Queen's aged them to read Disney stories. transformation scene which I will Disney's influence was felt keep a secret so that you'll have to strongly throu~hout the entire one go see the show. hour and 30 minute show. Like its The skating was also excellent theme park, the show was designed especially by the acrobatic pai; to overwhelm audiences and keep team of Serguei Boroda and them hopping. Scenes moved Tatiana Tropina. These two were quickly, almost all the tunes were faultless, and some of their moves fast and up-tempo, and whenever defy description. They could bend possible, the audience was bom­ and manipulate their bodies into barded by lights, sound, skating, almost any configuration, and they and impressive sets - all at the made all their moves appear same time. effortless. Just some of the impressive This show continues through ~P"l1ti~v Til"lr",t T'\l."'i1"'~C: ·U'~H·1T ~n. {.",yo .