Las Vegas is known for its’ shows almost as much as the gambling. The best show I have seen thus far has to be “O” by Cirque du Soleil at the Bellagio. I saw this a few years ago and ever since, every other Cirque show is compared to it, for me. Yes, I had a few drinks, so maybe I was easy to impress, but still… This show is one you have to see to believe.

If you’ve never been to a Cirque show, imagine really buff, flexible, young gymnasts dancing and posing in strange costumes, all set to music. Often, there is no obvious storyline, you just sit there and enjoy the awesome ability of the performers. The thing that makes “O” special is that its’ set includes a huge pool. The characters dive, jump and twist into the water and somehow don’t kill themselves. All Cirque shows have that circus element, “are they going to fall?!”, but this show defies logic. There must be some really impressive mechanicals below the stage. The floor (bottom of the pool) lifts and falls throughout the show. Just when you think it must be shallow, someone dives in from 20 feet above and goes in effortlessly. They must know the audience is on the edge of their seat, because they have quite a lighthearted intermission. They send a silly clown out on his raft to float around and make the audience laugh. I don’t want to give away too many details. You should go and enjoy the show yourself. I highly recommend it. And a few drinks will make it even better.

O is at the Bellagio. Tickets are expensive. They range from about $105 - $165. Splurge.

The Bellagio