“Does this mean you have to wear a tutu?” Rick asked when ... rewarding part about being in the Nutcracker is seeing what goes on behind the scenes. Ballet when danced right looks effortless ...

is much more than tutus and Christmas trees. It changed—maybe even saved—American ballet more than six decades after its first performance. In 1891 The Nutcracker was commissioned by one of ...

a sparkling tutu, extended lines and endless amounts of leaps and pirouettes. The Nutcracker pas de deux is a four-part dance performed by the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Nutcracker Prince at first as a ...

Then she and the nutcracker guy visit the Kingdom of Sweets where the Sugar Plum Fairy treats them to a show put on by dancing tea, hot chocolate, peppermint sticks and flowers in tutus.

Her nutcracker comes to life, and he whisks her off to a land of sweets after she helps him defeat an evil mouse king. But Hoffmann’s tale is darker than the ballet. Marie is so startled when ...

As Civic Ballet performers prepare for the annual production of "The Nutcracker," lead dancers stopped by downtown San Luis Obispo on Saturday for a meet and greet event. Ballerinas playing the ...

“The Nutcracker” is a classic for a reason. The show is a holiday tradition at ballet companies around the world, and has served as inspiration for a great many ballerinas who saw it as children and ...

The event featured light refreshments, activities, a photoshoot with the nutcracker and mouse king and a fun dance with the Johnstown Concert Ballet ballerinas. The purpose of Teas and Tutus is to ...