Everything Nutcracker

Everything Nutcracker

Indiana University Removes Offensive Caricatures in New Productions of The Nutcracker and La Bayadère

Stav Ziv for Dance Magazine

During a performance of The Nutcracker, a young girl dancer stands center stage and holds up a nutcracker doll, surrounded by other child dancers. She wears a silver Victorian style dress with a long, full skirt, short puffed sleeves, and pink trimmings along the skirt, sleeves and waist. The girls surrounding her also wear long dresses in various colors, and the boys wear pants and buttoned jackets in different shades of brown. Behind them, adults in period costume mingle during the in front of a large Christmas tree.

Nutcracker and Beyond: Favorite Children’s Roles in Ballet

Sarah McKenna Barry

Teenage dancers rehearse a pas de deux in a large dance studio. The girl, wearing a long-sleeved black leotard, pink tights, and pointe shoes, does an attitude derrierre and holds onto the boy's left shoulder and left hand. The boy, in a black t-shirt and black sweatpants, stands to her right and looks at her as she looks out to the camera with a large smile.

Tips for Performing Your First Pas De Deux

Katie Slattery

Above view of multi-ethnic group of people enjoying a Thanksgiving feast. They clink glasses and have plates full of food. Dishes of casseroles, potatoes and more are scattered across the tabletop.

With Busy Nutcracker Schedules, Dancers Create Their Own Thanksgiving Traditions

Kirsten Evans

Sirui Liu and Joshua Stayton perform the grand pas de deux from The Nutcracker onstage. Liu poses in an attitude derriere on pointe, leaning off of her right leg and bending her upper body to the right as Stayton holds her waist with his right hand. She ewars a purple tutu, pink tights, pointe shoes and a tiara, while Stayton wears a white top with lacy collar, a red sash, red knee-length knickers and white tights.

Nutcracker Tips for Surviving Double-Show Days

April Deocariza

Dancer Andrew Taft, in a purple jacket and white tights, lunges deeply on his left leg and holds his arms out wide while her partner, ballerina Elizabeth Barreto, has her right leg wrapped around his waist while she holds her upper body up in a "fish" lift. She wears a bright pink tutu and tiara, and they dance onstage during a performance of the Nutcracker ballet with backdrops depicting the Land of Sweets.

My Big “Nutcracker” Break: 3 Pros Share Memories and Advice for Taking on Lead Roles

Rachel Hellwig

Jennifer Lauren, in a mint green and pink tutu, does a relevé arabesque on pointe with her arms in second. Her partner, Renan Cerdeiro, wears a mint green tunic and white tights, stands behind her and holds both of her hands They dance onstage during a performance of the Nutcracker, and two small children sit behind them in costume in front of a table of sweets.

Returning to “Nutcracker”: Dancers Reflect on the Holiday Classic After 2020’s Hiatus

Katherine Beard

Alexandra Langley an adult ballet student, performs the Snow scene from The Nutcracker, wearing a white knee-length tutu and a small tiara. She is shown from the waist up, dancing in front of a backdrop with large, snowy evergreen trees. Her arms are in fourth position while smiling out to the audience.

Tips for Adult Ballet Students Preparing for Performances

Lindsay Martell

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