I went to see the Nutcracker last week — and it was truly magical. Have you seen it before? The older I get, the more I love it. My favorite performance this time was “The Chinese Dance.” The bright red costumes, music and choreography were simply divine. You can listen to Tchaikovsky’s music here.
We gave our daughters their own Nutcrackers last Christmas, and we like to turn on a CD of the Nutcracker music and let them dance. (Makes all those hours of ballet lessons worth it.) If you’ve never seen it, I hope you’ll be able to experience it in a live performance.
I took my daughters, six and four years old, to a Chattanooga Ballet performance of The Nutcracker last week. We enjoyed it. Like you say, it’s magical, though I would like to see a really strong performance sometime. I’ve seen only small scale ones.
Comment by Phil W — December 17, 2005 @ 10:52 pm
I have never been, but my husband takes our daughter every year ~ she’s eight. They have such a wonderful time.
Comment by Darlene — December 18, 2005 @ 3:04 pm