Sugar Plum Fairy Analysis

A story told every December around the world: A holiday party, a magical gift, toy soldiers to fight the King of Mice, swirling snowflakes and a fantastic voyage to the Kingdom of Sweets to meet the beautiful Sugar Plum Fairy. On December 19th, 2015, the Greensboro Ballet performed their rendition of this story, the Nutcracker, at the Carolina Theatre of Greensboro. Every year, they always have the showing of the Nutcracker with new people dancing the multitudes of different characters. Every year, giving a new perspective to the story. During the 1st act, there is a party scene where the Stahlbaum family is hosting a festive holiday party for family and friends. This particular dance, Children’s Gallop and Dance of the Parents and the Arrival of Drosselmeyer, there are 3 boys, 8 girls, 5 pairs of parents, the maids, and Drosselmeyer. All of the dancers had on expensive clothes to show their wealth. The stage was set with the parents and the maids on the outskirts of the stage while the children were in the middle. There were also other props including a Christmas tree, a clock, and a fireplace. The piece began with the young girls chasseing around the young boys in a …show more content…
The prince tells Clara that he lives in the Land of the Sweets and rules from the Marzipan Castle. Clara and the prince are entertained by several dance performances including the Spanish Dance. The Spanish Dance was a solo by a girl in what could be depicted as a flamenco dress and a fan as a prop. During this piece, she never stops dancing; the choreography is very sprightly and makes her light on her feet. Just like in flamenco dancing, the choreography focused a lot on footwork. The dancer does a fair amount of frappes, battements, and pirouettes. All in all, she is supposed to be imitating a Spanish dancer. The intent of the piece was to celebrate the battle with the mice by