The Nutcracker

Debbie Allen Middle School, letting dancers in grades sixth through eighth combine their academic and dance training to thrive in the growing performance industry. Additionally, The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker is an annual show that reflects and puts a fun modern spin on Balanchine's traditional Nutcracker. Debbie Allen has created programs for all levels with her open classes allowing people of all ages and levels to be hosted by world-class instructors. While these opportunities build community…

Dawson described how they are currently preparing for auditions for the Nutcracker ballet. She believes this will force the girls to work together to do their best so they can have a role in the South Mississippi Ballet Theatre’s performance at Hattiesburg’s Saenger Theatre in…

Rober le Diable , that ballet took a turn to the more articic airy feel. (Met) Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov choreographed three of the most famous ballets in history which are still performed today in the 1890s they are The Sleeping Beauty , The Nutcracker and Swan Lake. Modern Dance was a reaction against ballet. It was a movement away from ballet. Loie Fuller, was a founder of modern dance, she cared more about the visual aspects of her dance than of telling a story. Isadora Duncan , the…

Hi, I'm Rosemary and I'm a 12 year old girl who love to dance.It was a normal Sunday and I saw a poster coming from school that said auditions September 8 for The Nutcracker. I took a picture of the poster on my phone when I got home I showed it to my mom. The Nutcracker audition was held this Saturday I was thrilled! I next day at school I showed all of my friends from dance class and they said they were coming too, Emmy Laila and Jamia. “You're definitely gonna get the leading role.” Jamai…

Hello Mr. Gershenson, I am the composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and I will be telling you about my early life and education, early success and failures, and most famous pieces and achievements before my life ended in 1983 at age 53. Cholera is said to be the reason I passed away as well as the reason that my mom sadly passed away when I was 14 while attending boarding school in St. Petersburg. Throughout my life I have always regret the past, hoped in the future, and have been unsatisfied with…

The Legacy of George Balanchine Many dancers would thoroughly enjoy the opportunity of learning and experiencing the work of George Balanchine. He was an important contributor to the dance community. He also had a chance to work with well-known choreographers and producers. He created some of the most recognized ballets seen today. George Balanchine became an inspiration to the modern ballet culture by being an influential dancer, a world renowned choreographer, and a contributor to the ballet…

Best Places To Go In Singapore With Your Kids This Children’s Day Children’s Day was probably the day that everyone looked forward to when they were a kidin Primary School. Well, besides our birthday, that is! Aside from the fact that it is a school holiday, there were also the gifts that always managed to make the whole day just well, perfect. This year, Children’s Day falls on a Friday and we all know what that means, a whole weekend of Children’s Day related activitiesevents! Here’s a list…

Track1: The Firebird, finale 1. The first few minutes of this piece are pianissimo, and I must say I enjoyed the extreme softness in the beginning of the symphony. As I was listening I noticed the crescendo throughout the piece until about one minute and thirty four seconds. Then the orchestra was playing pianissimo again for just a few seconds. I then heard another crescendo. I think this lasted throughout the rest of the symphony. I did notice the end of the piece went decrescendo for just a…

Every person in history has unalienable roots which are ever-existent regardless of changes occurring in the meandering journey of life. Such is the case of main protagonist Pip of “Great Expectations”, by Charles Dickens. Pip is introduced to the concoction of Victorian English life that is the combination of extravagance, chance, instinct, experience, and peculiarity. His origins are humble; he is brought up an orphan under a vicious sister in the bottom working class, until one fateful day…

Maybe animals are smarter than we think. For example when we have to crack a nut we use a nutcracker, but animals don't have things like that so they have to improvise. The sea otter does. A group of scientist including myself have went to study the sea otter and how they function without the advantages we have. Sea otters snack on a sea snail called abalone. But the abalones shell if very hard and often not easy to break. We spotted a sea otter one day and it was laying flat on its back with…