The Nutcracker Ballet: A Timeless Holiday Classic

During the holidays, there are usually lots of musical productions featuring holiday music, theatre productions of A Christmas Carol and other holiday stories, and plenty of holiday television episodes with Rudolph, Frosty, and other characters. Something else promoted and performed often in the holiday season is The Nutcracker Ballet. Maybe you've heard of it, maybe you've seen it, and maybe some of you are lucky enough to dance in it like I did (in my brief ballet “career”). What is a ballet? What is The Nutcracker story? And what does ballet and a nutcracker have to do with the holiday? I'm glad you asked those very good questions. Grab a mug of hot cocoa and settle in under a blanket and I'll tell you!

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