George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker is for ... they came downstage during the party scene — a quality that is difficult for even seasoned professional ballet dancers to maintain.

But for this year's production of "The Nutcracker ... opening party scene. Traditionally, Drosselmeyer has been an actor role, not dance. "There's a lot of little changes in the ballet because ...

What could possibly go wrong during a "Nutcracker" ballet ... went up and there was a street scene - somewhat like what we do in Denver. Then the scrim went up and tripped the snow machine and dumped ...

Despite rumors to the contrary, ballet in these parts means more than just an obligatory round of Nutcracker run-throughs come Christmastime. Every year, the Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival adds ...

Try Tchaikovsky's magical music from the Nutcracker ballet ... And to set the tone for a party scene, the composer asked for toy instruments to be played on stage by the child dancers!