Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker has become part of US tradition and is the introduction to the world of ballet for many Americans.
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The Nutcracker is perhaps best known for the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, which you can watch and listen to in the video above. But what is a sugar plum fairy anyway?
Read about The Nutcracker, answer questions to check your understanding, and watch more of the performance by the Bolshoi Ballet by clicking on the button below.
Go to the ballet!If that has put you in the mood for ballet, find out about how ballet has been changing in recent years, here.
