A battle between brave toys and marauding mice. An elegant Waltz of the Snowflakes. The dance of the Sugarplum Fairy that's just as sweet as any holiday dessert. For many Americans, watching these ...

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About half of the revenue for American ballet companies each year comes from the cozy seasonal favorite "The Nutcracker." Since COVID, they have become even more dependent on those sugarplum fairies.

Woo, a principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet, tells PEOPLE about the one 'Nutcracker' scene she says feels like doing "ballet on hard mode" Lindsey Rallo/San Francisco Ballet Each year when ...

Tony Hawk added a new line to his legendary résumé over the weekend: ballet performer. The skateboarding icon, 57, made multiple surprising appearances during Golden State Ballet’s rendition of “The ...

The "Ebony Nutcracker" is a Columbus-based adaptation of the classic ballet that celebrates Black heritage and culture. Featuring 170 students from Dance ELITE Performance Academy, the show combines ...

Ballet Louisiane and Ballet Hysell will be coming together again this holiday season to bring performers, both young and old, back to the stage for two performances of the holiday dance classic The ...

After years of cuts to arts funding, there are signs that the government is serious about boosting creative subjects in schools. It can’t happen soon enough One of the great joys of Christmas for me ...

When the holidays roll around, you'd be hard pressed to find a ballet company in the world that isn't gearing up for a production of The Nutcracker. All across the U.S., companies stage their own ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Ballet Jörgen’s holiday scare reaffirmed its mission: taking the art form to remote towns and outposts where most people have never seen a pas de deux. Ballet Jörgen’s holiday ...

To give credit where due, the most recent bout was amplified by a particularly stirring opening-night performance by the English National Ballet Philharmonic, with Maria Seletskaja wielding the stick.