Daily Treat: December 15

[rsadelle]

Chico is a relatively small place, which means that our local community ballet company is also relatively small. They only do one full-length ballet a year, so they switch off: they do The Nutcracker every other year, and varying other ballets in non-Nutcracker years. This year was a Nutcracker year. I love The Nutcracker, and I love their version

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[rsadelle]

The dancing in that pas de deux is just amazing.

When I was looking, it seems like there's a lot of Nutcracker on YouTube (there are even a couple of whole productions), but nothing I quite liked enough to post. I'm not sure if it's part of being a professional or that she's playing to a much bigger space and the camera gets too close, but the determined smile makes that Sugar Plum Fairy less charming to me. The kids in the local production often have a problem of not smiling enough, but I think I'd rather that than the oversmiling. (Also, they're charming because they're kids and local.)

Did you see the San Francisco Ballet Nutcracker that aired on PBS a couple of years ago? (I think this is the trailer for that specific production.) I remember loving it, and it looks like they did a good job with the video production. (Which is sometimes an issue when trying to film dance.)

[rsadelle]

It's worth watching if you can track it down!