I think this is my favorite Nutcracker. I’ve watched it for years on a fuzzyvision™ VHS tape from TV. I’ve just discovered that it’s available in HD, so I immediately bought one.
Clara and the Nutcracker (by Hayden Deck)
ballet
Gorgeous. Romantic.
There are video clips here, but ABT has not yet embraced the marketing value of embeded codes so fans can reblog and spread the word. So, I’m afraid, you will have to (ew) click.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86v05kSTZ3Y
I have a bad habit of posting things on this blog that have nothing to do with writing. But this is just so exquisitely lush!
“Adagio” from “Spartacus” (Aram Khachaturian)
Irek Mukhamedov & Lyudmilla Semenyaka
If you’re in a rush, skip ahead to about 5:00 minutes in.
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)