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From: nicolezly
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  • My God, I watched it so many times when I was a kid! Still love it!

  • please, could you tell me in what country took place this? :)

  • So amazing.!!

    I like these clothes, a scene, and a dance.!

  • LOVE THIS BALLET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!

  • @nonnoricky whos says she can't be african? and what is aesthetics???

  • So magnificent. This must have taken so much work. So amazing<3

  • please can you download the movie, i had before but i lost, is really dificult to get it, not all people now that exist this movie of the nutcracker of warner bros. Share with us please, was an accident i see this video and i recognize the movie!

  • I love this! I hope there is no one who hates the Nutcracker!

  • This is SO beautiful, I can't believe it! Balanchine's choreography is marvelouuuuus!!!!!! So musical! The scenery is awesome too, it's like a movie! Wonderful performance !!!

  • a black Snowflake!!! so pretty :)

  • @littlesheep11 actually it's unwatchable (no racism intended)... it's a question of aesthetics...

  • @nonnoricky So don't like ballet-- where's the racism in that? You tell us.

  • @Marielena5058 I do love ballet indeed... you know, a snowflake, is by itself, white... so when a ballerina performs a snowflake, she can't be african... secondly, in a "white" ballet company, an african dancer is designed to stick out... that's what I mean by "question of aesthetics"

  • @nonnoricky Having watched this film for years and seen many American ballet companies over the years, I've never been bothered by seeing a black performer in the snowflake scene. If you find it unwatchable, it is a reflection of your own provincial hang-ups. After all, Balanchine's original Sugar Plum Fairy (Maria Talchief) was half Native American. And that was in 1954. Get over it.

  • anyone notice the prince is macaulay culkin 

  • @zorban98 i do :)))

  • P.S. I also love it when it's actually "snowing" on the stage- I realized that some companies' versions don't use snow at all, & some wait until toward the end to start sprinkling the stage w/ snow. Judging from this, NYCB employs the snow effect from the very beginning. Gorgeous.

    I've enjoyed several different companies' versions of snow- but from what I've seen, NYCB's choreography may be the best. That Balanchine...wow.

  • Beautiful. Lately, this part of the ballet has sometimes brought tears to my eyes- don't know what's gotten into me b/c I'm generally not one to get "teary" over things like this (even if I recognize the beauty). I think a big part of it is Tchaikovsky's music- it evokes something out of me. Amazing how he was able to capture the purity & mood of a beautiful snowfall.

    I watched several different versions of Nutcracker on TV recently, & found myself looking forward to the snow scene the most.

  • @nicolezly: can you upload the Pas de Deux, plzz??

  • The ice-blue lighting and crisp ensemble movement are sensational. One of the film's best moments.

  • This is a very good performance - great precision and spirit!

  • ¡Bellísimo!

  • oh my god i absolutely love this!! thanks so much for uploading it

  • is this nycb???

  • @bananahead82 Yep, it is. This is from the 1993 film version of their production. It's my favorite. :)

  • @UnlimitedTimeOnly This makes me soooo happy... I've been looking for this forever!!! So incredibly beautiful

  • @bananahead82 yes <3

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