Mudd House Victorian Christmas

[Eva Elisabeth]

I've never danced in the Nutcacker. Yes, it's a "must" in Xmas time. Did you know the choreography existed before the music, and the music had to fit the choreographer's ideas? Marius Petipa was one of the most famous choreographers, and many of Tchaikovsky's works were ordered by Petipa - he would exactly tell Tchaikovsky what he wanted, e.g. a walz/ czardas/pas des deux, etc...consisting of so-and-so-many beats, and precisely describe the style, mood, plot to fit to etc., even of some single beats within one piece, and Tchaikovsky would compose and deliver. Fascinating.