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2. How Nutcrackers Became a Classic Symbol of Christmas

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   The wooden nutcracker is an enduring symbol of Christmas. ... 2024 at 1:21 PM ... First performed by the San Francisco Ballet in 1944, The Nutcracker became a smash hit when it was reworked by ...

3. The Nutcracker (Willam Christensen) - Wikipedia

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   Tchaikovsky's now-classic 1892 ballet The Nutcracker received its first complete production in the U.S. on 24 December 1944, performed by the San Francisco Ballet.This production used the ballet's original plot and was choreographed by Willam Christensen, who danced the role of the Cavalier. [1]

4. Willam Christensen - Wikipedia

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   Willam Farr Christensen (August 27, 1902 – October 14, 2001) [1] was an American ballet dancer, choreographer and founder of the San Francisco Ballet and Ballet West in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is known for bringing the complete version of the Russian ballet The Nutcracker to the United States, as well as staging the first American ...

5. List of productions of The Nutcracker - Wikipedia

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   For 2012, contestants included the following: the London Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker, Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker!, the Bolshoi Ballet's The Nutcracker, Nutcracker: The Story of Clara, two Mariinsky Nutcrackers (2008 and 2012 respectively), and the San Francisco Ballet's The Nutcracker. The winner was the San Francisco version. For 2013, the ...

6. Young dancers take on lead roles in Christmas classic "The ...

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   December 21, 2024 at 9:02 AM "The Nutcracker" at the New York City Ballet is a holiday classic that draws thousands to Lincoln Center each year.

7. 49 Must-Watch Hallmark Christmas Movies to Get You in the ...

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   Together, they make magic on-screen as a former ballerina named Lily (Acker), who swears off dancing after her sister is killed in a car crash, and Mark (Radetsky), a ballet director and Lily's ...

8. Aaron Robison - Wikipedia

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   Aaron Robison is a British ballet dancer and currently a Principal Dancer with San Francisco Ballet. ... Wright's The Nutcracker, ... on 19 November 2024, ...

9. San Francisco Ballet - Wikipedia

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   San Francisco Ballet is the oldest ballet company in the United States, founded in 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet under the leadership of ballet master Adolph Bolm. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House , San Francisco, and effective December 2022 under the direction of Tamara Rojo .