![]() ![]() ![]() (A link to this book on Amazon is here: Susan Jeffers’ The Nutcracker on Amazon) Susan Jeffers’ picture book version of The Nutcracker is the perfect book to use in the dance classroom because the text is brief and the paintings depict dancers in scenes similar to what students might see on a live stage. I introduce my youngest students (ages 3-8) to The Nutcracker the way they are accustomed to receiving new stories–through a book. ![]() The studio where I teach presents a full-length, narrated version, and even if yours doesn’t, chances are there is a performance of The Nutcracker by someone going on somewhere near you this winter. The Nutcracker is the most famous and accessible of the full-length ballets. Late summer might seem an odd time to be posting about The Nutcracker, unless of course you are a dancer or dance teacher and you have already been making early preparations for the holiday show for months now. ![]()
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