The Nutcracker

What is the name of the Ballet we are seeing this week?

• The Nutcracker

• The Fairy

• Jingle Bell Rock

• The Princess

What 2 things can we learn about a story when we listen carefully to the music?

• The Characters' Names

• Nothing

• The emotions a character may feel

• What could be happening in the scene

In the story “Nutcracker and Mouse King”, written by Hoffmann, the Nutcracker is the prince of _____.

• walmart

• toyland

• Russia

• Heatherbrae

Whose adaptation of the “Nutcracker’ made it very popular as a ballet production?

• George Balanchine

• Mr. V

• The Arizona Ballet

• Steven

What country was the composer from?

• France
• Austria
• USA
• Russia

What is a ballet?

• special shoes

• girls dancing

• a story told through dance

• music

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed the ___ for the nutcracker

• music

• food

• machine

• character

This group of people plays different instruments together

• band

• people

• people with music

• band with music

a big group of soldiers

• ejercit

• arma

• army

• armada

Dancers wear these clothes when they are dancing

• Rope

• Uniform

• Costume