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Test Your Nutcracker Ballet Knowledge
You’ve danced or seen the ballet for years, perhaps even decades! Are you up to the challenge to take this Nutcracker ballet quiz to see what you really know?
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The International Ballet Club
Here at The Traveling Ballerina, we wanted to create a space where ballet lovers from all around the globe could get together to chat about and share all things ballet. While we don’t have the capacity to do this in-person (yet!) we have created a Facebook Group called The International Ballet Club and hope that you…
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Support Your Favorite Ballet Organizations on Giving Tuesday
Thanksgiving marked the beginning of the winter holiday season and the heightened spirit of giving. It’s a wonderful time to take a moment out of our busy daily lives and take a break from the shopping frenzy to support our favorite ballet organizations. Here are a few ideas on how to do this on the…
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Chinese Stereotypes in Ballet
It’s that time of the year when we start hearing Tchaikovsky’s music from The Nutcracker everywhere we go – in restaurants, in shops, and of course at the theatre. This holiday classic is ubiquitous during the Christmas season so much so that even those who are not frequenters of the ballet are familiar with the tunes. Perhaps…
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The Perfect Gift for Your Ballet Dancer: Plum, a book by Sean Hayes & Scott Icenogle
I am sure that if you are reading this, you have seen The Nutcracker. Well, have you ever wondered just how the Sugarplum Fairy actually came about getting her wings? Wonder no more. Sean Hayes of Will & Grace fame along with his husband Scott Icenogle have written a book that answers that question for you.…
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The Scariest Ballets of 2018
With Halloween right around the corner you may be planning ideas on how to participate in the festivities. Along with trick-or-treating, why not consider heading to the theater as well? Companies around the world are presenting works that celebrate the horror, suspense, and tradition of the macabre. Especially for those neophytes who typically associate ballet with…