The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker Sugar Plums are dancing and the mice are stirring... Come enjoy Ballet Long Island's annual holiday classic, The Nutcracker. This full-length ballet production, featuring professional dancers and local classical ballet talent of all ages, is a favorite for family holiday tradition.The best seats go quickly, so order your tickets today! Held at: Islip Town Hall West, 401 Main St, Islip, NY 11751
 Sat Dec 8 - 3:00pm
 Sat Dec 8 - 7:00pm
Tickets - $ 79, $ 39, $25 group rates
Special - Family 4 Pack Tickets - $50.
www.balletlongisland.com
Call 631-737-1964

The Nutcracker in a Nutshell

“Nutcracker in a Nutshell”, a shorter 55 minute version of Tchaikovsky’s timeless holiday classic “The Nutcracker” with professional dancers as mice, soldiers, dolls, angels, snowflakes, and The Sugar Plum Fairy. Sat Dec 8 - 1:00pm Held at: Islip Town Hall West, 401 Main St, Islip, NY 11751 Tickets - $79, $39,$25 group rates are available Call 631-737-1964

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101 Reasons to Study Ballet #24 You Get to Wear a Tutu

Reason # 24 - You Get to Wear a Tutu

Ballet is a performing art and sometimes ballet dancers wear tutus on stage. Tutus are beautiful and there is no other art form that uses this unique costume. It is a goal of many students to get a part in a recital or performance that requires the dancer to wear a tutu. There are differant types of tutus. The Romantic Tutu is a three-quarter length, soft skirt, with a hemline that falls between the knee and the ankle. The Classical Tutu is a very short, stiff skirt made with layers of tulle that extends straight outwards from the hips in a flat shape, and has a fitted bodice. There are also hoop tutus, pancake tutus, powder puff tutus,platter tutus and many more. There are many types of ballet costumes - sleek unitards, floating chiffon skirts, beautiful ballgowns, there are as many different costumes as there are creative costume designers. Start a ballet class today and it may lead to a performance in a tutu.
http://www.theballetcenter.org/