Happy Nutcracker Season!

Clara's Coffee Break Meme Spanish Cape Nutcracker Party Scene
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10 Things Only Diehard Nutcracker Fans Understand…

1. Tchaikovsky’s score is on your iPod most of the year.

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2. You randomly get very emotional listening to it…

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3. You’d rather be a back-row flower or back-row mouse than not be in Nutcracker…

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5. When someone says “holiday party,” you think:

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4. When someone says “hot chocolate,” “coffee,” “marzipan,” or “candy canes,” you assume they are referring to dances — and you probably start demonstrating some of the choreography…

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6. If you’ve never been Clara or the Sugar Plum Fairy or the Nutcracker Prince, it’s probably like your biggest dream ever — no matter your age or how improbable it is…

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7. In your personal artistic opinion, Nutcracker is totally better than Swan Lake, though you LOVE Swan Lake. (Of course, you’ve never admitted this out loud…)

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8. You start missing Nutcracker as soon as — well — your last Nutcracker performance of the season…

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9. You start anticipating Nutcracker as soon as — well — your last Nutcracker performance of the season…

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10. You can’t remember yesterday’s tendu combo, but know every step of every Nutcracker role you’ve performed in the past 10 years…

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A Ballet Valentine

I already have plans…

Valentines Day Clara's Coffee Break 2018
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