Inland Pacific Ballet THE NUTCRACKER – TEACHING RESOURCES AND GUIDE This project supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

How to use this guide  This guide is designed to provide all of the internet resources for “The Nutcracker: A Study Guide for Teachers K-12” in one location.  “The Nutcracker: A Study Guide” is designed for K-12 teachers. Due to the variety of grade levels, teachers are reminded to assess all links for their grade level appropriateness prior to sharing with their classes.  Click on UNDERLINED words and quotes to navigate to internet links and videos.

About the Inland Pacific Ballet  Inland Pacific Ballet web page Inland Pacific Ballet  Inland Pacific Ballet K-12 Outreach Season Performances Inland Pacific Ballet K-12 Outreach Season Performances

Nutcracker General Information  The History of the Nutcracker (Pre-Activity #1) The History of the Nutcracker  Nutcracker Synopsis Nutcracker Synopsis  Inland Pacific Ballet’s Nutcracker Trailer Inland Pacific Ballet’s Nutcracker Trailer  Inland Pacific Ballet’s Nutcracker Trailer #2 Inland Pacific Ballet’s Nutcracker Trailer #2  Kennedy Center: Cracking Open the Nutcracker Kennedy Center: Cracking Open the Nutcracker

Ballet as a Dance Form Ballet Beginnings:  Catherine de Medici Catherine de Medici  King Louis XIV: Historic example of King Louis XIV choreography King Louis XIV: Historic example of King Louis XIV choreography Features of Ballet Movement:  Pointe Shoes Pointe Shoes  Example of Turnout, Weightlessness and Relevé Example of Turnout, Weightlessness and Relevé  Five Ballet Positions Five Ballet Positions  Ballet Evolved—Historical Periods of Ballet Technique Ballet Evolved—Historical Periods of Ballet Technique

Ballet as a Dance Form The Stories of Ballet:  Plot-less Ballets: George Balanchine and New York City BalletGeorge Balanchine and New York City Ballet  Excerpt from “Romeo and Juliet”-Ballet Genevé at Jacob’s PillowBallet Genevé at Jacob’s Pillow  Hong Kong Ballet: Symphony in Three MovementsSymphony in Three Movements  The Kirov Ballet: Swan LakeSwan Lake

The Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pre Activity #4  1812 Overture 1812 Overture  The Best of Tchaikovsky Music The Best of Tchaikovsky Music  The Life of Tchaikovsky-Biography.com The Life of Tchaikovsky-Biography.com Pre Activity #5,#8 & #10  The Nutcracker Suite Music The Nutcracker Suite Music

The Music of The Nutcracker Pre Activity #7  The Celestra The Celestra  The Celestra in Action: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy The Celestra in Action: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Pre Activity #8  The Trepak-Russian Dance The Trepak-Russian Dance Additional Music Resources  The Spanish Dance The Spanish Dance  The Arabian Dance The Arabian Dance

Divertissements of The Nutcracker  Spanish Dance: Chocolate Spanish Dance: Chocolate  Arabian Dance: Coffee Arabian Dance: Coffee  Chinese Dance: Tea  Russian Dance: Candy Canes  Mother Ginger: Bon-Bons  Reed Flutes: Marizpan Reed Flutes: Marizpan  Waltz of the Flowers-New York City Ballet Waltz of the Flowers  Dance of the Dew Drop Fairy  Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Pre and Post Activity Links  The History of the Nutcracker (Pre-Activity #1) The History of the Nutcracker Pre Activity#6  Milwaukee Ballet-Perspectives from the Orchestra Milwaukee Ballet-Perspectives from the Orchestra  What is an Orchestra? What is an Orchestra? Pre Activity #7  The Celestra The Celestra  The Celestra in Action: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy The Celestra in Action: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Pre Activity #8  The Trepak-Russian Dance The Trepak-Russian Dance Additional Music Resources  The Spanish Dance The Spanish Dance  The Arabian Dance The Arabian Dance

Pre and Post Activity Links  Compare and Contrast Cultural Dance (Pre-Activity #9)  Spain – Carolya Goya and Matteo/Jacob’s Pillow Spain  Chinese - The Peony Pavilion/ Jacob’s Pillow Chinese  Arabian - Bellydance Fusion by Irina Akulenko Arabian  Russian – Joshua and Twitch/So You Think You Can Dance (Season 4) Russian Pre-Activity #10  Travel Guide: China Travel Guide: China  Spain is Culture Spain is Culture  Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia  About.com: East Europe Travel About.com: East Europe Travel Pre-Activity #12  The Battle and The Waltz of the Snowflakes music The Battle The Waltz of the Snowflakes

Additional Resources  Kennedy Center: Elements of Ballet Lesson Plan Kennedy Center: Elements of Ballet Lesson Plan  Kennedy Center: Ballet Resources Kennedy Center: Ballet Resources  BBC Discovering Tchaikovsky — Teacher’s Note: This is a very informative documentary series about Tchaikovsky but does have some adult themes. Episodes should be screened for their appropriateness. BBC Discovering Tchaikovsky  Recreating a Tutu--New York City Ballet Documentary Recreating a Tutu-  Behind the Scenes at Inland Pacific Ballet- dancers discuss their experiences with dance and being a part of Inland Pacific Ballet Behind the Scenes at Inland Pacific Ballet  Kennedy Center: Telling a Story Through Dance Kennedy Center: Telling a Story Through Dance  PBS Royal Ballet Lesson Plans for Teachers PBS Royal Ballet Lesson Plans for Teachers  American Ballet Theater Online Video Dictionary of Ballet Terms American Ballet Theater Online Video Dictionary of Ballet Terms  California Department of Education - Content Standards & Framework California Department of Education - Content Standards & Framework  "Telling A Story Through Dance" Lesson Plan "Telling A Story Through Dance" Lesson Plan