Unfortunately, we didn't see the Moscow Ballet version, we saw a local version at Bridgewater College. While it definitely wasn't a professional performance, the girls enjoyed it very much. Here they are waiting for the show to begin, though I'm not sure why Hannah was making a sad face. She was quite excited; they both kept asking "how many more minutes" until the show started.
The show began at 7:30, which is when the girls are usually in bed. Each act (of two total) lasted about an hour. As it got closer to the end, Sophie got a little tired.
This was a special treat because the girls had learned all about the Nutcracker in music class at school this fall. They each had a piece in their EMES Christmas Program in which a song from the Nutcracker was involved. Hannah's class participated in a dance to the Waltz of the Sugar Plum Fairy. She was most excited about seeing the ballerina perform her part, which they didn't actually get to see until the night of the concert.
Sophie's class played instruments to the Russian Dance (again, my favorite). You can see Sophie in the middle of the front row playing her little percussive instrument. Her face was very serious the whole time she was playing because she was so intent on reading the music and watching her director.
And last, I leave you with one other song from their school Christmas program. You can see Sophie kneeling on the left. Hannah is in the third row on the right side.
OK, just one more. Enjoy!
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