My most memorable Nutcracker experience was dancing one of my first roles as an angel. We wore beautiful gold headpieces accompanied by fluffy wings, which were the star of the costume for me. As we took our places behind the curtains, mist started to fill the stage. Fog machines were transforming the stage into a magical wonderland in the clouds. Then, when I looked down I couldn’t even see my own feet!
This year, I’m looking forward to my first time in party scene as well as reliving the experience of dancing in snow scene (more fog?).
One piece of advice I have for upcoming younger MPBT dancers is to dance because you love it. I believe that your love for this art should be the main reason you do it. No matter how many hours you spend learning and perfecting choreography, no matter how many mornings you wake up sore, no matter how many corrections you have to make, no matter how hard it gets to come to rehearsal, the feeling of dancing and finally performing what you’ve worked to the bone to perfect will make it all worth it.
Lastly, Nutcracker is so important to me because it’s now one of the few times I get to perform for the community and it lets me grow so much technically and as a person. It also brings some of the best holiday spirit anyone could ask for. It’s really just a wondrous experience that I’m grateful I get to partake in.
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