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“Nutcracker Season” with The National Ballet of Canada
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Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse
Number of pairs of pointe shoes used for The Nutcracker since 1995: 6,722
Nutcracker
Backstage life, National Ballet of Canada
The National Ballet of Canada
Behind the scenes of The Nutcracker
Photographer Daniel Neuhaus
Tina Pereira soars as the Bee in The Nutcracker
The National Ballet of Canada
Swirling snowflakes all in a row.
Principal Dancer Guillaume Côté leaps for joy as The Nutcracker season begins.
Hair, makeup and tiara on top
Number of pounds of paper released in the snow scene in each performance – 10