George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker - Waltz of the Snowflakes

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George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker - Waltz of the Snowflakes
New York City Ballet
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@AuroraBoarder1 3 жыл бұрын

Tchaikovsky was pure genius in the way he set up the instruments for this piece. It sounds exactly how falling snow looks!

@edenhaasenritter1542 2 жыл бұрын

Yes he really was!

@camilef.7690 2 жыл бұрын

Love Tchaikovsky!

@i.rankin6711 2 жыл бұрын

The über - Master creator...

@Armag1000 2 жыл бұрын

Чай

@lorenfulghum2393 Жыл бұрын

every piece he did

@nobody__cares 2 жыл бұрын

is no one going to talk about the orchestra? They literally held this whole production together. One mess up and the whole thing would’ve fallen apart. MASSIVE respect to them-

@strangeuniverse1199 2 жыл бұрын

The music is so flawless I thought it was a recording at first.

@zeejayl752 2 жыл бұрын

I mean… let’s be honest, the orchestra always holds every production together! Lol. Without music it would be a very silent show

@joshmuz9018 2 жыл бұрын

It's no smoke on the water though

@michelled.9864 2 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💙

@zinc8002 2 жыл бұрын

that’s literally always the case though. the orchestra is FLAWLESS and full of incredibly hard working talented musicians how crest the character and body of the whole ballet.

@alaynahollist892 4 жыл бұрын

I was a snowflake when I was 13, and three days before opening night, I fell and got a pinched nerve in my lower back. I was too afraid to tell anyone that I was hurt, so I just continued with rehearsals and the shows. It was probably the most painful experience I’ve been through in my life so far.

@lapaula_fj_ 4 жыл бұрын

That is true endurance. But you should have told them... ow! Btw did you recover?

@fatal_goose4017 4 жыл бұрын

omg i can only imagine i pinched a nerve in my back it is sooooo bad! and the pain still comes back every month or so.

@kendragoode4328 4 жыл бұрын

You are one dedicated and strong young lady!!

@alaynahollist892 4 жыл бұрын

@@lapaula_fj_ I never quite recovered. For the first few weeks, it was terribly painful and made it very difficult to walk. The pain lessened over the course of a few months until it was completely gone. But it’s been over four years now, and the pain still comes back for a few days every couple of months. It doesn’t hurt nearly as much as it did when I first got it though. And I really should have told someone, but I was absolutely terrified. Two weeks before opening night, I overheard my ballet teacher talking to someone about how one of the girls had broken their foot and couldn’t perform. My teacher was absolutely furious and said, “how could she injure herself so close to the show? This is such short notice to find her a replacement.” I was scared for how she and my other teachers would react, but I was also a little afraid that if I told them, they would take me out of the show. I had worked so hard for months, and it was really emotionally deteriorating for me. I didn’t want it all to be for nothing.

@alaynahollist892 4 жыл бұрын

@@kendragoode4328 Thank you very much!

@serenevil 4 жыл бұрын

kudos to them for not tripping in the snow. i was in my city's production and the soloist who played queen of snowflakes fell HARD. it's dangerous out there. and this choreography is cardio heavy too.

@nduncan79 4 жыл бұрын

i was wondering how they didnt slip. wow

@isabellam9816 4 жыл бұрын

And pointe shoes are also kinda slippery

@isabellagiardini3706 4 жыл бұрын

a lot of times dancers will use rosin which helps them not slip on stage

@Pinnjaaa 4 жыл бұрын

so many dangers this snow on stage presents!!! they could slip up yes, but also when it snows they could inhale it accidentally and choke or have it land in their eye and completely throw off their whole performance.

@RachelSofaer 3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering how they were slipping as well.

@rachelclapshaw8918 4 жыл бұрын

I want to be a snowflake, there is something magical about watching it, I want to be part of it.

@alvaroee14 4 жыл бұрын

Rachel Clapshaw part of your worlddd

@horselover1992 4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@Liviart 4 жыл бұрын

Rachel Clapshaw it’s so hard oh my god,,, like you want to be in it until you’re actually in it 😂

@maem7462 4 жыл бұрын

There really is and I also just love the music it’s just a music that is so beautiful it’s impossible not to love it

@sharpshooterblue8767 4 жыл бұрын

i have such a love hate relationship with this dance. the music is just so enchanting and i love the choreography that my studio performs and i love watching others perform it. but it's so damn exhausting and it makes u and ur feet die. i remember performing it during december and i almost cried towards the end, there was so much pain in my feet. of course i just smiled and continued dancing.

@kalamaki77 2 жыл бұрын

This is the exact moment when everything is pure perfection. Music, orchestra, costumes, choreography. This is my favourite choreography of the Waltz of the Snowflakes. It is literally like real snowflakes dancing in the winter. I like even the Bolshoi less. I've watched it for so many times, and it almost always makes me cry about its perfect beauty. Thank you so very much for sharing.

@strangeuniverse1199 2 жыл бұрын

wow, you summed up everything perfectly.

@lorenzpehlingjr.5922 4 жыл бұрын

First of all I am an old man of 74 and this takes my breath away, the music is beyond belief and so very beautiful then such spectacular dancing. and finally beautiful women who tingle my sole what an incredible accomplishment. I had to watch it several times and it thrilled me every time My deepest thank for making this available to this old sole. I am from the land of snow, Minnesota USA.

@lorenzpehlingjr.5922 4 жыл бұрын

@@DianaMoon11428 i THOUGH i DID I thank the composer and the wonderful choreographer.

@lorenzpehlingjr.5922 4 жыл бұрын

Why is it so many great people who contribute so much leave us to soon. I will miss him. His work speaks for it self. @@DianaMoon11428

@asdfghjk8876 3 жыл бұрын

Awe God bless you

@3rachadebutplsmarkleeappre844 3 жыл бұрын

This comment really warmed my heart despite it being a year old. I too, except at 14 share a similar joy as you. God bless you🙏🏽🙏🏽

@user-hs2rg3iy5i 2 жыл бұрын

Чайковский прекрасен, я Вас понимаю! 👏

@mariojr9258 4 ай бұрын

Tudo lindissimo.orquestra. coro e balé.as crianças são a cereja do bolo.espetaculo impecavel

@quanhoangclarinettist6225 2 жыл бұрын

Is no one gonna talk about the ending of this movement? I rarely get goosebumps while listening to music, but the ending had me shivers. What an absolute miracle of a musical piece.

@gigimoore3738 7 ай бұрын

The whole Nutcracker Suite music gives me goosebumps everytime. It's a brilliant, masterpiece of music, thanks Tchaikovsky!!!

@marisa7307 4 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy to be able to perform as a snowflake this year!

@horselover1992 4 жыл бұрын

m&m Omg really?! That is sooooooo cool!!! Congratulations, I wish I could dance and be a snowflake😭

@marisa7307 4 жыл бұрын

@@horselover1992 why don't you start dancing? It's never too late

@mariadawn5766 4 жыл бұрын

Aww your so lucky!!

@emismakinggnocchi 4 жыл бұрын

Congrats!! I’m 14 so I have three more years to go until I’m at the level of a snowflake, but I was a party girl this year :)

@nicolebell5556 4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations!

@nicolecrawford6347 4 жыл бұрын

imagine someone getting a voice-crack during the "oooh"

@l3153 4 жыл бұрын

Nicole Crawford As someone in Chorus who just had a concert, this is all too real-

@Izzy-ec4qq 4 жыл бұрын

Well fortunatly its not the girls dancing singing it, its problably prerecorded, but even if it wasnt when singing correctly you really should t be getting voicecracks. Of course it happends but this seems to be a highstandard preformance sooo...

@kiwisoup1863 3 жыл бұрын

@@Izzy-ec4qq girl no it's not pre-recorded they have a live choir and a live orchestra. it's literally impossible to sing nicely while doing such high energy movements.

@Izzy-ec4qq 3 жыл бұрын

@@kiwisoup1863 well im still pretty sure its not the dancers singing?

@Hazel.Karooma 3 жыл бұрын

@@Izzy-ec4qq I'm also pretty fuckin sure it's not the dancers singing hahahaha - personally I have never heard of a dancer who said she had to sing during a tchaikovsky ballet haha - I think the singing this piece is either pre-recorded, on a setting on some sort of keyboard OR they have a live choir in the orchestra pit or a combination of these options! I've just read online that the English National Ballet have a live childrens choir that joins them for a few performances

@hibasobh 4 жыл бұрын

The Balanchine production (the music, the costumes, the dancing) it all makes me feel as if though I have been taken to a magical place

@lizziewalker9374 3 жыл бұрын

Waltz of the Snowflakes is one of my absolute favorites in the Nutcracker. The urgency, the joy, the magical ethereal display always makes me feel transported to the forest. The twirling of the dancers, the flitting to and fro in a rush like the flurrying of the first snowfall. A cascade of snow swirling into a dizzying array of white, the storm awakens and when it is done with its dance what is left is the glistening fresh snow in the quiet solitude of the night. Beautifully done! Wonderful performance.

@crystalperry6370 Ай бұрын

The Nutcracker should be done all year around. It is soooo beautiful.

@luizcarlosfloriano1863 4 ай бұрын

É maravilhoso. Que belo trabalho, não deixem os clássicos morram na memória das pessoas.

@tabacyanis6124 4 жыл бұрын

boys bathroom:screaming me and the girls in the bathroom:

@christineguo5912 4 жыл бұрын

Tabac yanis me and my girls in the bathroom: throwing the soap to eachother, standing on the toilets, and doing roll overs on the iron rod above the toilet door

@Savannafan 3 жыл бұрын

In our bathroom we are not quiet

@ahuman7882 3 жыл бұрын

@@le_gouvernement_ouzbek "I" is grammatically incorrect. You wouldn't say "I in the girl's bathroom." "The girls and me" follows polite order, but "Me and the girls/boys" is a meme format that's used frequently online.

@artemismargarette0529 3 жыл бұрын

I love watching their tutu dresses flow in each & every movement. Their synchronization also is a beauty. Nice!

@dukeofrodtown1705 5 ай бұрын

There's no wonder this staging is my favourite! I love it when the snow grows heavier as the scene progresses, and Tchaikovsky really did know how to paint a picture with the most majestic orchestral textuers, indeed!

@m.falcon6412 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, these longer, flowy skirts look so much better in ballet than those stiff or short ones...so graceful and dreamy

@Katalex29 4 жыл бұрын

I must admit, the Balanchine version, this number and the Waltz of the Flowers, is the finest- I never tire watching them.

@larisabronner2125 Жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/erWArKaIubOZXas.html lernen Sie bitte Mal andere Version vom Permer Tschaikowsky-Opernhaus kennen. Meine Meinung nach ist es viel schöner)))

@marinafrolova9354 Жыл бұрын

@@larisabronner2125 согласна. Я поняла, почему не запомнился мне этот вальс. Потому что во всех постановках он связан с метелью, бурей. А Пермский смог передать красоту именно снежинки в своëм кружении в воздухе. Я смотрела танец и видела искрящиеся снежинки, красоту которых, возможно, только мы наблюдаем зимой.

@pinkvelvet3865 10 ай бұрын

This Nutcracker production is so awesome. The ballet dancers, costumes, stage & the orchestra. I wish I could watch it live.

@hannahgrapes1554 Жыл бұрын

I don't know why this made me cry but it did, so beautiful, everything about the performance feels magical

@szecsiandrea4936 Жыл бұрын

It reminded us our childhood, those Christmas days, expectations of magic to happen..♥️

@maggielu3927 4 жыл бұрын

hold up, how do the dancers not slip on the snow stuff when dancing?? i’ve watched the nutcracker many times and always wondered bc i feel like it’d be easy to slip on the fake snow

@josephine-yf3tl 4 жыл бұрын

It....It gets close sometimes.... But usually, after practicing so many times, the snow becomes second nature. Also, our pointe shoes are adjusted accordingly.

@calliehalverson1547 4 жыл бұрын

We slip. A lot

@_.reyna_.c 4 жыл бұрын

We do a bunch of rehearsals on stage and there super fun and it’s just tiring but at the same time super fun but we get used to the snow on the stage the stage sometimes can be fairly slippery but the snow makes it more slippery but we get used to it

@jadynbonewitz 4 жыл бұрын

It is but with rosin it helps you not slip

@helenclark2942 4 жыл бұрын

Practice and rosin

@lost8532 4 жыл бұрын

i cant stop thinking of the barbie movie xD

@maem7462 4 жыл бұрын

Same. I use to watch those so much when I was younger. My favorite ones are Nutcracker, 12 Dancing Princess, and Swan lake

@maem7462 4 жыл бұрын

I meant princesses not princess

@ulviyyesalmanova3861 4 жыл бұрын

Me too 🤷‍♀️😁😁😁😁

@ushi_music 4 жыл бұрын

same

@pauldeegee 4 жыл бұрын

dang you had to have a good childhood then

@user-uy2lf4gg7u Жыл бұрын

It's very dynamic, perfectly! This version of the choreography is the most successful: very dynamic, swift, unusually expressive, and at the same time elegant, beautiful scenery, a mysterious New Year's fairy tale and the geniuses of Tchaikovsky and Balanchine!

@Bettyish Жыл бұрын

Have you ever seen or heard anything so beautiful in your life? What I would give to see this production. Bucket list stuff. I'm crying that was so beautiful.

@NurseFieldsRNMSN 2 жыл бұрын

Every time I watch this dance, I get emotional and cry. This is so Beautiful!

@conniek09 2 жыл бұрын

So much respect for the artistry, especially for the orchestra/choir. As for the handful of dancers whose pointe shoes definitely died half-way through this movement, I see you. (They were crazy amazing for hanging in there.)

@---kc2km 4 жыл бұрын

Ugh this is so beautiful I was in advanced classes for ballet and was so close to taking a pre pointe class until my parents took me out to focus on school I hope I can go back one day :(

@jodishu423 4 жыл бұрын

Maressa Vizcaino me too!! But instead of being taken out coz of school it was because my mother’s job schedule didn’t work good with dance classes all the time :(

@amandastuckey9299 4 жыл бұрын

When I was 6 I took like 2 ballet classes before I decided I didnt like it and dropped out. I was 6 and i feel like my mom should've kept me in for at least half a year. I'm much older now, but my mom refuses to enroll me because I didnt like it when I was 6. I dont think she realizes interests and hobbies can change. But I decided to teach myself from KZfaqvideos. I probably never get anywhere, but at least I'm trying.

@ayladavis6257 4 жыл бұрын

Maressa Vizcaino your feet are grateful. I’ve had 3 surgeries to repair damage from pointe and need more.

@evacope1718 4 жыл бұрын

Never too late ! There are adult ballet classes where I live, they even have a pointe class for seniors over 60! Their ankles probably hate them for it though

@user-jh7pm7wi9n 3 жыл бұрын

@@amandastuckey9299 it's still better than eating hamburgers while lying on the couch in front of the TV

@Samantha-vlly 7 ай бұрын

I love Holidays❄️☃️🤍 Whenever I watch Nutcracker, I feel peace and joy.

@kiaburt5091 3 жыл бұрын

I keep forgetting that Clara and the Nutcracker are supposed to be young children!

@baumcollcsame7871 2 жыл бұрын

This is beyond beautiful. Words can not describe it. It is so magical and mesmerizing. I watch it in disbelief. Just breathtaking!!! 😀🤗

@luckyotter623 2 жыл бұрын

This part used to scare me for some reason when I was a young child; today I just find it beautiful and magical.

@strangeuniverse1199 2 жыл бұрын

This is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. I don't know how those ballerinas pulled this off with no mistakes in their performance.

@vanessaware1272 2 ай бұрын

Magical favourite! and BRAVO all ❤

@RosieSotomayorDelacruz629 2 жыл бұрын

I love how Clara and the Nutrcracker are portrayed as children.

@fordsgirl8096 2 жыл бұрын

I live in Minnesota, every time it snows I thiink of this piece- the falling snow SO goes with the music!!

@4everspace 2 жыл бұрын

So beautiful. This dance always makes me cry. The music the snow. Magical!!!

@MagMaybe 5 ай бұрын

He really had a way to understand music and make it paint you a picture. The magical snowstorm, snowflakes twirling and flying around, and the choir magical singing brings turns it to real fairy tale. I love how it starts with few snowflakes and music is very modest, but as time progresses it is a full blown snowstorm. Speed is rising, dance is turning complex and we can see snow personalized through dancers in all it's glory and aspects. It is plain and simple but then picks up to a chaos only to turn slow and calm again, as children appear. Falling snow is magical to them, since Christmas is time of magic.

@andjela914 Жыл бұрын

this is art. i’m telling you! this is magical,this is calming,this is a work of beauty and art in one.

@hibasobh 3 жыл бұрын

The costumes are so ethereal graceful and beautiful!

@elissa_flute1511 Жыл бұрын

In snow and waltze of the flowers as a bud this year, the amount of stamina it takes is immense, I have always loves how effortless they make the dancing look :)

@nanasotnas8528 2 жыл бұрын

they have been through so much pain that the movements feel light and smooth, like a real snowflake, this is magic.

@irenapalkowska5818 Жыл бұрын

Choreografia,kostiumy i tancerki zachwycające 🌹☺️

@shedskin01 3 жыл бұрын

I love this particular choreography! It’s choreographed to the music, and captures the magical and whimsical qualities that Tchaikovsky likely may have intended ❄️❤️

@Nico_cdance 5 ай бұрын

NYC ballet

@rosijay1407 2 жыл бұрын

Esattamente come la neve a Natale. Mi evoca lo stupore, l'attesa, la gioia di quando ero bambina. Meraviglia 💕

@heyyywhynot 6 ай бұрын

The hardest corps piece in all of ballet. The choreo is FAST (and makes all other companies' Waltz of the Snowflakes look ... notably less active), and the snow is little pieces of paper and it does not stop. Toward the end it starts blowing in sideways so as to look like a blizzard. It's a miracle the dancers don't fall more often.

@autisticdancer Жыл бұрын

I've always loved the waltz of the snowflakes in the Nutcracker. It's such an energetic and beautiful scene and it always looks like the dancers are having so much fun. I can't wait to finally be a part of the snow scene in my studios production of the Nutcracker this year. :)

@johnmichaelkarma 4 жыл бұрын

The set design is magnificent ,bravo to the art director,lighting etc. Beautiful dancing snowflakes,

@timardner5277 2 жыл бұрын

I had designed lighting for a local nutcracker production that used white for the whole show. The design made a HUGE impact in transporting the audience to the fantasy worlds in the show. While we did not have a snow backdrop, I did use the cyc and projected snowflakes on it with blue.

@dusse4ka889 3 жыл бұрын

Как же это красиво! Просто нереально 😍😍😍

@chelseabaker1994 7 ай бұрын

This is my absolute favorite ballet piece. The music and the dancing and scenery (and I’m someone who doesn’t like the cold/snow)

@manuelorozco7760 7 ай бұрын

So I don’t either and I’m from SoCal

@woodwinds101 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Never get tired of this amazing musical score.

@user-mfrwha 3 жыл бұрын

THAT WAS SO GOOOOOOD I'M CRYING

@ray382vk 4 жыл бұрын

it is most beautiful when snowflakes dances while snow falling utter perfection ❤❤

@lacouerfairy Жыл бұрын

It's true magic, as only Balanchine could create!

@kuu6667 4 жыл бұрын

This is My absolute favourite from the nutcracker!💞

@user-jh7pm7wi9n 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder which authors ' productions have you watched yet?

@aleesya8060 3 жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="121">2:01</a> feel so magical ✨🧚 can’t even breathe

@dikshhao.o4171 8 ай бұрын

This is the first time I felt emotional after a performance..wow

@MicaRayan 4 жыл бұрын

It's endearing to watch the dancers and hear the beautifully orchestral score in this magical setting .... Splendid !

@dominikastanislavsky6119 2 жыл бұрын

I always love the Nutcracker

@asma10shoot45 4 жыл бұрын

This is the best choriography i have ever seen till now. I also apperciate the choice of the costume making it look so light anf flowy like a snowflake, everhthing was well put together

@michelled.9864 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!!!!!! 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

@user-pn5sp6og3m Жыл бұрын

Супер ,Чайковский это сказка.

@michaelvolovik4516 Жыл бұрын

Это русское непотребство нужно немедленно ОТМЕНИТЬ.!!! А в Нью-- Йорке пускай танцуют гопака.

@ladybiei3299 3 жыл бұрын

It's like dancing fairies ❤️

@lunamorningstarblaze7668 Жыл бұрын

The way the dresses move make Me wiredly happy

@jtonh 3 жыл бұрын

Love it! So beautiful!

@bribri6033 2 жыл бұрын

I'm frost this year and im literally freaking out, im so excited

@amara734 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats! You’ll do great😊

@jade_littlebodybigfan 2 жыл бұрын

beautiful, just bootiful.

@realbenk 4 жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="24">0:24</a> Your Mom is on her way home and you haven't washed the dishes yet

@ryanjayavila1284 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahhahaha i totally relate to this. *panics* 🤣🤣🤣

@urmom2044 3 жыл бұрын

AAAA THIS IS SO FUNNY LOLL

@zinc8002 2 жыл бұрын

That set is so gorgeous, so convincing!

@RachelSofaer 3 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous!

@ayeshagull4966 11 ай бұрын

I want these fairies on my wedding 🥰

@juvi6787 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love The Nutcracker! The Kyiv Grand Ballet was recently in Kalmar Sweden, and I was a fantastic evening! This is absolutely lovely!

@dubravkamaric2108 Жыл бұрын

a sublime ballet, a sublime creation 💫💫⭐️⭐️🤗🤗🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

@user-ov6by5rj9r 2 жыл бұрын

It's absolutely fantastic!

@denisefreitas6727 7 ай бұрын

Wonderful! Pure magic! ❄❄

@anadebenitomartin4611 3 жыл бұрын

Simply magical

@joycepacheco2973 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorite parts of the show

@gigimoore3738 7 ай бұрын

For those who loves Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite music, like me. Do yourself a favor, listen to the entirety of the music Suite, while driving through the mountains! Awwww, inspiring!!!

@Sarah_seaside 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not crying, just got a piece of dirt in my eyes XD This was amazing! Bravo!

@viewerabundzu6887 8 ай бұрын

so magical

@arnett.h6276 2 жыл бұрын

The best choreography to Waltz of the snowflakes!!! So enchanting!!!❄️❤️

@user-hs2rg3iy5i 2 жыл бұрын

У меня есть небольшой бюст Чайковского в квартире, это передаëтся по наследству, мы его всегда берём с собой при переездах, это самое небольшое, чем мы можем выразить своë восхищение русским гением! Привет из Москвы🥰

@molliehensley7731 4 жыл бұрын

I've been a snowflake for the past two years of my studio's production and it's the most magical thing ever to be a part of.

@ayeletgarcia Жыл бұрын

It’s just so beautiful 🥺

@astrogersunited5389 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@petitluna2571 2 жыл бұрын

Oh I would give everything to see it live 🥺❤️

@folkie099 3 жыл бұрын

I cried watching because it was so beautiful

@user-nv1sb1se4g Жыл бұрын

Нереальная красота

@benlafaver5362 Жыл бұрын

I used to watch this as a kid, I just got the biggest nostalgia trip!

@manuelorozco7760 7 ай бұрын

I just love the falling snow and the dancing in unison! However the scene feels incomplete without a Snow King & Queen like I’ve seen in another production!