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Sugar Plum Fairy Dance Performance Analysis
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The aim of this paper is to carefully analyze the performances entitled, “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” by Tchaikovsky and the “Russian Dance” from Nutcracker. Herein, it should be noted that both the songs and the ballerina performance are exemplary and have been considered as a great example of fine movements and choreography. The analysis of the selected performances will be done through the point of view of dance sequences and movements that have been designed based upon the core themes.
The piece “The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” is basically a dance performance that had been performed as a ballerina. The dance movements have been headed by a subjective female dancer. The inspiration of all the movements
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