Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker: Best Dances, incl. Sugar Plum Fairy, Pas de Deux | Mariinsky Theatre

Top 4 dance highlights from Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker“, performed at Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, 2012. Watch the full ballet: Subscribe to EuroArts: 00:00 Pas de trois (Dance of the Reed Pipes): Eleonora Sevenard, Yulia Zolotykh, Roman Surkov 03:15 Waltz of the Flowers: Viktoria Brilyova, Ksenia Ostreikovskaya, Diana Smirnova, Yuliana Chereshkevich, Andrei Ermakov, Kirill Safin, Kamil Yangurazov, Konstantin Zverev 10:40 Pas de deux - Intrada: Alina Somova, Vladimir Shklyaraov 16:35 Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy: Alina Somova Valery Gergiev - conductor Vasily Vainonen - choreography Benjamin Tyrrell - stage and costumes Cast: Alina Somova Vladimir Shklyarov Alexandra Korshunova Vladimir Ponomaryov Alexandra Gronskaya Alena Mashintseva Pavel Miheyev Fyodor Lopukhov Lira Khuslamova Stanislav Burov Valeria Karpina Pavel Miheyev Konstantin Ivkin Yana Selina Alexei Popov Soslan Kulaev The Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky’s eternal classic, choreographed by Vasily Vainonen, is a colorful and sensual dance production: dance of the highest perfection and mastery of modern technique. This successful production was recorded exclusively for EuroArts Music. The film creates spectacular images of this great ballet production for the viewer. Directed by Andreas Morell, this historically unique Nutcracker promises to be a breathtaking experience. © 2012 EuroArts / Mariinsky Theater