I told her I'd be there for the important things, like her ballet performance in the Nutcracker at Christmastime, her school events, the trip to Renaissance Weekend, and her birthday party.

我告诉她，我会出席她的重要活动，比如圣诞节的《胡桃夹子》芭蕾舞演出、她就读的学校的大型活动、“复兴周末”活动和她的生日聚会。

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Think of "The Nutcracker" and you imagine chimes and snowflakes.

一提到胡桃夹子，你就联想到钟鸣和雪花。

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If Santana really wants this holiday program to compete with "the Nutcracker," she would be wise to spruce up the stage set.

如果Santana女士真的期望这个节日节目能媲美“胡桃夹子”，她应该知道如何舞台布景。

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New York Times reporter Alastair Macaulay has spent weeks travelling around the United States to see many different "Nutcracker" performances.

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The famous Russian-born ballet director George Balanchine created his own version of "The Nutcracker" for the New York City Ballet.

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Dance creators Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov used Tchaikovsky's music to create two other famous ballets, "The Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake."

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His work for the English National Ballet includes the Nutcracker and the award-winning Double Concerto.

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Even the mighty New York City Ballet, whose 57-year-old production of "George Balanchine's The Nutcracker" is often held up as the ballet's gold standard, is experimenting with a way to stretch its "Nutcracker" dollars and reach a wider demographic.

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Usually known for classic productions such as The Nutcracker and Swan Lake, The Dream of the Red Chamber is a collaborative effort, with choreography by Wang Xin Peng, artistic director of Germany's Ballet Dortmund, and a musical score written by Oscar-winning composer Michael Nyman and performed by the Hong Kong Sinfonietta.

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