West Potomac Presents A Modernized Nutcracker Performance
Academy dance students partner with Alexandria Community Dance to produce a delightful show
Christmastime inevitably means a blizzard of quaint holiday performances that demand our attention, but The Nutcracker at West Potomac High School far surpasses your traditional Christmas show. Over one hundred dancers and their families worked tirelessly to create a beautiful work of art that was fun, family friendly and introduced a classic ballet to the next generation of dancers. The show opened conventionally with Clara leading all the young guests in games and dances, before receiving The Nutcracker from her quirky uncle and falling asleep by the Christmas tree. The audience collectively cooed when young mice scampered onto the stage and woke Clara. An impressive sword fight between the Nutcracker and the King Mouse traversed the …
Paloma
9:16 pm on Wednesday, December 8, 2010
I saw this show. It was absolutely the worst dance recital I've ever seen. The quality of the choreography was elementary at best, and it appeared that the dance instruction is seriously lacking in effectively teaching children the most basic dance skills. I felt terrible for the parents that had to fork out any money for that production. Shame on the instructors!!! That was not dancing!!! more ›