In the ballet "The Nutcracker" the lead, Clara is thrust in a magical far-off land, where she meets new people and goes on wonderous adventures. While there, she battles mice, pirouettes through ...

SVT launched the probe after an anonymous blogger raised suspicions about the ensemble, which claimed to be Ukrainian and had ...

The story of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King was transformed into a magical ballet in 1892 – and is ... the whirling Russian Dance, based on a Ukrainian folk dance, and the elegant Waltz ...

A media investigation reveals that a ballet troupe posing as Ukrainian staged performances across Sweden while transferring ...

In Allen's retelling, Kara and the Hot Chocolate Nutcracker travel from ... attended the prestigious Kirov Ballet Academy, but found the rigor of Russian-style ballet constricting and alienating.

Find out more about The Nutcracker ballet, its memorable musical moments ... If you're wrapping presents: Listen to the energetic Russian Dance or Trepak - a Cossack dance normally performed ...