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Following suit of New York City Ballet and the San Francisco Ballet, professional ballet companies and ballet schools across the United States created their own versions of The Nutcracker.In 1954, George Balanchine created his Nutcracker for the New York City Ballet which CBS televised in 1958, making ballet and specifically The Nutcracker, more accessible to American audiences. Four years later, The Nutcracker was born as a full-length ballet for the San Francisco Ballet.In the 1900’s, touring Russian ballet companies brought the Nutcracker to the United States.

The Nutcracker’s origin can be traced back to Russia in the late 1800’s where choreographer Marius Petipa and composer Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky created the ballet based on ETA Hoffman’s story of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.

It is so popular that holidays are not complete without seeing The Nutcracker live.

The Nutcracker has become an annual holiday tradition in many American cities and even around the world.

“The Nutcracker” has long been seen as a popular ballet production during the holiday season, and we are so blessed to be able to bring such a beloved family tradition to the Myrtle Beach Area for 17 years now. Our dancers, dance families and volunteers work tirelessly to bring these performances to life and to bring smiles and joy to their audiences. It is a labor of love for us in CYBT to put on these performances every year. The Nutcracker performances are brought to life by a cast of eighty talented young artists, which includes the Coastal Youth Ballet Theatre company members, together with students from Coastal Dance Centre, CYBT’s training school, professional guest artist and volunteer community members. With the help of the Snow Queen, Herr Drosselmeyer, Clara, and her Prince travel to the Land of the Sweets where they are entertained by the Sugar Plum Fairy, her Cavalier, and her Entourage of Sweets.

Adventure awaits as she and her transformed Nutcracker Prince battle the frightful Mouse King before embarking on a journey through the Land of the Snow. “The Nutcracker” tells the story of young Clara who is given a magical nutcracker doll on Christmas Eve by her eccentric uncle and godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer. The whole ballet is danced to the iconic music of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, with choreography and staging led by CYBT Artistic Directors Liza Mata and Karen Mata after that of Marius Petipa’s and Lev Ivanov’s ballet. Hoffmann’s classic story of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. The Nutcracker: A Classic Holiday Tradition Coastal Youth Ballet Theatre, in collaboration with its training school, Coastal Dance Centre, is presenting the annual production of the beloved holiday production of “THE NUTCRACKER.”