Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Sugar Plum Fairy - one of the most iconic and technically demanding solos in all of ballet! As a former NYCB dancer, I'm breaking down Balanchine's legendary choreography for this famous variation, plus the magical Act 2 opening that sets the stage for the Land of Sweets. In this breakdown, I analyze George Balanchine's Act 2 Opening from New York City Ballet's Nutcracker, including the iconic Sugar Plum Fairy solo - one of the most famous variations in ballet history!
๐ฌ WATCH THE FULL ACT 2 OPENING: youtube.com/watch?v=erkedf3tjJ0
๐บ Full Nutcracker Deconstructed Playlist: youtube.com
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Welcome to a world where ballet isnโt something you have to train for - itโs something you can live. Iโm Kathryn Morgan, former New York City Ballet soloist, entrepreneur, and your guide to a more elegant, intentional, ballet-inspired life.
For over a decade, my subscribers have trusted me to translate the beauty, discipline, and storytelling of ballet into everyday inspiration. Iโm not here to be your technique teacher - I translate 20 years of professional ballet elegance into accessible beauty, lifestyle, and cultural content for sophisticated women who value timeless grace over fleeting trends. Iโm here to bring ballet to you, and then bring you into ballet through honest insights, real stories, and a lifetime of experience both onstage and off.
๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ค!
_____________________________
๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐น๐ต๐ณ๐ข ๐ค๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ!
0:00 Intro
0:25 Thoughts on Sugarplum
0:44 Angel Walks
3:02 Sugarplum Entrance
4:40 Sugar Plum Solo
7:10 Divertissements
9:42 Marie and Prince
11:30 Prince's Pantomime
13:13 Funny Moment
13:40 End of Scene
14:54 Final Thoughts
#SugarPlumFairy #SugarPlum #NutcrackerVariation #BalanchineNutcracker #NYCBNutcracker
The Sugar Plum Fairy - one of the most iconic and technically demanding solos in all of ballet! As a former NYCB dancer, I'm breaking down Balanchine's legendary choreography for this famous variation, plus the magical Act 2 opening that sets the stage for the Land of Sweets. In this breakdown, I analyze George Balanchine's Act 2 Opening from New York City Ballet's Nutcracker, including the iconic Sugar Plum Fairy solo - one of the most famous variations in ballet history!
๐ฌ WATCH THE FULL ACT 2 OPENING: youtube.com/watch?v=erkedf3tjJ0
๐บ Full Nutcracker Deconstructed Playlist: youtube.com
๐ฌ ๐๐๐+ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง-๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐: kmandfriends.com/ondemand
๐๏ธ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: amazon.com/shop/tutugirlkem
๐ฉฐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ
โ Absolute Beginner? Start ๐๐๐๐: app.arketa.co/iframe/kmandfriends/series/oJwl4rpeqTwTp5UdRS5U
โ 6 Month ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ-๐๐ฉ Ballet Course: app.arketa.co/iframe/kmandfriends/series/498SCkk7UKjs1qB1v8mE
โ Turnout ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: app.arketa.co/iframe/kmandfriends/series/6c2P99qgrFl9C18MA475
โ Video Auditions ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฒ: app.arketa.co/iframe/kmandfriends/series/Zptj2bsajWMpsZxiSrc8
โ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ Workshop: app.arketa.co/kmandfriends/videos/checkout/iMfgrvHLchEkkumUfO09
โ ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ Workshop: app.arketa.co/kmandfriends/videos/checkout/UUZ855M0jGhhyBFWw7jA
โ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฌ Workshop: app.arketa.co/kmandfriends/videos/checkout/jBTElIwQqm9PkZ9Es2eL
๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐
โฅ My Website: kathrynmorganonline.com
โฅ Instagram: instagram.com/kathryn_morgan
โฅ Facebook: facebook.com/KathrynMorganBallet
โฅ Join Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/1639478456312276
โฅ Pinterest: pinterest.com/kathrynmorgan88
โฅ Video Shoutout: cameo.com/kathrynmorgan
โฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ญ: kathrynmorganinquiries@gmail.com
________________
โจ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฌโจ
Welcome to a world where ballet isnโt something you have to train for - itโs something you can live. Iโm Kathryn Morgan, former New York City Ballet soloist, entrepreneur, and your guide to a more elegant, intentional, ballet-inspired life.
For over a decade, my subscribers have trusted me to translate the beauty, discipline, and storytelling of ballet into everyday inspiration. Iโm not here to be your technique teacher - I translate 20 years of professional ballet elegance into accessible beauty, lifestyle, and cultural content for sophisticated women who value timeless grace over fleeting trends. Iโm here to bring ballet to you, and then bring you into ballet through honest insights, real stories, and a lifetime of experience both onstage and off.
๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ค!
_____________________________
๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐น๐ต๐ณ๐ข ๐ค๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ!
0:00 Intro
0:25 Thoughts on Sugarplum
0:44 Angel Walks
3:02 Sugarplum Entrance
4:40 Sugar Plum Solo
7:10 Divertissements
9:42 Marie and Prince
11:30 Prince's Pantomime
13:13 Funny Moment
13:40 End of Scene
14:54 Final Thoughts
#SugarPlumFairy #SugarPlum #NutcrackerVariation #BalanchineNutcracker #NYCBNutcracker
