A toe-tapping Nutcracker.Clara kicks off her ballet slippers in this nontraditional version of the holiday classic. Inspired by Duke Ellington's jazzy jazz·y adj. jazz·i·er, jazz·i·est 1. Resembling jazz in form or nature; rhythmical. 2. Slang Showy; flashy: a jazzy car. version of Tchaikovsky's original, Drika Overton, producer and creator of Clara's Dream: A Jazz Nutcracker, adds a rhythmic flare with Irish dancers, jazz dancers, body-percussionists, lindy lin·dy or Lin·dy n. pl. lin·dies A lively swing dance for couples. Also called lindy hop. [From Lindynickname of Charles Augustus Lindbergh. hoppers, and tap dancers. Paul Arslanian, co-founder of Jazz Tap Ensemble, wrote the music. First performed in 2000, Clara's Dream toured New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. for five years. After a season off, an updated cast, including tap mentor Brenda Bufalino Brenda Bufalino is an artist of the tap dance world. In a career spanning several decades, she has worked with many influential artists. Bufalino founded the American Tap Dance Foundation. External links
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