Plan A Nutcracker Cast Party.Planning a cast party after your last Nutcracker performance? In the dressing room? At your studio? Keep the food simple, the drinks an easy punch, and the sweets from home. And don't forget the presents young dancers want to give each other to remember their first or hundredth Nutcracker performance. Cast parties can be formal, elaborately catered affairs sponsored by a producer or director or informal get-togethers with contributions from or cast members. Both can be fun. Here are some suggestions that the dancers from the youngest member of the mouse brigade to the Sugar Plum A sugar plum is a piece of candy that is made of sugar and shaped in a small round or oval shape. Sugar plums are widely associated with Christmas, through cultural phenomena such as the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker Fairy would enjoy. * Charms of 39 Nutcracker characters from Nutcracker Jewelry Collection on tree, are available in 14K gold or sterling silver, from. Incentives, Inc., 206 Honey Horn Drive, Simpsonville, SC 29681; (864) 297-6786; fax (864) 297-7288. * Jewelry pins on tree are solid brass of metal castings and are antiqued, from Dance. Image, P.O. Box 1443 Maple Grove Maple Grove might designate:
* Satin miniature pointe shoes 'Pointe shoes', also referred to as toe shoes, are a special type of shoe used by ballet dancers for pointework. They developed from the desire to appear weightless, and sylph- like onstage and have evolved to allow extended periods of movement on the tips of the toes from Sansha USA; 1717 Broadway, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10019; (800) 398-9562. * Bijou, Bonbon & Beau: The Kittens Who Danced for Degas Degas To release and vent gases. New building materials often give off gases and odors and the air should be well circulated to remove them. Mentioned in: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity , by Joan Sweeney for very young dancers--Chronicle Books, 85 Second Street, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , CA 94150--tells the story of three kittens who stole the show from ballerinas in Paris. * Spectator Tap Shoe, the newest from Minishooz, Pillows for Pointes, Inc.; 231 Commack Road, Suite 85, Commack, NY 11725. * Nutcracker soap gift--almond scented, triple milled--comes in gift box. Nutcracker soap candle gift set; vanilla scented candle, almond scented soap. From Dance Xtras (800) 884 1850. Send for a catalog of posters, books, stationery, and other dance-related items. SPANISH DANCE BROWNIE 1/3 cup butter 2 squares unsweetened chocolate 1 cup sugar 2 medium eggs or larger, not beaten 1/3 t. salt 1/2 cup sifted flour 3/4 cup chopped walnuts 1 t. vanilla Heat oven to 325 degrees. Melt butter and chocolate together over a low flame. Cool slightly. Add remaining ingredients, mixing well by hand. Butter the bottom only of a 8 x 8 inch square pan. Pour mixture into pan and bake 25 minutes. Not longer. Remove from oven, cool, and cut into squares. Carol Sumner, former member New York City Ballet New York City Ballet, one of the foremost American dance companies of the 20th cent. It was founded by Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine as the Ballet Society in 1946. TEA DANCE PUNCH 2 qts, water 4 bags Twinings raspberry tea 4 T. sugar 1 six-oz, can Minute Maid frozen limeade sprigs of mint (optional) Boil water in two-quart pot; add tea bags and steep for 5 minutes. In large pitcher, pour hot tea over sugar and add limeade lime·ade n. A sweetened beverage of lime juice and plain or carbonated water. Noun 1. limeade - sweetened beverage of lime juice and water ade, fruit drink - a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice concentrate. Chill. When ready to serve, add ice cubes and mint. Jean Clutsam, Summit, New Jersey |
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