Study Guide for The Nutcracker

Shreveport Regional Arts Council

The Shreveport Regional Arts Council (SRAC) supports SMB and offers many exciting performing and visual arts opportunities for students in Shreveport and surrounding areas.

Bossier Arts Council

The Bossier Arts Council (BAC) helps Bossier Parish students attend our school performances of The Nutcracker and our spring ballets.

American Ballet Theatre’s Ballet Dictionary

What are those things the dancers are doing onstage?! Learn the origins and meanings of ballet’s special language with this excellent online resource.

Ballet History from the Charleston Ballet

Comprehensive, excellent resource on the history of ballet, with sections on choreography, costumes, music, and the intersection of physics and dance. Also includes more specific information about The Nutcracker and its composer, Tchaikovsky.