“In keeping with our annual tradition, we are excited to reveal this year’s August Burns Red holiday song. We tackled the classical ballet ‘Waltz of the Flowers,’ taken from Tchaikovsky’s The ...

Auditions for Alexander Academy of Performing Arts presentation of “The Nutcracker” will be Aug. 16 at the academy’s space in ...

Josie Walsh, artistic director of Myo Dance Company and a former Joffrey ballerina, opted to choreograph the “Waltz of the Flowers” segment for a sextet of slinky dancers.

And in homage to one of the 1893 World’s Fair’s greatest innovations, the typical Waltz of the Flowers is inspired by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr.’s carnival creation.

When the Joffrey Ballet's "The Nutcracker" opens at the Kennedy Center on Thursday, 8-year-old Mary Cassell and 17 other local ballet students will become children attending an elaborate Victorian ...

Where and When The Nutcracker Suite: Wake Forest Youth Ballet featuring guests from the Carolina Ballet Saturday, Dec. 11 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 12 3 p.m.

"The waltz of the flowers is one of my favorite choreographies from Mr. Balanchine," Baca says. "He's a real genius at working with groups." It's set to that iconic Tchaikovsky score.

For the Nutcracker traditionalist, an olden-day holiday party sets the opening scene, while the majestic flurry of the Snow Scene, Waltz of the Flowers, and Grande Pas pays homage to the original ...