76. The Nutcracker, Sneak Peek

 Get ready to leap, twirl, tiptoe, and imagine as we step into the magical world of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker! In this special holiday episode, Ms. Elizabeth, Forte the Lion, and our wonderful guest Rosie (age 7!) lead your little ones through three favorite Nutcracker moments with music, movement, imagination, and lots of giggles. Join me for our 6th Annual Nutcracker Challenge, beginning Monday, December 15th. Each day, you'll receive a video from our Nutcracker course with simple, joyful ideas for extending the music and movement fun at home. On the final day, we’ll gather for a live Zoom class so we can make music and dance together! 👉 Sign up for this FREE challenge: www.clapforclassics.com/nutcracker2025 This is one of our most magical traditions—and I’d love to see you there! And if you know someone who might enjoy this challenge, will you send them the sign-up page so they can join us too!  I appreciate the help in spreading the word! 1. Waltz of the Flowers Float into the gentle, dreamy world of flowers as we imagine tiny seeds sprouting, growing, and swaying in a colorful garden. Rosie helps us imagine how the dancers swirl like petals on the stage—and Forte becomes a very enthusiastic sunflower! Inside our full Nutcracker course, we explore this piece with scarves, butterflies, bees, and a whole garden of movement fun. 2. Trepak (Russian Dance) Get ready to MOVE! This high-energy piece is full of big jumps, fast kicks, and lion-sized wiggles. Kids can jump, dance, march, or shake their whole bodies as the music speeds by. Inside the course, this becomes our silly and energetic teddy bear trampoline routine—always a kid favorite! 3. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Tiptoe like magical fairies and princes as you listen for the sparkling celeste. Freeze like a fairy statue! Float like snowflakes! Rosie shares how dancers move on their tiptoes, and Forte… well… thinks his tail might be twinkling. In the full course, we play a “pass the magic” fairy-wand game that little ones adore. Want the FULL Nutcracker Experience? If your kids love this magical preview, you’ll enjoy the complete Nutcracker music course inside our All Access Membership! We’re teaching the full Nutcracker inside All Access LIVE beginning next Thursday—we’d love to have you join the fun. More Holiday Episodes You’ll Love: • Episode 60: The Nutcracker Party → https://www.clapforclassics.com/episode60 • Episode 61: Dance Along to Tchaikovsky → https://www.clapforclassics.com/episode61   Classical tracks used on this episode are licensed for our use by Classical.com