Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker
As a child, I have always loved the Nutcracker. The story is magical and the different renditions potrayed in ballet are just beautiful. I have always wanted to go see the live ballet and this year I was extremely lucky to be able to, thanks to USFamilyGuide.com . My mom taught me the love of culture and the beauty in the arts, so naturally I wanted to take her along on this wonderful adventure. As we entered the beautiful Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis - which is gorgeous - there was a beautiful ballerina ready to have her picture taken with you for a fair price (she was also there at the end). Any little girls dream could come true with that! They also had a souvenir table with beautiful posters, trinkets and Russian dolls and Nutcrackers as well as things to be purchased from the show like DVD's and CD's. But this was only the beginning. We were graciously granted seats very close to the stage with a TERRIFIC view I must say. We were so close we...