The Nutcracker Act II – Spanish Dance
December 18, 2013 at 4:02 pm 11 comments
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The Spanish Dance
‘Hot Chocolate’
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horns and castanets
clicking and stomping of heels
her fluttering fan
high-spirited abandon
a passionate confection
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My More German than Spanish Nutcracker:)
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Masters Slave | December 18, 2013 at 6:15 pm
Dancing with glee and singing yippee e-I-e-I-oh!
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words4jp | December 19, 2014 at 3:42 pm
Reblogged this on Words4jp's Blog and commented:
The first of the Divertissement. Some productions relate the Spanish Dance to coffee and some to chocolate. I chose to go with hot chocolate. This piece of music is one of my favorites. I never danced the Spanish Dance, but I remember the choreography from start to finish.
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nottooold2 | December 19, 2014 at 3:49 pm
Holy moly you have an extensive collection. 🙂
Where do you keep them in the “off season”?
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words4jp | December 19, 2014 at 3:57 pm
I have a hutch cabinet…
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nottooold2 | December 19, 2014 at 4:04 pm
Cool. So they are prominently displayed all year. 🙂
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words4jp | December 19, 2014 at 4:14 pm
but of course. 🙂
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nottooold2 | December 19, 2014 at 4:07 pm
This little guy looks like something that could be found all over a small tourist town nearby. Frankenmuth. A fun little place to visit. Especially if you like Christmas, beer, chicken or candy. 🙂
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words4jp | December 19, 2014 at 4:13 pm
I have been there many times and I know of the place of which you speak. I lived in Toledo, OH for a spell – the ex is from there and his family still lives there. The last time i was there, i was pregnant with Peyton (who is now, 17)
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nottooold2 | December 19, 2014 at 4:15 pm
Dang, that’s a long time. Did any of your Nutcrackers come from Bronner’s or any of the other shops?
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words4jp | December 19, 2014 at 4:19 pm
no – though i bought a few Nutcracker ornaments from there. i am afraid my ex was not big with anything that had anything to do with the Xmas holidays – including my Nutcrackers. it wasn’t till i got divorced that all of my ‘nuts’ were taken out of boxes.
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nottooold2 | December 19, 2014 at 4:28 pm
Hahaha. Nuts, boxes…. I’ll leave that one alone because it’s just too easy. LOL
Let me know if you ever get to “The Muth” again. I’ll treat you to a glass of wine or a beer. Your choice. 🙂