If you would like to see brief video excerpts of elementary school performances, please click on the videos below. The first 3 videos are dancers from the Sarasota Ballet Trainee program under the directorship of Chris Hird. The performances were at elementary schools throughout the Sarasota area. The Gwendolyn Goes Hollywood excerpt is with dancers from the Nutmeg Conservatory. Victoria Mazzarelli, the ballet school director, dances the role of Natasha. Note: every performance is different as I always use dancers from local ballet companies or dance schools.

Gwendolyn, the Graceful Pig

Gwendolyn, the Graceful Pig

Gwendolyn, the Graceful Pig

Gwendolyn Goes Hollywood

The Walnut Hill Community Dance Academy put on a production of David Ira Rottenberg’s picture book, Gwendolyn’s Nutty Nutcracker. Melanie Atkins, the Community Dance Academy Director, did the choreography and staging. The Narrator is Sammi Price. Below are two short excerpts from the performance.