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Originating a role in this ballet was the best-known feat of ballerina Antonietta Dell’Era. In this ballet’s first full performance in the US, William Christensen danced the role of The Cavalier. (10[1])This ballet’s Journey Through the Snow was cut in its 1954 adaptation by George Balanchine. This ballet’s Grand divertissement (“div-air-tees-MON”) contains dances named for Spain, Arabia, (10[1])and China, (10[1])or chocolate, coffee, and tea, which are followed by a trepak. The final movement of this ballet’s namesake suite is an A major “Waltz of the (10[1])Flowers.” An E minor celeste solo plays during this ballet’s “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.” For 10 points, what Tchaikovsky ballet is titled for a wooden toy soldier? ■END■

ANSWER: The Nutcracker [or Shchelkunchik; accept The Nutcracker Suite]
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TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
UK (North)UK5100%0%54.80
Northern CaliforniaUS4100%0%56.25
Southern CaliforniaUS7100%14%63.14
Eastern Canada (1)US5100%20%73.40
FloridaUS4100%0%68.75
Great LakesUS10100%10%53.80
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS9100%0%59.44
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS9100%11%70.11
NorthUS4100%0%54.50
NortheastUS12100%0%59.50
PacificUS8100%13%73.00
SoutheastUS12100%0%63.42
Upstate NYUS6100%17%67.00