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Bridget
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Posted: Dec 01 2008 at 2:48pm \| IP Logged

I want to get the Nutcracker on DVD. Does anyone have a favorite version that the kids will enjoy?

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Posted: Dec 01 2008 at 3:24pm \| IP Logged

The Nutcracker (1993) is the one we have. It is classic Balanchine and I love the NYC Ballet...you just have to somehow get past MacCauley Culkin...which is hard for me...but...my younger don't notice him and my older children get some chuckles from him (God bless MacCauley, I honestly think that he is doing the best that he can

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I would like to hear about other options.

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Posted: Dec 02 2008 at 8:56pm \| IP Logged

We love the same one. It has the advantage of being narrated, which you don't get when you see it in a live performance.

Kevin Kline does the narration and I like his voice.

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Posted: Dec 03 2008 at 9:11am \| IP Logged

This one has always been my favorite, since I was a young dancer. It's Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland...I don't know if it's as entertaining as the NYC ballet one...but if there are dancers in your house who appreciate the beauty of perfect ballet...this is lovely.

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Posted: Dec 03 2008 at 9:19am \| IP Logged

I guess you can't go wrong with Baryshnikov!

Maybe I'll have to get both!

Thanks everyone!

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Posted: Dec 03 2008 at 11:24am \| IP Logged

missionfamily wrote:

This one! This one!

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