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Ballerina Misty Copeland (left) has danced in The Nutcracker dozens of times. A new Disney movie called The Nutcracker and the Four Realms opened November 2. It stars Mackenzie Foy and Jayden Fowora-Knight (right).
Laurie Sparham/© 2018 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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TEKS: 3.8A, 3.8B, 4.9A, 4.9B, 5.9C
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The Nutcracker is the most widely performed ballet in the world. Many young dancers get their first big break in this show. Now, it has been turned into a new movie!
315,000
An elaborate rectangular palace was built for the movie. It has a length of 700 feet, a width of 450 feet, and an area of 315,000 square feet.
125
The New York City Ballet casts about 125 kid dancers in its show every year.
50
It took more than 3 weeks to paint 50 toy horses by hand for the movie.
43
The merry-go-round built for the movie has 43 animals to ride.
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