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Anyone Watching Battle of the Nutcrackers on Ovation?

I put this question on the beauty board because to me nothing is as beautiful as the Nutcracker Ballet. The Ovation cable channel has shown five international versions of the ballet, from the classical to the avant garde. Viewers can vote for their favorite, which will be shown on Christmas eve. To me, the Bolshoi had the best dancing. It was perfect! For sheer production value, however, as well as the magnificent Sugar Plum Fairy and her prince, the Royal Ballet of London was sublime. Ovation is showing the ballets in marathon format, one ballet per day, up until the winner is announced. Today, Wednesday, is the Royal Ballet version. It's just beautiful!