In Tchaikovskys ballet The Nutcracker, who is the nutcrackers main enemy?
Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum a fun town." Arlene Wagner is regarded as a "national authority" on the subject of nutcrackers. Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum is a museum dedicated to nutcrackers, located in Leavenworth, Washington. Founded by Arlene Wagner and her husband George in 1995, the museum housed over 6,000 nutcrackers in 2010. Wagner studied ballet under Alexandra Danilova, and subsequently became a ballet instructor. She taught multiple productions of "The Nutcracker", and became enamored of nutcrackers. She began collecting them during the 1960s. The museum's building is of a Bavarian style and is of an area of 3,000 square feet; it is
Nutcracker doll Nutcracker doll Nutcracker dolls, also known as Christmas nutcrackers, are decorative nutcracker figurines most commonly made to resemble a toy soldier. In German tradition, the dolls are symbols of good luck, frightening away malevolent spirits. While nearly all nutcrackers from before the first half of the 20th century are functional, a significant proportion of modern nutcrackers are primarily decorative, and not able to crack nuts. Nutcrackers are also a part of German folklore. Serving as protectors or soldiers of the house which they are home to. Nutcracker dolls originate from late-17th century Germany, particularly the Ore Mountains (German: "Erzgebirge") region.