The Nutcracker adapted by Ivanov is based on the fairy tale The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by the German romantic writer Hoffman. 1892 165438+ Maria Theatre in Petersburg was first staged in1October. Ballet consists of two parts, one is the scene of celebrating Christmas in the house, and the other is "Candy Kingdom". The ballet is very ornamental and has a fairy tale style. But the artistic achievement of The Nutcracker is not as outstanding as Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty. The content of the dance drama embodies the idea that goodness finally overcomes evil. The composition of dance is reasonable, regular and harmonious. Among them, "Snow Dance" has various formation changes, such as serpentine curve, small five-pointed star, small circle, and various parallel or tangent straight lines, and the dance action is mainly on tiptoe.