TSA Dance Department teamed up with the Toledo Jazz Orchestra to deliver The Nutcracker Suite (arranged by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn)
December 2nd, 2006

This unique performance combined the talents of the TSA Dance Department with the classy sounds of the Toledo Jazz Orchestra. The music was from The Nutcracker Suite as arranged by Duke Ellington and Billy Staryhorn. The audience was treated to a colorful blend of dance styles with jazz and swing variations of the original Tchaikovsky classics.

To watch clips from the Toledo Jazz Orchestra / Nutcracker Suite program, please click on the star icon above the title of each performance listed below. (Content edited, requires Quicktime Player--File size varies.)


Toot Toot Tootie Toot
(2.9 MB)
Choreography by Kerri Wilde


Peanut Brittle Brigade
(4.2 MB)
Choreography by Deb Calabrese


Sugar Rum Cherry
(6.5 MB)
Choreography by Deb Calabrese


Midnight Stroll
(3.7 MB)
Choreography by Talina Tolson


Volga Vouty
(7.4 MB)
Choreography by Deb Calabrese


Chinoiserie
(3.4 MB)
Choreography by Talina Tolson


Dance of the Floreadores
(4.5 MB)
Choreography by Talina Tolson


Arabesque Cookie
(3.3 MB)
Choreography by Talina Tolson


Marquis Shuffle
(3.1 MB)
Choreography by Kerri Wilde


Saturday Night Dance Party
(4.5 MB)
Choreography by Deb Calabrese


TSA would like to thank Erie Drug and Kahler Pharmacy for their support,
which made this TSA performance possible.