5 and a half minutes of beautiful dancing (especially the on-point slide near the end) to gorgeous music followed by two minutes of pyrotechnics in this 2011 Ballachine NYC Ballet Nutcracker pas de deux (shown on PBS I believe):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya4DasxL47g&t=4870s

Sadly, this is a low resolution video, but it is still possible to appreciate the artistry of Megan Fairchild and Joaquin De Luz.

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