Nutcracker costume

About two years ago Phoebe informed us that she wanted to take ballet lessons. This was actually quite shocking because she had never really expressed an interest in dance beyond dressing up in tutus when she was little.

 

So, at the ripe old age of 10 1/2 she began taking ballet. Late by some standards but just right for her. She’s been super motivated to learn all the basics. She’s watched You Tube videos, borrowed books and videos from the library and borrowed books from her teacher. She’s progressed very quickly. This spring she tried out for our local ballet company and was accepted as a junior apprentice.

 

We are so blessed to have a vibrant fine arts community in our small city. Each year our ballet company performs The Nutcracker. This year Phoebe is double cast as a soldier and a party girl. For half the performances she’ll be a soldier and for half she’ll be a party girl.

 

I had the privilege of making her dress for the performance. So I’m able to get some photos before the official photo day. Here they are…

 

 

 

We used 2 simplicity patterns, 7306 for the dress and 6041 for the puff sleeves. For the pantaloons I just made some pajama pants and added all kinds of lace and ribbon to the bottoms.