| Show C2 HOME & FAMILY The Salt Lake Tribune Friday December 26 1997 1997 UniverMl from The Mtm Page by Betty Debnam Pra Syndicate Gus Goodsports Report Supersport: Wayne Gretzky Birthdate: Height: 0 Weight: 180 Birthplace: Brantford Ontario Canada Wayne Gretzky is often called Great Gretzky for being one of the best ice hockey players of the 1980s and 1990s He is in his second season playing center for the New York Rangers 6-- By BETTY DEBNAM fcomThtUm The Art of Dance Pag tty Betty Oettnam C 997 Unftwrvat Last season he was one of four players on to play in all 82 games He was first on the team with 97 points and 72 assists His assist total was best in the National Hockey League and tied the team record for a center He had 26 games where he scored more than one point In the Wayne lives in Thousand Oaks Calif with his wafe Janet sons Ty and Trevor and daughter Paulina He also is part owner of a restaurant chain the team Ptm Syndicate The Ballet n A ballet is a story acted out through the art of dancing There are no words The French did much to develop the Ballet companies such as the Houston Ballet are groups made up of professional dancers Ballet companies across the country often perform The Nutcracker" at Christmastime These dancers like all ballet dancers learned their parts by imitating other dancers classical type of ballet we know today Many of the ballet words we use are French Today many kids are taking classical ballet Some start at a very early age lessons They learn to with move about and enjoy music and dance When they are about 8 years old many begin their ballet training Without years of training they will not be able to do the difficult and unnatural steps that look so graceful and easy when done by a pro While more girls take ballet than boys it is enjoyed by both Older pro football players have even taken ballet to improve their moving skills! pre-ball- et Meet Hanson Three brothers from Tulsa Okla make up one of the biggest musical groups around Hanson The brothers are Zac 11 drums Isaac 16 (from left to right) Zac Taylor Isaac guitar and Taylor 14 keyboards and lead singer They began singing together at home when they were young and taught themselves to play instruments They began performing for audiences in 1992 Their first album "Middle of Nowhere had the hit song MMMBop The brothers who have three younger siblings like skating Instead of going to a regular school they are taught by their mother at home Their father is an accountant The family has lived in Ecuador Trinidad and Venezuela in-li- from The Mini Page by Betty All ballet tp dancers do exercises and learn the basic positions at the barre (pronounced bar) or rail t Second First Third Fourth Fifth plicated ballet steps The role of the Mouse King in The Nutcracker is often played by a teen-ag- Finish er from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam Rookie Cookies Recipe You'll 2 eggs beaten The Nutcracker is a beautiful ballet that has become a 1 cup sugar 1 12 flour cups 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup of margarine melted 1 cup pecan halves What to do: 1 Combine eggs and sugar in a large bowl Mix well 2 Add flour and salt Mix well 3 Add vanilla and margarine Mix well 4 Drop by teaspoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet 5 Place 1 pecan half in the center of each cookie 6 Bake in a preheated oven for 10 minutes Makes about 2xh dozen f 1 I I I 350-degr- Oebnm '99? Universal u 1997 Drosselmeyer Clara's godfather The Sugarplum Fairy The story opens at a Christmas party at Claras home Gifts are exchanged Claras godfather Drosselmeyer arrives with magic tricks and toys Press Syndicate TRY N BALLET "oV nND Words about ballet are hidden in the block below Some words are hidden backward or diagonally See it you can find BALLET DANCERS STEPS DANCE POINT SHOES REHEARSE POSITIONS PLIE TUTU ACT BARRE CHOREOGRAPHY LEOTARD TOES WALTZ SCENE STAGE STAR P O I N T T O E S YHPARGOE PL I DSTAGEFA AENECSGL NSTEPSHT CERRABJZ E S N O The Mhsi Page by Betty Debnam 1997 Unfversai L L Clara goes to bed but cannot sleep She creeps downstairs to see the nutcracker doll She picks it up and goes to sleep on the sofa R O H C T R B I T I D H P H T H A A Q O L U E N C S B E O A C T C T P S R E D Q S A U S R S O P K E R E S 1 (fw led mice by the Mouse King scamper Suddenly about The toys come alive An army of wooden soldiers led by the Nutcracker battle the mice Clara saves the Nutcracker by throwing her slipper at the Mouse King The Prince and Clara travel to the Pres Syndicate Kingdom Mini Spy and Casey Count are dancing in The Nutcracker See if you can find: word MINI swan sword ladder number 8 witchs hat ice cream cone jt Drosselmeyer fixes the toy and the party ends E T Mini Spy carrot Clara's jealous brother Fritz breaks the doll E C N G R S V W X U E D DRATOELW tram B A Drosselmeyer gives Clara a nutcracker doll number 3 letter X ruler fiying pan squirrel letter V of Sweets where they meet the Sugarplum Fairy The Nutcracker wins the battle and turns into a handsome prince As a reward for the bravery of the Prince and Clara dancers put on a show in their honor Each group dances to its own special music Arabian I i i I i I i The main characters Christmas tradition It is a fairy tale set to music and dance It was written more than 100 years ago tf universal Press Syndicate The Nutcracker Story Nutcracker Sweets need: tty Betty Guide Press Syndicate Nutcracker 3 Get another cop of this issue Cut apart the squares from The Nutci acker story Mix them up then find the matching pictures in the other issue 4 Practice the ballet positions pictured m the issue 5 Design an lm itation for a pel foi mance of The Nutcracker 6 Discuss the follow nig Do you take or hace you ever taken ballet lessons0 If so how did you like them0 What do you like about ballet0 Have you ever seen a performance of The Nutci acker"0 If so where was it and what did you think about it0 Why do you think people love the ballet0 What type of training do you think is involved when vou are a ballerina0 7 Find the following words in this issue classical tradition professional exchanged basic jealous barre flutes imitating Define and make up a new sentence for each one learn com- Page 1997 by Universal Teacher's follow mg 1 Look thiough voui newspapet for a picture that might make a good story for a ballet 2 Draw a picture of yourself dres-o- d as one of the characters from The barre to center practice where they from The Mint imjfiage Press Syndicate Main idea This issue is about ballet and The Nutu acker story The following is a list of aamties to be used with this issue They are listed in older of difficulty w ith the easier assignments listed fit st Ask the children to do the Later they move away from the Jump CQ4' 1997 Universal For use by teachers and parents at home and at school For use with issue: The Ballet The five positions in dance Start fimiltn Debnam Chinese |
