| Michael Mizerany, 37, a professional dancer making a guest performance as the Nutcracker, said the young dancers are learning more than how to do a plie, jete and a pirouette. |
| For example, the Luca Carati Plie pendant appears to be an ovoid encrusted in diamonds at first sight. |
| You put your knee over the ball of the foot, and that creates a cushion, then the plie puts the heel down as you finish landing. |
| She would ask the dancer to walk to the centre of the room, to do a deep bend of the knees, a plie, in first position, a deep plie, stand up and walk off. |
