In the performances of Petersburg's three great ballets by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, classical dance experienced its climax and thus formed the starting platform for the renewal of ballet in the 20th century. The second act of the "Nutcracker", first performed in 1892, takes place in the Palace of the Sugar Fairy Kingdom. When one hears the world-famous dances of this section today - including the Russian dance "Trepak" - one can hardly understand that Tchaikovsky had put the work on this act...