Weeks ahead of George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker,” the Sugar Plum Fairy is getting ready to entertain. Her wand at hand, she has magic to command. At her palace in the Land of the Sweets ...

New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck takes us through her entire routine as the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker. As she gets ready for the iconic third movement in the pas de deux ...

A Christmas treat fit for a prima ballerina, these chocolate covered ... Drain the plums of their liqueur and carefully top each fairy cake with a plum piece and a sprinkling of edible gold ...