Introduction:
Here is my guide for what Barbie movie adaptations are based on. All links are to stories in the public domain either for you to download, or read with analyses. There are also links to watch full versions of the ballets! Enjoy!
Barbie in the Nutcracker's Origins:
Barbie in the Nutcracker is based on The Nutcracker - a Russian ballet originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (op. 71). The ballet was based on The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - a story by German Romantic author E. T. A. Hoffmann.
Watch The Nutcracker:
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