We only touched on a few examples of the partnership between physics and dance. There are many other areas in which these two seemingly different disciplines are interrelated. For further exploration, we recommend these resources both for the further exploration of dance and physics as well as The Nutcracker . The Physics of Dance Physics, Dance and the Pas de Deux By Kenneth Laws and Cynthia Harvey Schirmer Books/McMillan Publishing, New York. 1994. To find out more on The Physics of Dance, GOOGLE “dance physics” for many available sites with additional information. The Nutcracker Ballet The Story of the Nutcracker Ballet by Diane Goode The Nutcracker by Jane B. Mason Woodland Nutcracker by Avril Tyrrell The Nutcracker by Daniel Walden General Ballet The Illustrated Book of Ballet Stories by Barbara Newman Of Swans, Sugarplums, and Satin Slippers by Violette Verdy Ballet School by Naia Bray-Moffat Dance Me a Story; Twelve Tales from the Classic Ballets by Jane Rosenburg