George Balanchine

The Nutcracker starring Darci Kistler, Damian Woetzel, Kyra Nichols, Bart Robinson Cook, Jessica Lynn Cohen, Macaulay Culkin

Center Stage movie trailer - starring Peter Gallagher, Zoe Saldana, Donna Murphy, Susan May Pratt, Amanda Schull, Ilia Kulik. Directed by Nicholas Hytner. Genre: Drama Rating: PG-13

Star Spangled Rhythm movie trailer - starring Bing Crosby, Franchot Tone, Bob Hope, Fred MacMurray, Dorothy Lamour, Victor Moore. Directed by George Marshall. Genre: Musical Rating: Not Rated

New York City Ballet: Bringing Balanchine Back tells the story of New York City Ballet s historic visit to St. Petersburg, Russia to perform at the famed Mariinsky Theater where ballet legend and NYCB co-founder George Balanchine received his training and began his career. One of the most famous theaters in the world, this is where Tchaikovsky created The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty, and where other greats of the ballet world such as Nureyev, Nijinsky and Baryshnikov took their first ballet steps. The eagerly-anticipated trip coincides with the world-wide celebrations marking the centennial of Balanchine s birth, and takes place during St. Petersburg s annual White Nights festival. Included is performance footage of several of Balanchine s most acclaimed works, along with a rare glimpse behind-the-scenes for a number of backstage dramas.

Center Stage -- Virgin.net Movies - Trailer (WMP)

Featurette for Center Stage: Turn It Up focuses on Rachele Brooke Smith's character, Kate, and her dance abilities.

Featurette for Center Stage: Turn It Up focuses on the film's different choreography.

Featurette for Center Stage: Turn It Up focuses on the film's returning cast.

Center Stage -- A group of 12 teenagers from various backgrounds enroll at the American Ballet Academy in New York to make it as ballet dancers and each one deals with the problems and stress of training and getting ahead in the world of dance.

Return to the Center Stage phenomenon with new passions and partners in the amped-up, high-energy Center Stage: Turn It Up. All Kate Parker has ever wanted to do was perform with the American Ballet Academy. But when she doesn t get in, she learns that it takes more than just natural talent to succeed in the dance world. With a turn in a cutting-edge hip-hop club and the help of a handsome former hockey player-turned-dancer, she may yet manage to make her dreams come true. Peter Gallagher, Kenny Wormald, Ethan Stiefel and a cast of hot, up-and-coming stars rock to a new beat in this unmissable sensation!