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This character was replaced in an adaptation by the National Ballet of China with a character who gives Yuan Yuan a red scarf after she asks to become a crane. A stage device called a reika created the illusion of this character gliding across the stage. Antoinetta Dell’Era originated this role, represented by a staccato melody beginning with the sixteenth notes G and E, followed by the eighth notes [read slowly] G, F-sharp, D-sharp, E, which evoke “drops of water shooting from a fountain.” (10[1])Maria Tallchief danced this role in a (-5[1])1954 Balanchine production that popularized the ballet that features this character. This character calls for a celebration with dancers representing (-5[1])Arabian coffee and Chinese tea, and she dances a grand pas de deux with Prince Coqueluche (“kohk-uh-LOOSH”) after the “Waltz of the Flowers.” For 10 points, name this ruler of the Land of Sweets whose “Dance” includes a celesta solo in The (10[2])Nutcracker. ■END■

ANSWER: Sugar Plum Fairy [or Fée-Dragée]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eve FleisigBerkeley CStanford L8310
Michal Gerasimiukstanford MBerkeley B90-5
Ryan FangStanford ABerkeley A110-5
Vinu HariharBerkeley AStanford A15110
Ryan SunBerkeley Bstanford M15110