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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 (10[2])[read (10[1])slowly] G, F-sharp, D-sharp, E, which (-5[1])evoke “drops of water (10[1])shooting from (10[1])a fountain.” Maria Tallchief danced this role in a 1954 Balanchine production (10[1])that popularized the ballet that features this character. This character calls (-5[1])for a celebration with (10[1])dancers representing Arabian coffee (10[1])and (10[1])Chinese tea, and she dances a grand pas de deux with (10[1])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[1])Nutcracker. ■END■

ANSWER: Sugar Plum Fairy [or Fée-Dragée]
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Paige CrawleyOxford BBristol B6810
Sarah HendersonCambridge CImperial A6810
Seraphina CharlotteCambridge ASouthampton A6910
Percy YuenCambridge DOxford A75-5
Andrei HuiCambridge BManchester7910
Chris LevesleyWarwick ADurham B8110
Ted WarnerBristol AVanderbilt9310
Zosia MikolajczukSouthampton ADurham A104-5
Lucy DennetWarwick BLSE A10810
Bella ThomasDurham ASouthampton B11210
Edward FogelBirminghamLSE B11310
Tom HainesDurham ASouthampton A12410
Ved MuthusamyOxford ACambridge D15110