The Maiden of Heaven’s White Veil

 Crystal Michelle Fallin, a Snowflake in the Waltz of the Snowflakes, Nutcracker Ballet performed by the St. Augustine Premier Ballet Company 1996.

The Snow Maiden

The Snow cascaded, swirled and blew,

in the Magical Kingdom

Of the Land of Snow;

Amidst the snow flakes and fairies.

The Snow Maiden dances,

Twirling on pointed toes

From moonbeam to shadow;

Her silhouette we follow

From forest to meadow;

Snow and ice are her friends,

The coated white earth is her floor;

Center stage from heaven

The stars shine on her,

Seeking no other;

She is the Snow Maiden

Graceful and fair,

in her fairy white dress

With star light in her hair;

Delicate and graceful

From finger tip to toe,

She's eloquent to behold;

Her eyes sparkles like Crystals

Amidst the snow fairies and sprites

She waltzes in solace

With mystical delight;

From winter's breath she came

Twirling and dancing in the chilled air;

Through the forest and the fields

The wind whispers her name,

Brilliant and translucent...Crystal

The maiden of heaven's white veil.

By Peggy Fallin

A Christmas Tree and a Dancing Snowflake

Crystal Michelle Fallin posing with her Grandma, mom and brother Ryan in front of the family’s Christmas tree.  That night was her first  performance as a snowflake in the Land of Snow for the Nutcracker Ballet and she was very excited.  As a member of the St. Augustine Premier Ballet Company  she will perform as a waltzing snowflake in The Land of Snow for six seasons 1992 to 1997. 

 

A Grandma’s Love

 Grandma Mary with her granddaughter Crystal and grandson Ryan.  This picture was taken before the first performance of the Nutcracker Ballet in 1992.  Crystal was dressed in her snowflake costume.  

In the Land of the Snow “A Brilliant Crystal Snowflake” - Nutcracker Ballet

 Crystal Michelle Fallin as a Snowflake in the Land of Snow, Nutcracker Ballet 1993.  She is pictured second to the left on the back row. Crystal was a member of the St. Augustine Premier Ballet Company and performed the ballet at the Flagler College Auditorium.  She was 9 years old in the fourth grade.  This was her 3rd year dancing in the Nutcracker Ballet.

A Little Snowflake in the Land of Snow

Crystal Michelle Fallin a snowflake in the Land of Snow, The Nutcracker Ballet 1992.  Performed by the Premier Ballet Company at Flagler College Auditorium.  Crystal was 8 years old in the 3rd grade.  This was her second year of ballet.

Dancing with the Angels

Dancing with the Angels

Memories surround me,

But sadness has found me,

I’d do anything for more time.
Never before has someone meant more.
And I can’t get you out of my mind.

There is just so much that I don’t understand
But I know.

You’re dancing with the angels.
Walking in new light
You’re dancing with the angels.
Heaven fills your eyes.
Now that you’re dancing with the angels.

You had love for you family
Love for all people
Love for the Father and Son
Your heart will be heard in your unspoken words.
Through generations to come

There is so much that I don’t understand
But I know.

You’re dancing with the angels.
Walking in new light
Yeah, you’re dancing with the angels.
Heaven fills your eyes.
Now that you’re dancing…

We’re only here
For such a short time
I’m going stand up, shout out, sing hallelujah,
One day I’ll see you again

And we’ll be dancing with the angels
Walking in new light
We’re dancing with the angels.
Heaven fill our eyes.
When you’re dancing with the angels
When we’re dancing with the angels

I’m dancing with the angels.
Dancing with the angels.

Lyrics by Ed Cash, Trent Monk, Michael Neagle

Waltz of the Snowflakes

Crystal Michelle Fallin danced as a Demi-Soloist in Waltz of the Snowflakes in the St. Augustine Nutcracker Ballet at Flagler College Auditorium, December 1997. 

"From winter's breath she came

Twirling and dancing in the chilled air;

Through the forest and the fields

The wind whispers her name,

Brilliant and translucent...Crystal

The maiden of heaven's white veil."

(Excerpt from The Snow Maiden)

Waltz of the Snowflakes 

The Choreography

The Waltz includes sixteen dancers working in concert to present a unified dance and music experience. The dancers work together weaving about to create a huge rotating ice crystal on the forest floor. They split into groups of four making smaller snow crystals, and fly across the stage in solo leaps. Twirling and swirling and twisting and turning as the snowflakes fall to the earth or as the solo dancers move around the stage. In the last third of the Waltz, the dancers work solo and flash across the forest floor in a repetitive barrage of leaps. The dancers enter from a back-stage corner and move to the opposite front corner. Each dancer following another as the previous exits stage right or left. They leap or perform jetés midway through the stage. The dancers leap is free and flowing much as the wind tosses stray snowflakes from the top of a fence post piled high with newly fallen snow.

Not All Angels Reside in Heaven

Inspirational Dance Card for Cards for Kindness Program of Scrapbook,com in Gilbert, Arizona.  Designed for Impact One Breast Foundation, Lemons of Love or Dignity Health.

 

Image is of Crystal Michelle Fallin from Waltz of the Snowflakes 

St. Augustine Nutcracker Ballet

Braid Mission Cards of Hope - Paint Your Dream

 Inspirational Dance Card “Paint Your Dream and Follow It” mailed to Braid Mission Cards of Hope Program in California for foster children.  

The Inspirational Dance Card is from the Waltz of the Snowflakes from The Nutcracker Ballet.  The Snowflake dancer is Crystal Fallin, Flagler College Auditorium.  

The Snow Maiden

 

The Snow Maiden

The Snow cascaded, swirled and blew,

in the Magical Kingdom

Of the Land of Snow;

Amidst the snow flakes and fairies.

The Snow Maiden dances,

Twirling on pointed toes

From moonbeam to shadow;

Her silhouette we follow

From forest to meadow;

Snow and ice are her friends,

The coated white earth is her floor;

Center stage from heaven

The stars shine on her,

Seeking no other;

She is the Snow Maiden

Graceful and fair,

in her fairy white dress

With star light in her hair;

Delicate and graceful

From finger tip to toe,

She's eloquent to behold;

Her eyes sparkles like Crystals

Amidst the snow fairies and sprites

She waltzes in solace

With mystical delight;

From winter's breath she came

Twirling and dancing in the chilled air;

Through the forest and the fields

The wind whispers her name,

Brilliant and translucent...Crystal

The maiden of heaven's white veil.

By Peggy Fallin

Crystal was a Demi-Soloist in the Waltz of the Snowflakes

 Nutcracker Ballet  

Performed by the St. Augustine Premier Ballet Company