Harper Watters
The Cavalier
'When I was a kid, I choreographed a one-man version of The Nutcracker, taking props from around the house. I took the Christmas tree skirt from the attic and made it a dress, and I would turn the lights off and just have the spotlight from the chandelier in my living room.'
Harper Watters has a passion for being bold and unapologetically himself, as evidenced not only in his onstage dancing as a Soloist for the Houston Ballet but in is viral heel treadmill videos. He’s accumulated over 138 thousand followers with his Instagram and created the YouTube web series The Pre Show, which documents the behind-the-scenes stage life of professional dancers.
His parents, seeing his creative version of The Nutcracker, gifted their young son with a VHS tape of The Nutcracker. (the movie starring Macaulay Caulkin) Harper shares that video got a lot of use. Whether at Christmas time, or on the hottest day of the summer, he would sit and watch, especially the snow scene, his favorite.
'I feel like The Nutcracker is the Disney classic of the ballet world. It’s like The Lion King. It’s like The Little Mermaid. It’s the magic. People have a connection to it being on a holiday. It’s a tradition. I think it’s really nostalgic, as well.'
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