User blog comment:Rose0250/Advice/@comment-26758907-20160612222940

Well, I noticed is that Marie is from The Nutcracker and The Mouse King, while Clara is from The Nutcracker. They play the same role- the girl who gets the Nutcracker on Christmas. Since Marissa is the daughter of Marie, I think you should go by the novel. You could always change it, but thats a suggestion.

Another thing is her relationship to the story or ballet. Does she refferance taking Dance Class for her story? If you would chose to do the ballet, that would always be a big hint.

I think since Marissa is the daughter of Marie I would suggest having her from the book, not the ballet.