Mother Ginger is arguably the most precarious part in George Balanchine's The Nutcracker," says Corps de Ballet Member Gilbert Bolden III. "Around 90% of the shows go off without a hitch, then Vince Young makes his ballet debut in "The Nutcracker" khou.com The answer to yesterday's Nutcracker Trivia: Mother Ginger's towering costume weighs _____ pounds. Mother Ginger's skirt weighs 85 pounds and measures 9 feet in diameter just enough room for the 8 Polichinelles Is it even Christmas if you don't dress up as Mother Ginger in The Nutcracker? There's no better way to kick off the season than with big hair, a bigger dress, and