It’s that time of year again, when pointe shoes will be worn thin and hundreds of local dancers don tutus and ballet slippers to bring “The Nutcracker” to life.
This holiday season, four productions — three of them “Nutcrackers” — feature Clark County students dancing roles from the youngest little angels to complex pas de deux principal roles with dance partners that require extensive training.
Two high school seniors, Lauren Herrmann and Autumn Cassity, will share the coveted principal roles of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Snow Queen in “The Nutcracker” presented by Columbia Dance from Dec. 14-16.
o In 1891, the Russian Imperial Ballet commissioned P.I. Tchaikovsky to write the musical score.