Seventeen local students of The Andover School of Ballet at 14 Park St. are gearing up to perform in several area productions of the popular holiday ballet The Nutcracker. Every week these students rehearse their Nutcracker roles, as well as continuing their usual schedule of dance classes at The Andover School of Ballet, according to Kristina Liversidge, director. To be cast in these productions, each dancer went through an audition and then waited for a telephone call to tell them if they were chosen for a role. Now, they will have the opportunity to perform on stage in one of the world's most popular ballets and learn first hand about the life of a professional dancer.
Emily Pisacreta, 10, performed as a Mouse in the Albany Berkshire Ballet production at the Collins Center for the Arts at Andover High School on Dec. 5
Gwyneth Miner, 12, and Elsie Miner, 8, performed as Party Children for the Winchester Ballet Arts Centre production at the McCall Middle School Auditorium in Winchester on Dec. 5 and 6.
In the New England Civic Ballet production at the Rogers Center for the Arts, Merrimack College on Dec. 11, 12 and 13 are:
Katelyn Tsai, 8, performing as a Party Child
Kristen Sikora, 11, performing as a Party Child
In the Northeast Youth Ballet production at Lynn Memorial Auditorium, Lynn, on Dec. 10 - 13 are:
Zenia Bhathena, 8, performing as a Cherub
Amanda Brooks, 8, performing as a Cherub
Sarah Feinberg, 10, performing as a Party Child and as a Soldier
In the Dance Prism production at the Collins Center for the Arts at Andover High School on Dec. 19 and 20 - where students perform in a touring cast at venues in Andover, Concord, Littleton & Worcester, MA OR in a local cast which performs their parts only in the Andover performances - are:
Emma Brown, age 8, performing as a Caroler
Anna Lang, age 8, performing as a Caroler
Darya Lee, age 8, performing as a Caroler
Olivia Raza, age 9, performing as a Caroler
Shelby Romansik, age 8, performing as a Caroler
Samira Sayan, age 8, performing as a Caroler
Erin Walsh, age 11, performing as a Cupid
Rebecca Yeh, age 12, performing as a Cupid
Anna Zdunczyk, age 9, performing as a Caroler
