Two young dancers from New Westminster earned their place alongside the pros in productions of The Nutcracker this holiday season.
New Westminster dancer Aleksandra (Sasha) Novosiltseff was one of 30 young dancers from around the Lower Mainland chosen to perform with Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker production when it came to Vancouver in November. She danced as a Snow Maiden.
Coming up after Christmas, another young local dancer will be part of the spectacle when the Alberta Ballet production of The Nutcracker returns to Queen Elizabeth Theatre. The production – set in turn-of-the-20th-century Imperial Russia, in all its opulent grandeur – is onstage Dec. 28 to 30, and it includes more than 80 aspiring young dancers from around the Lower Mainland dancing alongside the pros. Among them is New West dancer Kate Rose, who trains with HZ Ballet Classique. She’s dancing as a palace page.
The Alberta Ballet Nutcracker is onstage Thursday, Dec. 28 to Saturday, Dec. 30 at 7:30 p.m., with Friday and Saturday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets range in price from $35 to $95 and can be purchased through www.ticketmaster.ca or by calling 1-855-985-2787. See www.balletbc.com for more information.
