The Nutcracker, BAC, Dec 2-3, 2017

This past December, Veronica was in her ballet school's production of The Nutcracker. It is a pretty massive undertaking so the school only does it every other year. We have been going to their Nutcracker production since she started at the school, so we saw it when she was 4, then again when she was 6. I was pleasantly surprised that they employ professional dancers for the solo parts (Snow Queen, Sugar Plum Fairy, etc.). I think that's great exposure for the kids to see and actually be in a production with a professional dancer.
This was the first year Veronica was old enough to audition and she was so nervous. She was ECSTATIC when she got a part! She was one of the younger dancers, and she had a small part, but she had a blast in her first experience being in a ballet production (quite different from a recital)! They did 2 performances that weekend. Quite tiring for a little girl, but she was awesome. Here are a few photos and a video.

Right before her audition!

 A couple of photos from rehearsal:

Veronica Reindeer ready for the show!

And here are the reindeer bringing in the Snow Queen to Clara and her Nutcracker!

Here is just the reindeer portion of the Sunday show:


Post show with her biggest fans! We were all so proud of her!

Click here to see more photos and videos from The Nutcracker. I actually also have the ENTIRE Sunday performance as a video in the album, if you'd like to watch it.