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Melissa’s School of Dance & Gymnastics planning holiday ‘Nutcracker’ production

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Melissa’s School of Dance & Gymnastics planning holiday ‘Nutcracker’ production

Christmas may still be several months away, but Melissa’s School of Dance and Gymnastics is already working on a special treat for the upcoming holiday season. Inspired by Debbie Allen’s “Hot Chocolate Nutcracker,” the studio will be presenting its own version of “The Nutcracker” this December. First staged in 1892, the Christmas staple is based on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.” You probably know the plot: A young girl named Clara (or Maria depending on the ballet) gets a nutcracker for Christmas, it turns into a prince who fights an army of mice and the two...

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