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Greenville academy prepares for annual Christmas ballet

November 30, 2022 Emmie Brooks

GREENVILLE — Christmas comes early to a small corner of eastern North Carolina. Each October, the dedicated performers, instructors and production designers at the North Carolina Academy of Dance Arts (NCADA) embark on their annual two-month […]

Wave of ‘Nutcracker’ cancellations hits dance companies hard

October 13, 2020 Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio — For many, it’s not Christmas without the dance of Clara, Uncle Drosselmeyer, the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Mouse King and, of course, the Nutcracker Prince. But this year the coronavirus pandemic has […]