Dec 14 2008
Holiday Traditions: The Nutcracker
Time for just a quick post before Rex, London, Maddie, Grammy and I head out to New Canaan, Connecticut to see Rex’s eight year old granddaughter perform as a pixie in the Nutcracker. Over the past few years, ever since London and Maddie were able to sit still and enjoy live theatre, we’ve taken them to see a holiday performance of the Nutcracker…. we’ve seen professional ballet troupes such as the New Jersey Ballet at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey, and there’s always a local ballet studio such as Garden State Ballet in Randolph, New Jersey that puts on a holiday benefit performance of the Nutcracker featuring up and coming young dancers. Today’s Nutcracker ballet is going to be special… it will be the first time that London and Maddie have actually known one of the dancers, and they are all dressed up and excited to see their niece turn into a pixie before their very eyes.
