Great Russian Nutcracker Auditions Three independent open auditions will be held for 7-16 year olds to perform alongside professional Russian ballet dancers in Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker production in Dallas later this year. Conducted by acclaimed master dance instructor Mariia Skoruk, auditions will be held Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011 at 1:00 pm at the London School of Dance in Garland; on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011 at 4:00 pm at the Janie Christy School of Dance in Dallas; and on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 3:00 pm at Toby’s School of Dance in Richardson. The London School of Dance has been offering dance instruction to children and youths since 1966. Targeting all skill levels, classes are offered for ballet, tap, jazz, modern, and hip hop. Marking its 18th year in 2011, the Janie Christy School of Dance offers a variety of dance classes—ballet, jazz, tap, modern, and drill team prep, and hip hop—to students of all ages, from toddlers to adults. Students learn in an encouraging environment that nurtures creativity. Toby’s School of Dance was voted the “Best Dance School in Richardson” by the Dallas Morning News, and participates annually in Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker. The school offers dancers of all ages classes in various forms of ballet, jazz, lyrical, and tap. Click here for Audition Registration

Moscow Ballet Brings Great Russian Nutcracker to Dallas

Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker 2011 holiday performance premieres 2009 International Ballet Competition (IBC) award-winning dancer Karyna Shatkovskaya as Masha (aka Clara) and Vladimir Tkachenko, honor graduate of the Perm School, as the Nutcracker Prince, along with a corps of 40 Russian dancers. Set to Tchaikovsky’s famous score, the production features 200 lavish costumes, larger-than-life Russian puppets and 9 hand-painted backdrops that are embellished with 3-D effects…a must-see for the whole family! Now in its 19th year, Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker tour of two companies annually visits 60+ cities across North America.

Moscow Ballet’s beloved Christmas story received critical acclaim in 2010…“Expansive…the Russian style is elegantly generous, and so the experience is never meager” NY Times; ”The corps dancers were striking to see” Charleston Today; “When performed by masters like these [Moscow Ballet], ballet seems effortless, elegant, and easy” Twin Cities Daily Planet.