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Behind the Nutcracker

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  • galmh "Nutcracker"---"I think I'm going to cry," Maurice Johnson said. "They were so good!" Through the thick cloud of stage fog, three little boys in gold lame diapers hopped up to give Johnson high-fives after they finished their jobs as cupids in "The Nutcracker."  City Ballet members travel to small communities around the state to offer a once in a lifetime opportunity for local children. To perform with them in the production.
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  • galmh "Nutcracker"---Columbia City Ballet dancer Misha Eady high-fives cupid Aiden Camilleri, 4, during rehearsal in Clover. Although stressful, Eady says it's wonderful to work with children and expose them to the arts. "They're the future of ballet," she said.
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  • galmh "Nutcracker"---"She's too young!" said artistic director William Starrett after a young girl began to cry onstage. "She's out!" It sounded harsh, but with a tight schedule, there was no time for temper tantrums or stage fright during rehearsal.
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  • galmh "Nutcracker"--Columbia City Ballet dancer Maurice Johnson helps dancers Michelle Genaro, Kelly Zeidner, Lindsey Alsip and Alex Barnaba prepare for rehearsal in Clover. Johnson goes out to communities to help the local dancers prepare for their big chance.
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  • galmh "Nutcracker"--- Columbia City Ballet dancer Regina Willoughby performs a scene from the Nutcracker in Clover.
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  • galmh "Nutcracker"---Seamstress Ruth Mock and Columbia City Ballet dancer and costume designer Alexis Doktor, right, make some final adjustments to  Regina Willoughby's costume during rehearsal for "The Nutcracker" at Patriot Hall in Sumter.
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  • galmh "Nutcracker"---From left, Samantha Priddy, Elizabeth Lewis and Hannah Smith enjoy some books while waiting for their turn to hit the stage in Columbia City Ballet's performance of Nutcracker in Clover.
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  • galmh "Nutcracker"---Columbia City Ballet dancers perform a scene from Act II - Land of Snow during their performance of  "The Nutcracker" inside the Clover School District Auditorium.
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  • Children and adults get a first-hand lesson in the various ballet moves Columbia City Ballet dancers go through, after their performance of "Nutcracker" at Patriot Hall in Sumter.
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  • galmh "Nutcracker"---Columbia City ballet dancer Regina Willoughby rests between performances of "The Nutcracker" at Patriot Hall in Sumter.
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