Gallery: The Nutcracker Ballet brings the holiday magic back to Flagstaff
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Hattie Loper
Staff Photographer
The performance will be at Ardrey Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Saturday, with a lollipop matinee -- a shortened, kid-friendly version -- set for 2 p.m.
Nutcracker Ballet
Niko Mulligan dances as the soldier doll during a dress rehearsal for "The Nutcracker" on Wednesday night. The ballet is presented by the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra and NAU Community Music and Dance Academy.
Nutcracker Ballet
Lilliana Roccaforte dances the role of a snowflake during a dress rehearsal for "The Nutcracker" on Wednesday night. The ballet is presented by the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra and NAU Community Music and Dance Academy.
Nutcracker Ballet
Hanna Reinshagen dances the role of Arabian Coffee as viewed from the wings of the stage during a dress rehearsal for "The Nutcracker" on Wednesday night. The ballet is presented by the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra and NAU Community Music and Dance Academy.
Nutcracker Ballet
"The Nutcracker" returns to Ardrey Auditorium at Northern Arizona University once again. The ballet is presented by the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra and NAU Community Music and Dance Academy.
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Cecelia Runge dancing as the Mouse King and Gauge Kenmore as the Nutcracker battle on stage during a dress rehearsal for "The Nutcracker" on Wednesday night at Ardrey Auditorium at NAU. The ballet is presented by the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra and NAU Community Music and Dance Academy.
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Amalia Baxter, far right, stands with the other Marzipan Sheep and Chinese Dancers as they wait to go on stage during a dress rehearsal for "The Nutcracker" on Wednesday night at Ardrey Auditorium at NAU. The ballet is presented by the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra and NAU Community Music and Dance Academy.
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Wesley Wolkowinsky dances the role of the Snow Queen during a dress rehearsal for "The Nutcracker" on Wednesday night at Ardrey Auditorium at NAU. The ballet is presented by the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra and NAU Community Music and Dance Academy.
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Lilliana Roccaforte, left, and Hannah Dodt, right dance as snowflakes while the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra warms up during a dress rehearsal for "The Nutcracker" on Wednesday night at Ardrey Auditorium on the NAU campus.
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Young ballerinas practice their roles as mice during a dress rehearsal for "The Nutcracker" on Wednesday night at Ardrey Auditorium at NAU. The ballet is presented by the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra and NAU Community Music and Dance Academy.
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Ava Loescher, center, dances as a snowflake during a dress rehearsal for "The Nutcracker" on Wednesday night at Ardrey Auditorium.
Hattie Loper
Staff Photographer
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