Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 4 and 5 at 4 p.m. “We are fortunate to have extraordinarily beautiful costumes consisting of hundreds of yards of silk, thousands of rhinestones, and brilliant colors,” said Lasley. “Our Mother Ginger’s skirt alone stands 5 feet tall and 11 feet wide and houses a total of 10 dancers and two operators. The Peacock costume is hand painted and stitched with a full tail. Each costume was custom designed and created to bring together a gorgeous production.” Auditions—which were open to the public—were held in August. The cast began rehearsing in September.
Although many of the main roles are held by Lasley dancers, the studio has a longstanding relationship with a few renowned ballet dancers. “We are honored to welcome both the Nutcracker Prince, Cory Stearns, LCPA guest faculty and principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre and the Sugar Plum Fairy, Hee Seo, principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre,” said Lasley.
Beyond Teacher The Lasley Centre has offered their production for 10 years. Usually, Lasley is backstage prepping her dancers.
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