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“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.

But one year, she decided to take in the performance from a different perspective.

“I sat in the audience and had the good fortune to be seated next to a little boy and his father,” she said. “When the magic wardrobe was wheeled out, the doors were opened, revealing an empty box. Then Drosselmeyer waved his arms, and the doors reopened to a life-sized doll. The little boy exclaimed, ‘Dad, did you see that?’ As a good dad should, he gently shushed his son. I smiled to myself.”

The boy’s excitement (and volume) increased when the doors opened a second and third time. “I, of course, was thrilled to know that we had effectively created something that could hold such a young child spellbound for an entire ballet!” she said. “I wanted to lean over and tell the father that it was OK. His son’s response was exactly what we were hoping for.”

For more information about The Centre Performing Arts Company visit CentreCompany. org. To purchase tickets, go to etix.com/ticket/o/9056/ centreperformingartscompany

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