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Three ballet companies are presenting ‘The Nutcracker’

Arianna Standridge and Ryan Cook danced the roles of Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier in a previous Tennessee Youth Ballet production.
Arianna Standridge and Ryan Cook danced the roles of Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier in a previous Tennessee Youth Ballet production. Arianna Standridge and Ryan Cook danced the roles of Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier in a previous Tennessee Youth Ballet production.

By Staff Report 3 min read

Take a Christmas Eve party with a puppet show, life-size mechanical dolls, mysterious favorite uncle and a wooden nutcracker, combine it with one of the most famous of Tchaikovsky’s scores and the stage is set for “The Nutcracker.”

Follow young Clara’s magical midnight adventure in which she encounters a mouse king, dancing snowflakes, handsome Nutcracker Prince and the beautiful Sugar Plum Fairy who rules the Land of Sweets.

Three area dance companies are presenting this classic ballet this weekend. Here’s an overview of when and where.

photo Guest artist Claire Young will dance the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy with Chattanooga Ballet.

CHATTANOOGA BALLET & CSO

» When: 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9; 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10