Soldiers and sailors make final adjustments to their costumes in their dressing room as dancers with the Eastern Connecticut Ballet perform a shortened version of their annual Nutcracker for school children from around the region Friday, December 11, 2015 at the Garde Arts Center in New London. The company presents full performances featuring guest dancer Sara Mearns of the New York City Ballet Saturday and Sunday. The Albano Ballet Company of Hartford stages their Nutcracker at Mohegan Sun's Cabaret Theater Friday night through Sunday as well. Mystic Ballet will stage their Nutcracker next weekend at Conn. College's Palmer Auditorium. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Dancers with the Eastern Connecticut Ballet wait in the wings perform a shortened version of their annual Nutcracker for school children from around the region Friday, December 11, 2015 at the Garde Arts Center. The company presents full performances featuring guest dancer Sara Mearns of the New York City Ballet Saturday and Sunday. The Albano Ballet Company of Hartford stages their Nutcracker at Mohegan Sun's Cabaret Theater Friday night through Sunday as well. Mystic Ballet will stage their Nutcracker next weekend at Conn. College's Palmer Auditorium. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Sam Seymour, as the Nutcracker, marches onto the stage during the battle scene early in the Eastern Connecticut Ballet's performance of a shortened version of their annual Nutcracker for school children from around the region Friday, December 11, 2015 at the Garde Arts Center. The company presents full performances featuring guest dancer Sara Mearns of the New York City Ballet Saturday and Sunday. The Albano Ballet Company of Hartford stages their Nutcracker at Mohegan Sun's Cabaret Theater Friday night through Sunday as well. Mystic Ballet will stage their Nutcracker next weekend at Conn. College's Palmer Auditorium. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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The snowflakes take the stage sa dancers with the Eastern Connecticut Ballet perform a shortened version of their annual Nutcracker for school children from around the region Friday, December 11, 2015 at the Garde Arts Center. The company presents full performances featuring guest dancer Sara Mearns of the New York City Ballet Saturday and Sunday. The Albano Ballet Company of Hartford stages their Nutcracker at Mohegan Sun's Cabaret Theater Friday night through Sunday as well. Mystic Ballet will stage their Nutcracker next weekend at Conn. College's Palmer Auditorium. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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