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Ayanthi Reese, the Sugar Plum Fairy in "A Nutcracker Christmas," rehearses Saturday at The Dance Center in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Local dancers plié their way into the holidays
‘A Christmas Nutcracker’ cast rehearsed at The Dance Center on Saturday in Auburn. Photos and video by Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer
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The Dance Center Artistic Director Amelia Pullen, second from left, shares a laugh with dancers for “A Christmas Nutcracker” on Saturday morning at the center in Auburn. Instructor Lacey Moyse, in gray, fixes the costume of Aliza Pullen. Lauren McBride, left, and Aubrey Collins, right, prepare for the “Waltz of the Snowflakes.” The dancers rehearsed for their performances Friday and Saturday at the Donald M. Gay Performing Arts Center at Edward Little High School on Harris Street in Auburn. For times and tickets, visit: thedancecenterla.com.
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Charlotte Roop, left, and Hazel Reeder are entranced Saturday as they watch some of the older dancers rehearse for “A Nutcracker Christmas” at The Dance Center in Auburn. Performances are Friday and Saturday at the Donald M. Gay Performing Arts Center at Edward Little High School on Harris Street in Auburn. For times and tickets, visit: thedancecenterla.com.
Purchase this imageJoseph Zullo does a roundoff Saturday in the Russina scene. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageEllie Lenhert, an angel, leaps through the air Saturday morning in the dressing room as she waits to perform during rehearsal at The Dance Center in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageAubrey Collins, left, Livia Ouellette, right, and other dancers watch others and wait for their turn to rehearse Saturday for “A Nutcracker Christmas” at The Dance Center in Auburn. Performances are Friday and Saturday at the Donald M. Gay Performing Arts Center at Edward Little High School on Harris Street in Auburn. For times and tickets, visit: thedancecenterla.com.
Purchase this imageAngels and Marzipan change into their costumes Saturday morning at The Dance Center in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageJoseph Zullo, right, hoists Lauren McBride as Anika Salazar-Perez dances during Saturday’s rehearsal for “A Nutcracker Christmas” at The Dance Center in Auburn. Performances are Friday and Saturday at the Donald M. Gay Performing Arts Center at Edward Little High School on Harris Street in Auburn. For times and tickets, visit: thedancecenterla.com.
Purchase this imageA dancer ties her pointe shoes Saturday at The Dance Center in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageIan Pullen works with Molly Tardy, who plays Elodie in the party scene, Saturday morning at The Dance Center in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageLauren McBride stretches Saturday prior to dress rehearsal. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageChristoph Kroger, the Cavalier spins his partner, Ayanthi Reese, playing the Sugar Plum Fairy during Saturday’s rehersal of “A Nutcracker Christmas” at The Dance Center in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageAyanthi Reese, the Sugar Plum Fairy in “A Nutcracker Christmas,” rehearses Saturday at The Dance Center in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
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A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Russ stumbled into photography as a college student working toward a career in psychology. His great-grandfather Louis B. Costello was the publisher of the Lewiston Daily...
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