"Dance It Yourself Nutcracker"
Dempster Plaza, 1934 Dempster St., Evanston IL 60202 at 11:30 AM
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Calling all wanna-be Sugar Plum Fairies and Toy Soldiers of every age: dig out your sparkles and buff up your dancing shoes! The Evanston Dance Ensemble will present another season of a Dance Along Holiday Classic: the "Dance It Yourself Nutcracker." Three shows will take place on Sunday, December 18: 11:30 a.m.; 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. at Dance Center Evanston, located in the Dempster Plaza at 1934 Dempster St. A reception for all performers follows each show. Suggested donation: $5 per person or $10 per family. For more info. or to reserve a space, call 847-328-6683.
Don’t miss your chance to make this a holiday tradition. The mother/daughter team of Tess Dinerstein, a King Lab student and a pupil at Dance Center Evanston, and Angela Allyn, a former professional dancer, return this year with yards of chiffon and lots of tiaras. They have plumbed thrift stores and rummage sales for a broad selection of props, costumes and accessories, so performers of every size can participate. They will be assisted this year by members of the Evanston Dance Ensemble’s ede2. All will lead a cast of many through the story using extra large Post-ups and Tchaickovsky’s marvelous music. There will be capes and swords for the soldiers, tutus for the ballerinas, and you may watch or join in as inspired. Last year’s sell out event was modulated mayhem and a family-friendly good time.